Game Report

ORIOLES 7, INDIANS 4

SERIES AT A GLANCE

* GAME 1--Baltimore 10, Cleveland 4

* GAME 2--Baltimore 7, Cleveland 4

* 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.

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

NOTES

Ripken Making Most of Chance

He has five hits in eight at-bats with two runs batted in after two games of the division series. After 13 years, it seems Cal Ripken Jr. is determined to make the most of his second postseason appearance.

“This is the most exciting atmosphere you can be in,” said Ripken, who was in only his second full season in the majors when the Baltimore Orioles won the 1983 World Series.

“Even in the inning where the Indians had the bases loaded and no outs and the momentum was shifting to them, you look around and kind of tell yourself, ‘This is what you play for. This is exciting.’

“The excitement is so much that it’s physically and mentally draining.”

In the 1983 postseason, Ripken batted .400 (six for 15) in the American League championship series.

Scorecard

The Orioles added bleachers behind the bullpens in left-center field and also behind the scoreboard in left, and that helped produce a Camden Yards record crowd of 48,970. The previous record was 48,147 set during the 1993 All-Star game.

Aa-was intentionally walked for Parent in the 8th.

1-ran for Seitzer in the 8th. 2-ran for Bonilla in the 8th. 3-ran for Surhoff in the 8th. 4-ran for Murray in the 8th.

E--Seitzer (1), SAlomar (1). LOB--Cleveland 6, Baltimore 8. 2B--Seitzer (1), CRipken (2), Murray (1). HR--ByAnderson (2) off Hershiser; Belle (1) off Erickson. RBIs--Seitzer (1), Belle 2 (2), Franco (1), ByAnderson 2 (3), RAlomar (2), CRipken (2), Murray (1). SB--Lofton 2 (2), Vizquel (2). SF--Franco, ByAnderson. GIDP--Seitzer, Zeile.

Runners left in scoring position--Cleveland 4 (Lofton, Seitzer, Belle, SAlomar); Baltimore 3 (Murray 2, Parent).

Runners moved up--Seitzer, Surhoff 2.

DP--Cleveland 1 (Hershiser, Vizquel and Seitzer); Baltimore 1 (Erickson, RAlomar and RPalmeiro).

Orosco pitched to 2 batters in the 8th, Plunk pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

Inherited runners-scored--Assenmacher 3-2, Tavarez 2-1, Orosco 2-0, Benitez 2-1.

IBB--By Plunk (Murray) 1, by Assenmacher (Hoiles) 1. HBP--By Hershiser (CRipken). T--3:27. Tickets sold--48,970.

U--Greg Kosc, plate; Tim Tschida, 1B; Tim Welke, 2B; John Shulock, 3B; Ted Hendry, LF line; Drew Coble, RF line.

SCORECARD

FIRST INNING

Orioles 1, Indians 0

Orioles--Anderson singled to right. Zeile grounded into a double play. R.Alomar walked. Palmeiro walked. Bonilla reached first on Seitzer’s fielding error, R.Alomar scoring, Palmeiro taking third. C.Ripken was hit by a pitch. Murray struck out. One run (unearned), one hit, one error, three left.

FIFTH INNING

Orioles 4, Indians 0

Orioles--Anderson homered to right, his second. Zeile grounded to short. R.Alomar flied to left. Palmeiro singled to right-center. Bonilla walked. C.Ripken singled to left, Palmeiro scoring, Bonilla stopping at second. Murray doubled to left, Bonilla scoring, C.Ripken out at the plate. Three runs, four hits, one left.

SIXTH INNING

Orioles 4, Indians 3

Indians--With one out, Lofton singled to center. Lofton stole second. Lofton stole third. Seitzer grounded out to second, Lofton scoring. Thome singled to right-center. Belle homered to left, his first. Franco grounded to short. Three runs, three hits.

EIGHTH INNING

Orioles 4, Indians 4

Indians--Seitzer singled to center. Kent ran for Seitzer. Thome singled to center, Kent stopping at second. Benitez replaced Orosco. Belle walked, loading the bases. Franco flied to center, Kent scoring, Thome taking third. Ramirez struck out. S.Alomar popped to second. One run, two hits, two left.

Orioles 7, Indians 4

Orioles--Kent to first base. Bonilla walked. Devereaux ran for Bonilla. C.Ripken doubled to right-center, Devereaux stopping at third. Murray was intentionally walked. Assenmacher replaced Plunk. Surhoff forced Devereaux, C.Ripken scoring on S.Alomar’s throwing error, Murray taking third, Surhoff taking second. Incaviglia ran for Surhoff. Hoiles batting for Parent. Alexander ran for Murray. Hoiles was intentionally walked. Anderson flied to right, Alexander scoring, Incaviglia taking third. Tavarez replaced Assenmacher. Zeile walked, loading the bases. R.Alomar singled to right, Incaviglia scoring, R.Alomar out advancing. Three runs, two hits, one error, two left.