In the third, he wouldn t be so lucky. Just like that, the game was tied. After Fred McGriff singled, Ben Grieve hit a grounder to second. Reading over what I just wrote, even I m confused. But because Grieve was retired before McGriff, the run did count.
Baseball can be strange sometimes.
Anyway, Tampa Bay led, 3-2. The Orioles tied the game in the fourth when Chris Richard lashed a one-out triple and struggling Cal Ripken blooped an RBI single to right. After that, though, the O s would be unable to further damage Rupe. In all, Rupe allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings. Johnson, unfortunately, would not be as effective.