BAL @ CLE

Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians, October 4, 1996

The Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 at Progressive Field on October 4, 1996, a Division Series game. The information panel shows a crowd of 44,250, a game time of 224 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 53 degrees, sunny skies, and a 10 mph wind. The line score has the Baltimore Orioles crossing the plate in the second and fourth; the fourth brought 3 runs. The Cleveland Indians scored in the first, second, fourth, seventh, and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run seventh. Hits were 8 for the Baltimore Orioles and 10 for the Cleveland Indians, with 2 and 0 errors. Paul Assenmacher was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 0.1 innings. The loss was charged to Jesse Orosco after 0.0 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Mike Mussina, who had 6. The Baltimore Orioles used Armando Benitez, Terry Mathews, Mike Mussina, Jesse Orosco, and Arthur Rhodes on the mound. The Cleveland Indians used Paul Assenmacher, Alan Embree, Jack McDowell, Jose Mesa, and Eric Plunk on the mound. For the Baltimore Orioles, B. J. Surhoff went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. For the Cleveland Indians, Omar Vizquel went 3 for 4. Albert Belle drove in 4 for the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians got more home runs from Albert Belle and Manny Ramirez. Durwood Merrill worked home plate.