If You Build It Big, Hershiser Will Come

ORIOLES 10, INDIANS 4

Orel Hershiser, who worked for 11 seasons in pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium, knows a thing or two about atmosphere at throwback ballparks such as Camden Yards in Baltimore.

He doesn’t much care for it.

“They want to create the old-style ambience, but nobody ever says, ‘Let’s push the fences back,’ ” said Hershiser, who starts Game 2 for Cleveland today. “I don’t think anybody says, ‘Let’s have a huge ballpark. Let’s make it 400 feet down each line and 500 feet to center.’ Nobody ever says that.

“It’s a beautiful ballpark, but they left out some land out there. I wish when they laid out Baltimore, this block had been bigger.”

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Baltimore reliever Arthur Rhodes barely made the Orioles’ 25-man postseason roster, then rewarded Manager Davey Johnson with a strong performance.

Rhodes came in with the Orioles protecting a 10-4 lead and runners on first and second with one out in the eighth inning. He struck out pinch-hitter Brian Giles, then got Omar Vizquel to hit into an inning-ending fielder’s choice.

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Orosco pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Inherited runners-scored--Embree 3-1, Shuey 3-3, Orosco 1-0, TeMathews 2-0, ARhodes 2-0. HBP--by Embree (RPalmeiro), by Nagy (Hoiles), by Orosco (Thome). WP--TeMathews. T--3:25. Tickets sold--47,644.

U--Coble, HP; Kosc, 1B; Tschida, 2B; Welke, 3B; Shulock, LF; Hendry, RF.

SCORECARD

FIRST INNING

Orioles 1, Indians 0

Orioles--Anderson homered to right, his first. Zeile lined to left. RAlomar singled to center. Palmeiro grounded to second, Alomar taking second. Bonilla walked. Ripken grounded out short. One run, two hits, two left.

SECOND INNING

Orioles 2, Indians 1

Indians--Ramirez homered to left, his first. Kent grounded to third. SAlomar popped to third. Vizquel walked. Vizquel was caught stealing. One run, one hit.

Orioles--Murray grounded to the pitcher. Surhoff homered to right, his first. Hoiles popped to right. Anderson flied to right-center. One run, one hit.

THIRD INNING

Orioles 4, Indians 1

Orioles--Zeile singled to short. RAlomar grounded to the catcher, Zeile taking second. Palmeiro doubled to right-center, Zeile scoring. Bonilla grounded to the pitcher. Ripken singled to left, Palmeiro scoring. Murray grounded to first. Two runs, three hits, one left.

FOURTH INNING

Orioles 4, Indians 3

Indians--Franco grounded to second. Ramirez singled to center. Kent doubled to left, Ramirez stopping at third. SAlomar singled to right, Ramirez scoring, Kent taking third, SAlomar taking second on throw home. Vizquel flied to right, Kent scoring. Lofton lined to short. Two runs, three hits, one left.

SIXTH INNING

Orioles 9, Indians 3

Orioles--Surhoff grounded to the pitcher. Hoiles walked. Anderson singled to center, Hoiles stopping at second. Zeile walked. Embree replaced Nagy. RAlomar flied right, Hoiles scoring. Palmeiro was hit by a pitch. Shuey replaced Embree. Bonilla homered to right, his first. Ripken doubled to right. Murray struck out. Five runs, three hits, one left.

SEVENTH INNING

Orioles 10, Indians 4

Indians--With one out, Vizquel doubled to left. Vizquel stole third. Lofton singled to first, Vizquel scoring. Seitzer grounded to the pitcher, Lofton taking second. Orosco replaced Wells. Thome was hit by a pitch. Mathews replaced Orosco. Lofton took third and Thome took second on Mathews wild pitch. Belle grounded to short. One run, two hits, two left.

Orioles--Surhoff homered to right, his second. Hoiles and Anderson flied to left. Zeile struck out. One run, one hit.

SERIES AT A GLANCE

* GAME 1--Baltimore 10, Cleveland 4

* TODAY--Cleveland (Orel Hershiser 15-9) at Baltimore (Scott Erickson 13-12), 10 a.m., ESPN.

* FRIDAY--Baltimore (Mike Mussina 19-11) at Cleveland (Jack McDowell 13-9), 1 p.m., ESPN.

* SATURDAY--(If necessary) Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2.

* SUNDAY--(If necessary) Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m., Channel 11.