Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Sunday September 11 vs the Blue Jays

Opponent: Toronto Blue Jays
Outcome: W
Score: 4-2
Streak: W2
Record: 51-90
Rank: 7th
GB: 27.5

For the third game in a row Toronto got on the board in the top of the first inning.  Today Lloyd Moseby had a solo home run and Ernie Whitt had an RBI single to put the Jays up 2-0.  But that would be all the runs that Toronto would get this afternoon.  

Toronto's lead was short-lived.  An Eddie Murray double in the bottom of the first brought Cal Ripken in with the Birds' first run of the game and the O's scored two more in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Rick Schu and an RBI ground out with the bases loaded by Bill Ripken.  The Birds extended their lead to 4-2 on a Joe Orsulak pinch hit RBI single in the 7th.

Meanwhile the Orioles pitching was shutting down the Blue Jays.  After giving up four hits in the first inning, Baltimore starter Dave Schmidt and reliever Mark Thurmond only gave up four more hits the rest of the game and didn't issue any walks.

This was the last time the Orioles would win consecutive games in the 1988 season.

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