Sunday August 28 at the Athletics

Opponent: Oakland Athletics
Outcome: W
Score: 2-1
Streak: W1
Record: 45-84
Rank: 7th
GB: 29

This game had almost no offense until the late innings.  The Orioles got a couple runners on with non outs in the fifth on a double by Eddie Murray and a Mickey Tettleton hit-by-pitch but they failed to score.  Other than that neither team managed to get more than one base runner on in any inning.  The A's only had two hits until the eighth inning while the Orioles only had three (including Murray's double).

Terry Steinbach led of the bottom of the eighth with a walk and Mike Gallego came in to run for him.  Glenn Hubbard then sacrificed him to second and after pinch hitter Ron Hassey struck out Luis Polonia singled to score Gallego with the first run of the game.  It could have been worse for the Orioles but Tettleton threw out Polonia attempting to steal second for the third out of the inning.

A one run lead for the A's meant that Dennis Eckersley would be coming in to close out the game.  Eck would get 45 saves this season but today would not be one of them.  Pinch hitter Joe Orsulak led off the ninth with a single and then stole second.  A ground ball to first base by Pete Stanicek allowed Orsulak to move to third and he then scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Ripken.  Cal Ripken then grounded out to end the inning but the game was now tied.

The game remained tied until the top of the eleventh.  With two outs Orsulak (who had remained in the game) tripled and then scored on Stanicek's single.  This was the only inning the entire game that either team had more than one hit.  The A's did get two base runners on in the bottom of the eleventh on a walk and single but Orioles closer Tom Neidenfuer managed to get three outs without giving up a run and notch his 14th save of the season.