MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
08/31/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 2550 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (74-57) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 10 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (34-97) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 13 1
Cone Rips 2 Home Runs in 6-5 Orioles Triumph
Baltimore catcher Tyler Cone picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-5. Reliever Pete Fordyce picked up the win. His record improves to 9-1. Mark Kerr took the loss. The second-place Orioles have won 6 straight games.

Cone had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a first pitch fastball from Mark Kerr, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Orioles a 6-5 lead. It was the 35th home run of the year for Cone.

"Hitting, winning. It's just contagious," said Cone.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cheney SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .279 7 42
B. Lannigan 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .274 24 75
T. Cone C 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .294 35 77
B. Baumbach CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 28 96
J. Healey RF 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 .236 25 59
C. Hanna DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .278 16 69
J. Thomson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 7 29
M. Bond LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 11 43
A. Cardenas 2B 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .259 7 48
Totals 35 6 10 6 5 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Bond (25, 2nd Inning off B. Schmitz, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Healey (20, 3rd Inning off B. Schmitz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Cone 2 (35, 3rd Inning off B. Schmitz, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Kerr, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Cheney (7, 8th Inning off V. Huet, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cheney 6 , T. Cone 9 , J. Healey 3 , J. Thomson , M. Bond 2
2-out RBI: N. Cheney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cheney , B. Baumbach , C. Hanna 3
Sac Bunt: M. Bond
Sac Fly: A. Cardenas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lannigan (31)
CS: A. Cardenas (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Baumbach(Plumber at home), Healey(McNerny at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Miller CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .206 14 36
   a-K. Payne PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 19 57
   b-W. Haines CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
J. Hill LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .256 12 51
L. Juarez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .249 8 52
A. Cruz 2B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .226 14 57
R. Palacios RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .232 16 46
P. Nealer SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .240 5 39
   c-T. Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169 2 8
J. McNerny DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .256 5 21
C. Kruse 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .209 8 46
T. Plumber C 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .227 8 26
Totals 36 5 13 5 4 8 21      
a - K. Payne pinch hit for J. Miller in the 8th
b - W. Haines substituted for K. Payne in the 9th
c - T. Ellis pinch hit for P. Nealer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Plumber (13, 3rd Inning off D. Christie, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Nealer (24, 4th Inning off D. Christie, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Cruz (27, 7th Inning off J. Averitt, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McNerny (12, 8th Inning off P. Fordyce, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Miller (14, 1st Inning off B. Groeschen, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cruz (14, 6th Inning off B. Beasley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Miller 5 , L. Juarez , A. Cruz 8 , R. Palacios , P. Nealer 3 , J. McNerny 2 , T. Plumber 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hill 2 , P. Nealer , T. Plumber
Sac Fly: J. McNerny , C. Kruse
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cruz (7)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Groeschen 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 31 4.82   
D. Christie 2.2 5 2 2 1 1 0 43 3.94   
B. Beasley 0.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 28 2.82   
J. Averitt 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.23   
P. Fordyce W (9-1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.90   
M. Olson SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Groeschen 50
Batters Faced: B. Groeschen 8, D. Christie 13, B. Beasley 6, J. Averitt 6, P. Fordyce 5, M. Olson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Groeschen 2-2, D. Christie 2-4, B. Beasley 0-1, J. Averitt 1-2, P. Fordyce 2-0, M. Olson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Groeschen 31-18, D. Christie 43-26, B. Beasley 28-15, J. Averitt 23-16, P. Fordyce 20-10, M. Olson 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Averitt 3-0
WP: J. Averitt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Schmitz 6.2 7 3 3 5 4 1 104 7.07   
J. Shaheed H (5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 4.56   
V. Huet BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.01   
M. Kerr L (3-8) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Schmitz 47
Batters Faced: B. Schmitz 32, J. Shaheed 2, V. Huet 4, M. Kerr 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Schmitz 7-8, J. Shaheed 0-0, V. Huet 2-1, M. Kerr 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Schmitz 104-63, J. Shaheed 11-8, V. Huet 16-10, M. Kerr 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shaheed 1-0 , V. Huet 1-1
WP: B. Schmitz
Balk: B. Schmitz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Cone
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 12572
Monday, March 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 104