Sele smiled when asked if he derived any extra satisfaction from beating the team that passed on his services. He allowed six hits, five earned runs and five walks. The Mariners jumped on Mercedes in the first inning, then added an unearned run in the third courtesy of two errors by shortstop Melvin Mora. He hit 93 going into the fifth, so his pitch count was up there and he wasn't as sharp as we've seen him. He was missing down and out of the strike zone.
People have outings like that, and that's what happened.
Stan Javier delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth before Joe Oliver hit a three-run homer. It was his ninth homer of the season and first since Aug. 13. Delino DeShields hit a two-run double in the Orioles' half. David Bell hit an RBI single and Mike Cameron singled in two runs in a four-run ninth against Buddy Groom.