Friday August 19 vs the Angels

Opponent: California Angels
Outcome: W
Score: 3-1
Streak: W2
Record: 41-80
Rank: 7th
GB: 30

Kind of an odd first inning tonight - both teams scored a run with only getting one hit and neither hit was a home run.  Devon White led off the game for the Angels with a double and went to third on a fly ball by Mark McLemore.  This allowed him to score on Wally Joyner's ground out.  In the Orioles half of the inning they got a lead off triple by Joe Orsulak.  A fly ball to center from Brady Anderson was not deep enough to score him but a ground ball by Cal Ripken that Jack Howell couldn't handle at third did allow him to score the tying run.

The Orioles went ahead for good in the bottom of the fifth.  Orsulak doubled to start the inning and Anderson put down a sacrifice bunt to move him to third.  After a walk to Cal Ripken Eddie Murray singled to bring in Orsulak with the Birds' second run of the night.  Mickey Tettleton walked to load the bases and Fred Lynn followed with a ground ball to first baseman Joyner that the Angels were not able to turn a double play on although Tettleton was forced at second.  On the play Cal scored to put the Birds up 3-1.

The Angels had their only other threat of the game in the seventh when they loaded the bases with two outs on a Thad Bosley double, a Dick Schofield walk and a Darrell Miller hit-by-pitch.  But Mark Williamson came in to relieve Orioles starter Dave Schmidt and struck out White to end the threat.