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Blue Jays
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 18, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 18, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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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 | September 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kelvim Escobar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bryan Rekar |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 32,053 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | DH |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | Right Fielder |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 18, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rekar
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rekar
Green 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rekar
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rekar
Delgado 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 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Escobar
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Escobar
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Escobar
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Escobar
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Escobar
Sorrento hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Ledesma vs. Escobar
Ledesma takes first base on ball four. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Butler vs. Escobar
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado juggles the ball. That's an error on Delgado. McGriff scores. Sorrento scores. Ledesma moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Cairo vs. Escobar
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cairo for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rekar
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rekar
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rekar
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Escobar
Difelice hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Escobar
Winn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Escobar
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Rekar
Grebeck hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rekar
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rekar
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Escobar
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Escobar
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sorrento vs. Escobar
Sorrento hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Escobar
Ledesma hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Escobar
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rekar
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rekar
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rekar
Delgado hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Escobar
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Escobar
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Escobar
Winn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Escobar
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Winn moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Escobar
There goes Boggs. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Boggs steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Escobar
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
McGriff vs. Escobar
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rekar
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rekar
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Rekar
Santiago strikes out. There goes Fernandez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grebeck vs. Rekar
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Withem
Shannon Withem now pitching.
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Withem
Ledesma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Withem
Butler hits a line drive into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Withem
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Withem fields it and throws to first for the out. Sorrento moves to third. Ledesma moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Difelice vs. Withem
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rekar
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rekar
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rekar
Green hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Withem
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Withem
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Withem
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Withem
McGriff hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rekar
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Rekar
Delgado strikes out. There goes Canseco. The throw from Difelice to Ledesma, and Canseco is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rekar
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Withem
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Withem
Mike Kelly pinch runs for Paul Sorrento.
Ledesma hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Withem
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cairo vs. Withem
Cairo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Cairo reaches third base with a triple. Kelly scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Difelice vs. Withem
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rekar
Mike Kelly now playing right field.
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rekar
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Rekar
Kevin Witt pinch hits for Craig Grebeck.
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Risley
Tom Evans now playing third base. Tomas Perez now playing second base. Bill Risley now pitching.
Winn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Risley
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Risley
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Risley
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching. Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez.
Crespo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Mecir
Stewart hits a line drive into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mecir
Green hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cairo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1998 -- Toronto at Tampa Bay (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Stewart S, lf 4 0 0 0 Winn R, cf 4 0 1 0
Green S, rf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, dh 4 1 2 0
Canseco J, dh 3 1 2 1 Smith B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Delgado C, 1b 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 1 0 0
Cruz J, cf 3 0 0 0 Sorrento P, rf 3 2 3 3
Fernandez T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kelly M, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Evans T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Ledesma A, ss 3 0 1 0
Santiago B, c 3 0 0 0 Butler R, lf 4 0 0 0
Grebeck C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Witt K, ph 1 0 0 0 Difelice M, c 4 0 0 0
Perez T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 2 0 0 0
Crespo F, ph 1 0 0 0
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29 1 3 1 34 6 9 4
Toronto 100 000 000 -- 1
Tampa Bay 302 000 10x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar K (L) 4.0 5 5 3 4 2
Withem S 3.0 3 1 1 2 2
Risley B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar B (W) 8.0 3 1 1 0 6
Mecir J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Delgado C
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Toronto 1, Tampa Bay 10
2B -- Sorrento P
3B -- Cairo M
HR -- Canseco J, Sorrento P
SB -- Boggs W, Fernandez T
CS -- Canseco J
T -- 2:35
A -- 32053
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