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Athletics
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 27, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 27, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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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 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blake Stein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bryan Rekar |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 24,359 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Mike Neill | Left Fielder |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Jack Voigt | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Ledesma | Second Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 27, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rekar
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neill vs. Rekar
Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Rekar covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rekar
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Rekar
Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Rekar
Giambi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grieve scores. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Blowers vs. Rekar
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Stein
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stein
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Stein
Ledesma hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Rekar
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Voigt vs. Rekar
Voigt hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rekar
Tejada hits a line drive into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stein
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stein
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Stein
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Stein
Butler takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Stein
Difelice hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Grieve chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Roberts. Roberts fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Roberts. Trammell scores. Butler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stocker vs. Stein
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rekar
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neill vs. Rekar
Neill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rekar
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Rekar
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Stein
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stein
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Stein
Ledesma hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Stein
McGriff hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Rekar
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Rekar
Blowers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Trammell. Blowers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Rekar
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Voigt vs. Rekar
Voigt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stein
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stein
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Stein
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Stein
Difelice strikes out. There goes Sorrento. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stocker vs. Stein
Stocker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rekar
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rekar
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Neill vs. Rekar
Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Rekar
Rekar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rekar. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Rekar
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Stein
McCracken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Stein
Boggs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Stein
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stein
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Stein
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Groom
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Rich Butler.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Groom
Difelice takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Stocker vs. Groom
Stocker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Kelly scores. There goes Difelice trying to get to third. Voigt throws the ball in to Blowers, who tags Difelice for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Rekar
Bubba Trammell now playing left field. Mike Kelly now playing right field.
Stairs hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Rekar
Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Rekar
Blowers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Rekar
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voigt vs. Rekar
Voigt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Groom
McCracken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Groom
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Groom
Ledesma hits a fly ball for an out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Groom
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. White
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Neill vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Aldred
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker misplays the ball. That's an error on Stocker. Roberts scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Aldred
Stairs hits a line drive into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Aldred
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Fetters
Mike Fetters now pitching.
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Fetters
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Fetters
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Grieve who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Difelice vs. Fetters
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching. Quinton McCracken now playing left field. Randy Winn now playing center field.
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Mecir
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Macfarlane for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mecir
Rickey Henderson pinch hits for Jack Voigt.
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Fetters
Rickey Henderson now playing center field.
Stocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
McCracken bunts towards third. Blowers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blowers. Stocker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Mohler
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stocker scores. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Ledesma vs. Mohler
Bob Smith pinch runs for Wade Boggs.
Ledesma hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Mohler
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Winn vs. Mohler
Winn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve who is chasing the ball. Winn reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. McGriff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Sorrento vs. Mohler
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to home to get Winn. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Mohler
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Bob Smith now playing third base.
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hernandez
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neill vs. Hernandez
Neill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Devil Rays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Hernandez
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1998 -- Oakland at Tampa Bay (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Roberts B, 2b 5 1 2 0 McCracken Q, cf-lf 3 2 1 0
Neill M, lf 5 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 1 3 3
Grieve B, rf 4 1 1 0 Smith B, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Stairs M, dh 4 0 1 0 Ledesma A, 2b 5 0 0 0
Giambi J, 1b 4 1 2 1 McGriff F, 1b 4 2 1 1
Blowers M, 3b 4 1 2 2 Trammell B, rf-lf 3 2 1 0
Macfarlane M, c 4 0 0 0 Winn R, cf 1 0 1 2
Voigt J, cf 3 0 0 0 Sorrento P, dh 4 0 0 0
Henderson R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Butler R, lf 1 1 0 0
Tejada M, ss 3 1 1 1 Kelly M, ph-rf 3 1 2 1
Difelice M, c 3 0 1 1
Stocker K, ss 3 1 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 9 4 35 11 11 10
Oakland 100 002 200 -- 5
Tampa Bay 020 050 04x -- 11
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stein B (L) 4.1 4 6 5 5 4
Groom B 1.2 3 1 1 1 1
Fetters M* 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Mohler M 1.0 3 3 2 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar B (W) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
White R+ 0.0 2 2 1 0 0
Aldred S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Mecir J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hernandez R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Roberts B, Rekar B, Stocker K, Blowers M
LOB -- Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 8
2B -- Difelice M, Blowers M, Roberts B
3B -- Kelly M, Winn R
HR -- Boggs W, Blowers M, Tejada M
SH -- McCracken Q
WP -- Stein B
T -- 3:15
A -- 24359
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