The Mariners scored four runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game 5-5 but Ripken led off the bottom of the inning with his 21st homer off starter Sterling Hitchcock ( 12-6 ) .
<response> The <organization>Mariners</organization> scored four runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game 5-5 but <person>Ripken</person> led off the bottom of the inning with his 21st homer off starter <person>Sterling Hitchcock</person> ( 12-6 ) . </response>