Monday August 29 at the Angels

Opponent: California Angels
Outcome: L
Score: 2-4
Streak: L1
Record: 45-85
Rank: 7th
GB: 29

The Orioles made a trade before today's game, sending Jim Dwyer to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later (who was announced as pitcher Doug Kline two days later).  Dwyer had joined the Orioles as a free agent prior to the 1981 season and established himself as one of the best pinch hitters in baseball.  The highlight of his Orioles career was probably the home run he hit in Game One of the 1983 World Series.

Tonight's game featured a somewhat rare event - both pitchers throw complete games although since the Orioles lost Jeff Ballard only threw eight innings.  The Angels drew first blood in this game.  They loaded the bases with one out in the third inning on two singles (by Dick Schofield and Jack Howell) and walk (to Devon White).  Johnny Ray then hit a ground ball up the middle that Bill Ripken fielded and then stepped on second to force White.  But he threw the ball away when trying for the double play which allowed Howell to score and Ray to end up on second.  The Angels led 2-0.

The Orioles cut California's lead in half in the fifth.  Fred Lynn led off with a single and went to third on Terry Kennedy's single.  Rene Gonzales then grounded into a double play but Lynn was able to score on the play.  Brady Anderson followed with a single but was thrown out at second trying to extend it to a double to end the inning.

A Tony Armas solo home run leading off the seventh pushed the Angels lead back up to two but the Orioles managed to score a run on a ground out again in the eighth.  The Angels picked up a final run in the ninth on a pair of singles by Thad Bosley and Brian Downing that were separated by a couple ground outs that allowed Bosley to get to third.