Outcome: L
Score: 0-1
Streak: L11
Record: 0-11
Rank: 7th
GB: 9.5
This was an incredibly frustrating game. Mike Morgan pitched an absolutely beautiful game. He scattered two hits and two walks in nine innings. No Indian batter made it to second base while Morgan was on the mound. Unfortunately the Orioles batters couldn't do much better against Greg Swindell. They rallied in the bottom of the ninth when Fred Lynn and Eddie Murray hit back-to-back singles to start the inning. But the inning ultimately ended with the winning run stuck on third as Rick Schu flew out for the third out. The Indians took the lead in the top of the eleventh when Cory Snyder (who had reached on a walk) scored on Willie Upshaw's single off Dave Schmidt.
The Orioles made it interesting in the bottom of the 11th. Bill Ripken led off the inning with a single off of Swindell who was still in the game after 10 innings(!). Swindell got lifted for Doug Jones who got Jim Traber to hit into a fielder's choice for the first out. Eddie Murray followed with a double to right field that Traber stopped at third on. Frank Robinson inexplicably did not pinch run for Traber until after Murray's double, bringing in Rene Gonzalez who could not help but be faster than Traber. After Cal Jr lined out to Jones for the second out, Larry Sheets was intentionally walked to load the bases. Terry Kennedy came in to pinch hit for Rick Schu and struck out to end the game.
That's three straight nights of one-run losses that the Orioles simply could not get a break in. It would be another week before they'd get that close again.
This was an incredibly frustrating game. Mike Morgan pitched an absolutely beautiful game. He scattered two hits and two walks in nine innings. No Indian batter made it to second base while Morgan was on the mound. Unfortunately the Orioles batters couldn't do much better against Greg Swindell. They rallied in the bottom of the ninth when Fred Lynn and Eddie Murray hit back-to-back singles to start the inning. But the inning ultimately ended with the winning run stuck on third as Rick Schu flew out for the third out. The Indians took the lead in the top of the eleventh when Cory Snyder (who had reached on a walk) scored on Willie Upshaw's single off Dave Schmidt.
The Orioles made it interesting in the bottom of the 11th. Bill Ripken led off the inning with a single off of Swindell who was still in the game after 10 innings(!). Swindell got lifted for Doug Jones who got Jim Traber to hit into a fielder's choice for the first out. Eddie Murray followed with a double to right field that Traber stopped at third on. Frank Robinson inexplicably did not pinch run for Traber until after Murray's double, bringing in Rene Gonzalez who could not help but be faster than Traber. After Cal Jr lined out to Jones for the second out, Larry Sheets was intentionally walked to load the bases. Terry Kennedy came in to pinch hit for Rick Schu and struck out to end the game.
That's three straight nights of one-run losses that the Orioles simply could not get a break in. It would be another week before they'd get that close again.
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