7:05 PM ET, September 8, 2008
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
W: G. Olson (9-7)
L: R. Hernandez (8-6)
Final
Baltimore leads 1-0 (as of 9/8)
| Game 1: Monday, September 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 14 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 9 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 10 | ||
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| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 11 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 8, 2008
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
W: G. Olson (9-7)
L: R. Hernandez (8-6)
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Gutierrez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .233 | ||
| a-M Aubrey PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| J Carroll 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .266 | ||
| B Francisco LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | ||
| J Peralta DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .277 | ||
| V Martinez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 | ||
| S Choo RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | ||
| R Garko 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .253 | ||
| A Marte 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .202 | ||
| A Cabrera SS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| b-J Barfield PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |||
| a-singled to deep right for F Gutierrez in the 9th b-struck out swinging for A Cabrera in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Gutierrez (24, G Olson); S Choo (26, G Olson); A Cabrera 2 (17, G Olson 2) RBI: A Cabrera 2 (32), F Gutierrez (38) S: J Carroll, A Marte SF: F Gutierrez 2-out RBI: A Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Gutierrez 4, V Martinez 1, J Peralta 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Francisco (4, 2nd base off G Olson/R Hernandez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Carroll 2 (5, ground ball, throw) | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| F Carmona (L, 8-6) | 5.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 100-63 | 4.88 | |
| J Rincon | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-12 | 5.88 | |
| R Rundles | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 | |
| B Donnelly | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23-13 | 11.25 | |
| T Mastny | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 10.69 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 157-98 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: F Carmona 28; J Rincon 4; R Rundles 3; B Donnelly 6; T Mastny 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 6-5; J Rincon 1-0; R Rundles 2-1; B Donnelly 1-0; T Mastny 1-0 Game Scores: R Hernandez 29 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Roberts 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 | ||
| A Jones CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | ||
| N Markakis RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .301 | ||
| A Huff 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 | ||
| R Hernandez C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | ||
| G Quiroz C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | ||
| L Scott LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | ||
| K Millar 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .242 | ||
| L Montanez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .324 | ||
| B Fahey SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .233 | ||
| a-O Salazar PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | ||
| J Castro SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| a-singled to left for B Fahey in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Jones (18, F Carmona) HR: L Scott (22, 4th inning off F Carmona 0 on, 1 Out); A Huff (31, 6th inning off J Rincon 3 on, 2 Out); A Jones (9, 8th inning off B Donnelly 2 on, 0 Out); R Hernandez (15, 8th inning off B Donnelly 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Scott 2 (60), O Salazar 2 (7), A Jones 4 (55), A Huff 4 (102), R Hernandez 2 (61) 2-out RBI: A Huff 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Huff 2, B Fahey 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (L Scott-A Huff-B Roberts). Outfield Assist: L Scott (A Cabrera at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| G Olson (W, 9-7) | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 105-64 | 6.43 | |
| L Cormier | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-21 | 4.08 | |
| J Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-15 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 152-100 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Olson 28; L Cormier 7; J Miller 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Olson 3-8; L Cormier 4-1; J Miller 0-1 Game Scores: G Olson 47 | ||||||||||
| CLE | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | A Cabrera hit a ground rule double to deep center, S Choo scored, R Garko to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | L Scott grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Huff scored, R Hernandez out at second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | A Cabrera singled to right, S Choo scored, R Garko to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | F Gutierrez hit sacrifice fly to left, R Garko scored, A Cabrera out at second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | L Scott homered to right. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | O Salazar singled to left, R Hernandez and L Scott scored, K Millar to second. | 3 | 4 | |
| 6th | A Jones singled to right, K Millar scored, O Salazar to third, B Roberts to second. | 3 | 5 | |
| 6th | A Huff homered to right, O Salazar, B Roberts and A Jones scored. | 3 | 9 | |
| 8th | A Jones homered to left, J Castro and B Roberts scored. | 3 | 12 | |
| 8th | R Hernandez homered to right, A Huff scored. | 3 | 14 | |
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| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 11,181 (24.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Kevin Causey, Third Base - Jerry Meals |

