The Orioles are my favorite team. I've said this many times. This marked their 54th game of the Statis Pro season. That means they've played exactly one-third of their season. Logically, I know I still have many YEARS to play with them. Emotionally, I was a bit melancholy. I only have two-thirds of their season left! It certainly doesn't help that they'd lost five of their previous six games before this one...
In the top of the first Dion James led off the game with a triple. He later scored on a Jim Sundberg ground out. An Al Bumbry fielding error in the top of the second resulted in three more runs scored off Dennis Martinez and it looked like the route was on...except it wasn't!
In the bottom of the second Bumbry roped a two-RBI double to cut the lead in half. And then in the bottom of the third Wayne Gross launched his 15th homer of the year, this one off Jamie Cocanower, to give Baltimore the 5-4 lead!
Fast forward to the bottom of the sixth. The Orioles still had the lead, but it was still only by a run. Todd Cruz lined an RBI single and then, with Cruz and Eddie Murray on base, Rick Dempsey blasted the Orioles second three-run homer of the game! Martinez overcame the rough start to log eight innings and the Brewers went back to the hotel as losers.
Winning Pitcher - Dennis Martinez
Losing Pitcher - Jamie Cocanower
Player of the Game - Rick Dempsey, 2-4, 2B, HR, 3RBI, BB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Robin Yount, Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray
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