Mussina Shades Chicago; Belle, Surhoff Are Bright Spots; Orioles 3, White Sox 2

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 19, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Mike Mussina was standing in the bright sunshine. Home plate was in the shadows. In left field, B.J. Surhoff was yelling that he no longer could see the ball in the late afternoon glare. The tying run was at first base, the winning run at the plate. There were two outs in the ninth, and Mussina's pitch count was getting perilously high.

But if the Orioles' fielders were having trouble seeing the ball, imagine what the White Sox hitters were going through, with Mussina's nasty assortment of pitches emerging out of the blinding light. Greg Norton didn't stand a chance, striking out to end the ...

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