The Orioles and Mariners split a day-night twinbill, the O’s taking the opener, 4 – 3 and the M’s the nitecap, 8 – 3. Randy Johnson drops the first game, despite striking out 13 batters; he has now struck out 32 in two games to tie Luis Tiant (1968), Nolan Ryan (1974) and Dwight Gooden (1984).

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On August 15, 1997 — The Orioles and Mariners split a day-night twinbill, the O’s taking the opener, 4 – 3 and the M’s the nitecap, 8 – 3. Randy Johnson drops the first game, despite striking out 13 batters; he has now struck out 32 in two games to tie Luis Tiant (1968), Nolan Ryan (1974) and Dwight Gooden (1984).

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