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September 20, 1997

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Mariners 3 7 0
Athletics 3 7 1
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Mariners 3 7 0
Athletics 3 7 1

Ben Grieve Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .309
OBP .333 .397
At Bats 2 68
Hits 0 21
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 0 18

Bobby Ayala Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 5 8
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 20, 1997
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Strikeout
Bobby Ayala
Dan Wilson
Paul Sorrento
Joey Cora
Brent Gates
Alex Rodriguez
Rob Ducey
Ken Griffey
Jay Buhner
Ben Grieve
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Grieve strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dan Wilson now catching. Bobby Ayala now pitching. Bellhorn hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Griffey strikes out.
Top 9 Ducey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cora moves to third.
Top 9 Cora hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Raul Ibanez pinch hits for John Marzano. Ibanez strikes out.
Top 9 Izzy Molina now catching. Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McDonald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tilson Brito pinch runs for Brent Mayne. Mike Timlin now pitching. Brosius bunts towards first. Sorrento scoops it up and throws to first, with Cora covering, for the out. Brito moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mayne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sorrento hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bellhorn moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mark Bellhorn pinch runs for Dave Magadan. Grieve bunts in front of the plate. Marzano fields it and throws to first for the out. Bellhorn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Norm Charlton now pitching. Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Billy Taylor now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Griffey hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ducey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cora moves to third.
Top 7 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi juggles the ball. That's an error on Giambi.
Bottom 6 McDonald hits a popup into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Marzano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rafael Carmona now pitching. Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jay Witasick now pitching. Marzano hits a line drive into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gates hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Mohler now pitching. Sorrento strikes out.
Top 6 Buhner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mayne hits a line drive towards the mound. Spoljaric reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Spoljaric Grieve moves to third. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stairs takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grieve takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez strikes out. There goes Griffey. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Martinez. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 5 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Top 5 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cora moves to third.
Top 5 Ducey hits a fly ball into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oquist fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Paul Spoljaric now pitching. McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tejada hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ducey. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Mayne moves to third.
Bottom 4 Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Gates hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sorrento hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ducey hits a line drive into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cora is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tejada takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayne hits a line drive into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Gates hits a popup towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sorrento strikes out.
Top 2 Buhner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McDonald hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ducey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.