The Philadelphia/Baltimore Semi-Final Playoff Series completed on Monday,
November 11th. Edgar Martinez went 11-23 with 3 RBIs to lead Baltimore to
the series victory, and to gain the series MVP award.
GAME 1
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Philadelphia 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 0
Baltimore 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 - 8 10 1
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Starting Pitchers: Philadelphia - Steve Avery
Baltimore - David Cone
WP - Cone (1-0) LP - Avery (0-1)
HR: Philadelphia - Palmeiro, Lankford
Baltimore - Knoblauch, Ripken, E.Martinez
RBI: Philadelphia - Palmeiro 3, Lankford
Baltimore - Ripken 3, Knoblauch 3, E.Martinez, Gwynn
INJURIES: Philadelphia - NONE
Baltimore - NONE
Highlights: Cal Ripken hit a 3-run HR in the 4th to give Baltimore the
lead for good. Palmeiro had hit a 3-run HR in the 3rd to
give Philly the lead.
GAME 2
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Philadelphia 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 9 1
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 8 0
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Starting Pitchers: Philadelphia - Ismael Valdes
Baltimore - Mike Mussina
WP - Valdes (1-0) LP - Mussina (0-1)
HR: Philadelphia - Santiago, Lankford
Baltimore - T.Gwynn
RBI: Philadelphia - Santiago 3, DeShields 2, DiSarcina 2, Lankford
Baltimore - Gwynn 3, Bonilla
INJURIES: Philadelphia - Gilkey (6 days)
Baltimore - NONE
Highlights: DeShields hit a 2-out 2-run triple (1-6, out the rest) then
scored on a single to open the scoring. After two outs in the
3rd, Jaha and Lankford walked before Santiago hit a 3-run
ballpark HR 1-13. Meanwhile, the Baltimore bats couldn't touch
Valdes until a 2-out 3-run ballpark HR (1-8) by Gwynn in the
6th. Valdes was too tough the rest of the way.
GAME 3
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Baltimore 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 8 1
Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
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Starting Pitchers: Baltimore - Ben McDonald
Philadelphia - Pedro Astacio
WP - McDonald (1-0) LP - Astacio (0-1) S - Curt Leskanic (1)
HR: Baltimore - NONE
Philadelphia - Lankford, Palmeiro
RBI: Baltimore - Conine, TGwynn, Karros, EMartinez
Philadelphia - Lankford, Palmeiro
INJURIES: Baltimore - NONE
Philadelphia - NONE
Highlights: Gwynn tripled home Knoblauch in the 1st, then scored on a
EMartinez groundout. Philadelphia could manage only two
solo HRs in the game as McDonald gave up only five hits in
eight innings.
GAME 4
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Baltimore 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 11 1
Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
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Starting Pitchers: Baltimore - David Cone
Philadelphia - Steve Avery
WP - Cone (2-0) LP - Avery (0-2) S - Bryce Florie (1)
HR: Baltimore - Hoiles, Ripken
Philadelphia - Jaha, Thome
RBI: Baltimore - Hoiles 2, Knoblauch 2, Ripken 2, Finley, EMartinez
Philadelphia - Thome 2, DeShields, Thome
INJURIES: Baltimore - NONE
Philadelphia - NONE
Highlights: Hoiles and Ripken hit 2-run HRs in the 2nd inning to start a
8-run barrage over four innings against Avery. Jaha homered
in the 4th and Thome hit a 3-run HR in the 5th to get Philly
close. Cone won his second game of the series.
GAME 5
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
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Baltimore 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 18 0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 2
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Starting Pitchers: Baltimore - Mike Mussina
Philadelphia - Ismael Valdes
WP - Curt Leskanic (1-0) LP - Troy Percival (0-1)
HR: Baltimore - NONE
Philadelphia - Buhner 2, Lankford
RBI: Baltimore - SAlomar, Bonilla, TGwynn, Karros, Knoblauch, Zaun
Philadelphia - Lankford 3, Buhner 2
INJURIES: Baltimore - NONE
Philadelphia - NONE
Highlights: Buhner hit a 2 HR, and Lankford hit a 3-run HR for Philadelphia.
Baltimore scored solo runs in the 3rd, 7th, 8th, and 12th, and
scored two runs in the 6th on 18 hits for the victory.
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