Devil Rays @ Athletics
September 6, 1998

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Devil Rays 2 6 2
Athletics 9 7 0
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Devil Rays 2 6 2
Athletics 9 7 0

Paul Sorrento Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .226
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 2 390
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 0 51

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 9 29
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 6, 1998
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Billy Taylor
A.J. Hinch
Jason Giambi
Bip Roberts
Ed Sprague
Miguel Tejada
Jason McDonald
Ryan Christenson
Ben Grieve
Paul Sorrento
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Billy Taylor now pitching. Sorrento hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Silvestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roberto Hernandez now pitching. McDonald strikes out.
Top 8 Silvestri hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McGriff hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Boggs goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Smith strikes out.
Top 8 Boggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Winn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hinch hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Silvestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christenson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sprague strikes out.
Bottom 7 Christenson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Albie Lopez now pitching. Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Silvestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Butler strikes out.
Top 7 Flaherty takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Sorrento hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Mecir now pitching. Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Silvestri hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 5 McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hinch hits a fly ball towards center. Winn settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Winn. Christenson scores. Tejada goes all the way around to score. Hinch moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Silvestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Stairs scores. Christenson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Sprague is hit by the pitch. Stairs moves to third. Christenson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Christenson takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Silvestri misplays the ball. That's an error on Silvestri.
Top 5 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Winn hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Esteban Yan now pitching. Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 4 McDonald takes first base on ball four. Tejada moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dave Silvestri now playing shortstop. Tejada takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dave Silvestri pinch runs for Aaron Ledesma. Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Silvestri moves to third.
Top 4 Sorrento hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ledesma moves to second.
Top 4 Ledesma hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Top 3 Jason McDonald now playing left field. Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it and throws to second for the out. Tejada moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hinch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Christenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Winn hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Cairo moves to second.
Top 2 Cairo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sorrento moves to third.
Top 2 Flaherty strikes out. There goes Sorrento. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 2 Sorrento takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberts scores.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 1 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cairo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Smith scores.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candiotti has Winn trapped. There's the throw to Sprague and over to Hinch, who tags Winn for the out. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Candiotti covering, for the out. Winn moves to third.
Top 1 Winn hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Winn reaches second base with a double.