Tuesday, March 10, 2026

ALCS Game 3 - Baltimore Battles Back. Drop A's 7-5

 GAME 3:

With their backs to the wall, after dropping the first 2 games at home, the Orioles came out swinging. In the 1st, Randy Milligan hit an Earl Weaver special for a quick 3-0 lead. They continued to feast on Scott Sanderson in the 2nd. With 2 out, Joe Osulak singled in a run, Billy Ripken doubled in another, and Cal Ripken Jr. crushed a 412 foot bomb to dead center to make it 7-0. Meanwhile, Oakland couldn't touch Ben McDonald, as he shut them out on 5 hits for 7 innings. Sanderson settled down after the disastrous start, and didn't allow any more runs before finally exiting in the 8th. Jose Bautista came on to start the bottom of the 8th, and the A's offense finally woke up. Bautista allowed a leadoff single, then quickly retired the next 2 batters. Then the wheels fell off. Bautista, John Mitchell, Curt Schilling, and Joe Price proceeded to combine to allow 4 singles and 2 walks, and suddenly the go-ahead run was coming to the plate...Jose Canseco. That's where the Cinderella comeback ended. Price struck him out, and Gregg Olson pitched a 1-2-3 9th for the save. 
Baltimore 7  Oakland 5
W: McDonald  L: Sanderson  S: Olson

Game MVP:Ben McDonald

Oakland Coliseum I    (03-04-2026 21:34:49)       Time 3:08, 78ø, Wind: 15 MPH Right to Left  Day Game
Oct 9, 1990 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1990 Baltimore 1-2            3 4 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      7 10  0
1990 Oakland 2-1              0 0 0   0 0 0   0 5 0      5 10  0

R
ecap Bal 1st: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits. Bal Randy Milligan hit a 3 run HR(1) to take the lead. Bal 3 Oak 0. Bal 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits. Bal Joe Orsulak singled scoring Finley. Bal 4 Oak 0. Bal Billy Ripken doubled scoring Orsulak. Bal 5 Oak 0. Bal Cal Ripken hit a 412 foot 2 run HR(1). Bal 7 Oak 0. Oak 8th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. Oak Terry Steinbach singled scoring Canseco. Bal 7 Oak 1. Oak Walt Weiss singled scoring Lansford. Bal 7 Oak 2. Oak Rickey Henderson walked scoring Steinbach. Bal 7 Oak 3. Oak Dave Henderson singled scoring 2. Bal 7 Oak 5. Bal Ron Kittle: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI. Oak Jose Canseco: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs. Oak Willie McGee: 4 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 runs. Bal Ben McDonald pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the year. Bal Gregg Olson picked up the save, his 1st of the year. Oak Scott Sanderson pitched 7.1 innings and took the loss: 7.1 IP, 7 earned runs, 9 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 0-1 on the year.
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Baltimore                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
McDonald W(1-0)               7.0  5  0  0  0  3  4  109  68  41   0.00  30 110(127)   +   68
 Bautista                     0.2  2  2  2  0  0  1   12   8   4   6.75   4   20(25)
 Mitchell, J                  0.0  2  2  2  0  0  0    8   5   3  13.50   2   45(45)s --
 Schilling                    0.0  0  1  1  0  2  0   10   2   8  27.00   2   25(34)
 Price H(1)                   0.1  1  0  0  0  0  1    6   5   1   0.00   2   25(26)  --
 Olson, G S(1)                1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   18  14   4   0.00   3   25(25)
                              9.0 10  5  5  0  5  7  163 102  61   4.33  43

Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Sanderson L(0-1)              7.1  9  7  7  2  1  5  112  75  37   8.59  30 105(100)       36
 Young, C                     0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    7   3   4   0.00   2   65(75)
 Honeycutt                    1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   16  13   3   0.00   4   20(27)   +
                              9.0 10  7  7  2  1  6  135  91  44   3.33  36
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2B-Ripken, B(1), Ripken Jr.(2)
 HR-Bal Milligan(1) off Sanderson(1) in the 1st with 2 on base, 383 feet
    Bal Ripken Jr.(1) off Sanderson(2) in the 2nd with 1 on base, 412 feet
 SB-Oak Henderson(2) off McDonald(1) + Tettleton(3), 5th
 CS-Bal Ripken(1) by Sanderson(1) and Steinbach(1), 5th
RBI-Bal  - Milligan 3(3), Orsulak(1), Ripken, B(2), Ripken Jr. 2(3)
    Oak  - Henderson, D 2(3), Henderson, R(3), Steinbach(2), Weiss(1)
 SH-Worthington(1)
 WP-McDonald(1)
Great-Finley(2), Worthington(1), Canseco,J(1), Henderson, R(1)
Poor-Gallego(1)
LOB-Baltimore 2 Oakland 10
 DP-Oakland 1

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