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September 12, 1998

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Top 9	R	H	E
Rangers	6	14	0
Devil Rays	2	8	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Rangers	6	14	0
Devil Rays	2	8	2

Mike Simms Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.299
OBP	.500	.383
At Bats	2	164
Hits	1	49
• Singles	0	27
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	1	15
Walks	0	21
RBI’s	2	39

Albie Lopez Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	2	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Tropicana Field - September 12, 1998

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Strikeout

Albie Lopez

John Flaherty

Fred McGriff

Miguel Cairo

Wade Boggs

Bob Smith

Bubba Trammell

Quinton McCracken

Rich Butler

Mike Simms

Juan Gonzalez

Count: 1-2, 1 Out

Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Simms strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Albie Lopez now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith.

Top 9 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldred fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Clayton is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.

Top 8 McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Scott Aldred now pitching. Goodwin strikes out.

Top 8 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 McGriff hits a popup towards third. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken moves to third.

Bottom 7 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 McCracken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. McCracken reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Stevens strikes out.

Top 7 Yan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Yan. Rodriguez moves to second.

Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Simms strikes out.

Bottom 6 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 6 Flaherty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 There goes Greer. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Greer steals second.

Top 6 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 6 Esteban Yan now pitching. McLemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Butler. McLemore reaches second base with a double. Clayton scores. Goodwin goes all the way around to score.

Top 6 Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clayton moves to third.

Top 6 Clayton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Zeile hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second.

Bottom 5 McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores.

Bottom 5 Smith strikes out.

Bottom 5 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCracken moves to third.

Bottom 5 McCracken hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. McCracken reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Simms hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 McLemore strikes out.

Bottom 4 Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Mike Simms now playing first base. Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Clayton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Clayton reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Stevens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Sorrento strikes out.

Bottom 3 Trammell takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.

Bottom 3 McGriff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. Boggs moves to third.

Bottom 3 Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCracken moves to third.

Bottom 3 McCracken takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 3 Clark is hit by the pitch. Gonzalez moves to second.

Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Flaherty hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Butler takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Sorrento strikes out.

Bottom 2 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. McGriff reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 McLemore 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 2 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stevens scores. Zeile moves to third. Clayton moves to second.

Top 2 Clayton takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to third. Zeile moves to second.

Top 2 Zeile takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to second.

Top 2 Stevens takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cairo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 2 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.

Bottom 1 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Helling fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Greer hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to second.

Top 1 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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September 12, 1998