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Braves
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 2, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rolando Arrojo |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 40,749 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Tim Tschida |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Andres Galarraga | DH |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Randall Simon | First Baseman |
| Eddie Perez | Catcher |
| Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
| Gerald Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Paul Sorrento | First Baseman |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 2, 1998
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Arrojo
Weiss 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 -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Arrojo
Lockhart hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Galarraga vs. Arrojo
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Maddux
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Maddux
Cairo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Maddux
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Arrojo
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simon vs. Arrojo
Simon hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Arrojo
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Maddux
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Maddux
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Maddux
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Maddux
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Arrojo
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Arrojo
Weiss 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 -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Arrojo
Lockhart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Maddux
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Maddux
Stocker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Maddux
McCracken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Maddux
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Weiss. McCracken moves to third. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Maddux
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Arrojo
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Arrojo
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Simon vs. Arrojo
Simon 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
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Maddux
McGriff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sorrento vs. Maddux
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Maddux
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Difelice vs. Maddux
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Arrojo
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrojo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrojo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Arrojo
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Maddux
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Maddux
Stocker bunts towards first. Simon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stocker for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Maddux
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Arrojo
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Arrojo
Lockhart hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Arrojo
Galarraga is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Arrojo
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it and throws to second for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Simon vs. Arrojo
Simon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Arrojo
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Maddux
Cairo bunts towards first. Simon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cairo for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Maddux
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Maddux
McGriff hits a line drive beyond second. Lockhart can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Maddux
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Arrojo
Williams bunts towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Arrojo
Bob Smith now playing third base.
Weiss hits a popup towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lockhart vs. Arrojo
Lockhart hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Maddux
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Maddux
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Maddux
Butler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Maddux
Stocker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Arrojo
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Arrojo
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Arrojo
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simon vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Simon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Aldred
There's a wild pitch. Simon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Aldred
Perez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Maddux
McCracken hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Maddux
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maddux
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mecir
Williams bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Mecir
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lockhart vs. Mecir
Lockhart hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mecir
Jones 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 -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Mecir
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops it up and throws to first, with Mecir covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Mecir
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Simon vs. Mecir
Simon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Maddux
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Maddux
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simon scoops it up and throws to first, with Maddux covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Maddux
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Maddux
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1998 -- Atlanta at Tampa Bay (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Weiss W, ss 5 1 1 0 McCracken Q, cf 4 0 1 0
Lockhart K, 2b 4 2 2 4 Cairo M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones C, 3b 5 2 3 1 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Galarraga A, dh 4 0 0 0 Smith B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Tucker M, rf 5 0 2 0 McGriff F, dh 4 0 2 0
Simon R, 1b 5 0 1 1 Sorrento P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Perez E, c 2 0 0 0 Martinez D, rf 3 0 0 0
Jones A, cf 4 0 1 0 Difelice M, c 4 0 0 0
Williams G, lf 3 1 1 0 Butler R, lf 2 0 0 0
Stocker K, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 32 0 5 0
Atlanta 000 002 013 -- 6
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux G (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo R (L) 7.1 7 3 3 2 4
Aldred S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Mecir J 1.1 4 3 3 0 2
E -- Weiss W
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Tampa Bay 7
2B -- McGriff F
3B -- Jones C
HR -- Lockhart K 2, Jones C
SH -- Williams G
HBP -- by Arrojo R (Galarraga A), by Maddux G (Butler R), by Aldred S (Perez E)
WP -- Aldred S
T -- 2:21
A -- 40749
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