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Devil Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on September 21, 1998 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Terrell Wade |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Wasdin |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,379 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Larry Young |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Bubba Trammell | Left Fielder |
| Paul Sorrento | First Baseman |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Mike Kelly | Right Fielder |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Keith Mitchell | DH |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Donnie Sadler | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Devil Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Wasdin
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Wasdin
Cairo hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Cairo reaches second base with a double. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Wasdin
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. McCracken tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Wasdin
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wasdin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Wasdin
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wade
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wade
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Wade
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Wade
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wade
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Wasdin
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Wasdin
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wasdin
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Wade
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wade
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Wade
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sadler vs. Wade
Sadler strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Wasdin
Flaherty strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Wasdin
McCracken hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Wasdin
Cairo bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg scoops up the ball and tags Cairo for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wade
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wade
There's a wild pitch. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Wade
Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Wade
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Wade
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wasdin
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Wasdin
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Wasdin
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Sorrento vs. Wasdin
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Wasdin covering, for the out. McGriff scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Ledesma vs. Wasdin
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wasdin, and towards Sadler, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Wasdin
Kelly strikes out. Hatteberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kelly out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wade
Buford hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Buford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Wade
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Mitchell vs. Wade
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Buford scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hatteberg vs. Wade
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sadler vs. Wade
Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Reyes
Carlos Reyes now pitching.
Flaherty hits a line drive beyond second. Sadler can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Reyes
McCracken hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Flaherty moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Cairo vs. Reyes
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Flaherty scores. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Valdez
Carlos Valdez now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Valdez
McGriff takes first base on ball four. McCracken moves to third. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Valdez
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Barkley
Brian Barkley now pitching.
Sorrento hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Wade
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Wade
Valentin hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Wade
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Wade
Garciaparra hits a popup towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Barkley
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Barkley
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Barkley
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sadler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. White
Rick White now pitching. Darren Bragg pinch hits for Damon Buford.
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. White
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. White
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Keith Mitchell.
Cummings hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Barkley
Darren Lewis now playing center field. Darren Bragg now playing right field.
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Barkley
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Barkley
There goes Cairo. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Cairo steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Barkley
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Barkley
There's a wild pitch. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Barkley
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Barkley
Trammell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Barkley
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Veras
Dario Veras now pitching.
Ledesma hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. White
Randy Winn now playing center field. Quinton McCracken now playing left field.
Hatteberg hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Romero vs. White
Mandy Romero pinch hits for Donnie Sadler.
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. White
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Veras
Lou Merloni now playing second base.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Veras
Flaherty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Veras
McCracken hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merloni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Veras
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. White
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. White
Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. White
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Veras
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Veras
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Veras
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Veras
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. White
Bragg hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. White
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. White
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. White drops the ball. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. White
Hatteberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. Cummings goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Aldred
Trot Nixon pinch hits for Lou Merloni. Scott Aldred now pitching. Mike Stanley pinch hits for Trot Nixon.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Aldred, and towards Ledesma, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1998, game 2 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McCracken Q, cf-lf 5 2 2 0 Lewis D, rf-cf 3 0 2 0
Cairo M, 2b 5 1 3 1 Valentin J, 3b 4 1 0 0
Smith B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Vaughn M, 1b 4 1 1 2
McGriff F, dh 3 2 2 0 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 0 0
Trammell B, lf 3 1 2 5 Buford D, cf 2 1 1 0
Winn R, cf 1 0 0 0 Bragg D, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Sorrento P, 1b 4 0 0 1 O'Leary T, lf 4 0 0 0
Ledesma A, ss 4 0 1 0 Mitchell K, dh 1 0 1 1
Kelly M, rf 4 0 1 0 Cummings M, ph 2 1 0 0
Flaherty J, c 4 1 1 0 Hatteberg S, c 4 0 1 1
Sadler D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Romero M, ph 1 0 0 0
Merloni L, 2b 0 0 0 0
Nixon T, ph 0 0 0 0
Stanley M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 34 4 6 4
Tampa Bay 100 220 300 -- 8
Boston 200 100 001 -- 4
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Wade T (W) 5.0 5 3 3 2 6
White R 3.2 1 1 0 0 1
Aldred S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin J 4.0 5 3 3 0 2
Reyes C (L)* 0.0 3 2 2 0 0
Valdez C 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Barkley B 2.0 3 3 3 2 1
Veras D 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- White R
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 7, Boston 5
2B -- Cairo M, Trammell B, Buford D, Mitchell K, Hatteberg S
HR -- Vaughn M, Trammell B
SB -- Cairo M
SF -- Smith B, Trammell B
WP -- Wade T, Barkley B
T -- 3:04
A -- 23379
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