The #2 seed Baltimore Orioles played the #6 seed New York Mets in
a Semi-final round best-of-7 playoff series. The first two games were to be
played in Baltimore, games 3-5 in New York, and games 6 and 7 in
Baltimore, if necessary. The winner would be playing in the 1998 CBML World
Series.
GAME 1
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York(NL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 9 1
Baltimore 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 12 0
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Starting Pitchers: New York(NL) - Curt Schilling
Baltimore - Roger Clemens
WP - Roger Clemens (1-0) LP - Curt Schilling (0-1)
E: New York(NL) - Jim Edmonds
Baltimore - None
HR: New York(NL) - Jeromy Burnitz, Dave Nilsson
Baltimore - Edgar Martinez, Tony Gwynn, Jeff King
INJURIES: New York(NL) - None
Baltimore - None
Highlights: Martinez and Gwynn hit back-to-back HRs in the
1st for Baltimore, but a 3-run Edmonds HR in
the 7th and a Nilsson solo shot in the 8th gave
the Mets a 5-3 lead. A Knoblauch double, Jeter
triple, and Edmonds 2-base error tied the game
after 8. A leadoff walk to Gwynn and double by
Stynes tired Schilling. In came McElroy to face
pinch hitter Jeff King, and King hit a ballpark
HR (1-13) to win the game for the O's.
GAME 2
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York(NL) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 10 0
Baltimore 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 13 2
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Starting Pitchers: New York(NL) - Scott Erickson
Baltimore - David Cone
WP - Tom Martin (1-0) LP - Doug Henry (0-1)
E: New York(NL) - None
Baltimore - Derek Jeter, Wally Joyner
HR: New York(NL) - Jeromy Burnitz, Dave Nilsson
Baltimore - Jeff Reed (2), Willie McGee
INJURIES: New York(NL) - None
Baltimore - None
Highlights: Both teams had many chances to score. The
Orioles scored one run in 7 of the 9 innings.
New York left 15 runners on base, while the
O's left 10, but Derek Jeter hit a one out
single in the bottom of the 9th to win the
game for Baltimore.
GAME 3
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Baltimore 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 7 10 0
New York(NL) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 2
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Starting Pitchers: Baltimore - Mike Mussina
New York(NL) - Jose Rosado
WP - Mike Mussina (1-0) LP - Jose Rosado (0-1) S - Arthur Rhodes (1)
E: Baltimore - None
New York(NL) - Jeromy Burnitz, Jose Rosado
HR: Baltimore - Ron Coomer
New York(NL) - Eric Young, Dave Nilsson
INJURIES: Baltimore - None
New York(NL) - None
Highlights: Mike Mussina pitched a strong 7.2 innings, giving up
4 hits, and Rhodes shut down a rally in the 8th as
Baltimore took a commanding 3 games to 0 lead in the
series. Ron Coomer was the outstanding hitter as he
hit a HR and knocked in 3 for the Birds. Nilsson
homered for the third straight playoff game for the
Mets.
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 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 13 0
New York(NL) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 - 9 12 0
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Starting Pitchers: Baltimore - Roger Clemens
New York(NL) - Curt Schilling
WP - Trevor Hoffman (1-0) LP - Arthur Rhodes (0-1)
E: Baltimore - None
New York(NL) - None
HR: Baltimore - Jeff Reed
New York(NL) - Chipper Jones, Dave Nilsson, Jeromy Burnitz
INJURIES: Baltimore - None
New York(NL) - None
Highlights: Baltimore held a 6-3 lead into the bottom of the
8th with Clemens still in the game. The Mets
refused to get swept in the series as they tired
Clemens after 3 batters in the 8th, and pounded
Rhodes. The Mets had 5 singles, a double, and a
3-run HR (Burnitz) as they scored 6 times. Hoffman
got the win in relief.
GAME 5
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Baltimore 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
New York(NL) 1 0 0 2 8 1 0 0 - 12 11 0
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Starting Pitchers: Baltimore - David Cone
New York(NL) - Scott Erickson
WP - Scott Erickson (1-0) LP - David Cone (0-1)
E: Baltimore - Bill Spiers, David Cone
New York(NL) - None
HR: Baltimore - None
New York(NL) - Chipper Jones, Mark Grace
INJURIES: Baltimore - None
New York(NL) - None
Highlights: The Mets led the game 4-3 after 4 when the
floodgates opened. Grace singled, Jones walked,
Burnitz struck out, Edmonds walked, Nilsson
singled, Leyritz reached on a Cone error, Young
singled, Valentin struck out, Easley singled,
Grace homered, and Jones lined out. 8 runs scored
in the 5th (5 unearned)!! Erickson took over from
there as the O's could only manage 4 more hits the
rest of the game.
GAME 6
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York(NL) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Baltimore 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 - 9 12 0
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Starting Pitchers: New York(NL) - Doug Henry
Baltimore - Mike Mussina
WP - Mike Mussina (2-0) LP - Doug Henry (0-2)
E: New York(AL) - None
Baltimore - None
HR: New York(AL) - Chipper Jones, Dave Nilsson
Baltimore - Chuck Knoblauch, Gregg Zaun, Tony Gwynn
INJURIES: New York(AL) - None
Baltimore - None
Highlights: Mike Mussina's 5-hit complete game was helped
offensively by HRs from Knoblauch, Zaun, and Gwynn
as the Orioles won the series 4 games to 2.
The Mets hit 13 HRs in the series to the Orioles 11. Nilsson hit
5 of the 13 Met HRs, and Burnitz added 4. Mussina was 2-0 as he
gave up only 9 hits in 16.2 innings.