Philadelphia/Baltimore Playoff Series



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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