NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
10/03/1998
 
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3941 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (92-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
Chicago White Sox (85-76) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 X 5 7 0
Baltimore Stopped, 5-2, by Chicago
Chicago turned a good effort from starter Kevin Brown into a win over the Baltimore Orioles at Comiskey Park. The final score was 5-2. With this game in the books, Chicago is 85-76, Baltimore 92-69.

The White Sox got a big at-bat from right fielder Juan Encarnacion. For the game, Encarnacion was 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the sixth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 36th double of the season gave Chicago a 3-0 lead.

Said losing manager Sam Saunders: "Give the White Sox credit. They played a better game than we did."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .301 4 66
E. Davis DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .315 32 102
B. Giles CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 23 94
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 24 104
M. Stairs RF, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .264 31 108
B. Gates 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 2 30
T. Fernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 3 47
D. Nilsson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 14 62
T. Zeile 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 22 82
   a-H. Baines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 9 42
   b-O. Merced 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 1 6
Totals 29 2 3 2 2 7 7      
a - H. Baines pinch hit for T. Zeile in the 8th
b - O. Merced substituted for H. Baines in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Stairs , B. Gates , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: M. Stairs , B. Gates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fernandez
GIDP: T. Zeile
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fernandez-Vizquel-Zeile, Fernandez-Vizquel-Zeile)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cirillo 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .341 10 69
T. Raines LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .274 4 49
J. Encarnacion RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .301 18 116
S. Rolen DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 24 108
T. Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297 22 94
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 8 69
M. Tejada SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251 13 77
J. Valentin 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .235 24 66
C. Goodwin CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 4 54
Totals 28 5 7 5 3 3 9      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen (50, 6th Inning off M. Mantei, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Encarnacion (36, 6th Inning off M. Mantei, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cirillo (10, 8th Inning off D. Miceli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cirillo 6 , J. Encarnacion 2 , S. Rolen 2 , T. Lee , J. Valentin
2-out RBI: J. Encarnacion , S. Rolen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Lee 2
GIDP: T. Raines , C. Goodwin
Hit by Pitch: T. Raines
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnacion (20)
CS: T. Lee (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Tejada-Lee)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Brocail L (4-12) 5.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 70 4.86   
M. Mantei 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 16 4.82   
D. Miceli 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 1 30 6.66   
M. Magnante 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Brocail 60
Batters Faced: D. Brocail 17, M. Mantei 5, D. Miceli 8, M. Magnante 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Brocail 8-2, M. Mantei 0-1, D. Miceli 3-2, M. Magnante 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Brocail 70-47, M. Mantei 16-11, D. Miceli 30-16, M. Magnante 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-1 , D. Miceli 1-0 , M. Magnante 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mantei
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Brown W (18-7) 8.0 3 2 2 2 6 0 98 3.14   
J. Orosco SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 72
Batters Faced: K. Brown 28, J. Orosco 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 10-7, J. Orosco 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 98-64, J. Orosco 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 24472
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