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Devil Rays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 28, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on August 28, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilson Alvarez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 19,534 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Bill Miller 3B: Greg Kosc |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
Quinton McCracken | Left Fielder |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
Paul Sorrento | DH |
Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
John Flaherty | Catcher |
Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
Tony Clark | First Baseman |
Geronimo Berroa | DH |
Gabe Alvarez | Third Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Joe Siddall | Catcher |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Devil Rays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 28, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Moehler
Winn hits a line drive off the glove of Alvarez, and into shallow left field. Winn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Moehler
McCracken bunts towards the mound. Moehler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Winn moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Moehler
Boggs takes first base on ball four. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McGriff vs. Moehler
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Moehler
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Sorrento vs. Moehler
Sorrento hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. Winn scores. McCracken scores. Boggs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Moehler
Ledesma strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Alvarez
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easley for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Alvarez
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Alvarez covering, for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Alvarez
Encarnacion hits a line drive towards first. McGriff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Moehler
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Moehler
Cairo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Cairo reaches second base with a double. There goes Flaherty trying to get to home. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Cruz who relays the ball to Siddall, who tags Flaherty, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winn vs. Moehler
Winn bunts towards the mound. Moehler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCracken vs. Moehler
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCracken for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Moehler
There goes Winn. The throw from Siddall and he is safe. Winn steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Moehler
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Alvarez
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Alvarez
Berroa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Alvarez
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Alvarez
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Moehler
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Moehler
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Moehler
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Siddall vs. Alvarez
Siddall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Alvarez
Easley takes first base on ball four. Siddall moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Alvarez
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Encarnacion vs. Alvarez
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it and throws to second for the out. Siddall moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Alvarez
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Moehler
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Moehler
Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Moehler
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Alvarez
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Alvarez
Alvarez hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Moehler
Winn hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Moehler
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Moehler
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Alvarez
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Siddall vs. Alvarez
Siddall strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Alvarez
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Moehler
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Moehler
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Moehler
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Yan
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Yan
Clark hits a line drive into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Moehler
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Moehler
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Moehler
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Yan
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Yan
Alvarez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Yan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Yan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Moehler
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Moehler
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Moehler
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moehler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Yan
Cruz hits a line drive beyond third. Boggs can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Yan
Joe Randa pinch hits for Joe Siddall.
Randa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Yan
Easley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Encarnacion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCracken. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. Easley scores. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Mecir
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Catalanotto vs. Mecir
Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Geronimo Berroa.
Catalanotto hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Higginson tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bako vs. Mecir
Paul Bako pinch hits for Gabe Alvarez.
Bako 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
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Moehler
Joe Randa now playing third base. Paul Bako now catching.
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Moehler
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching.
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Brocail
Flaherty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bako settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Mike Kelly now playing right field.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hernandez
Cruz hits a line drive beyond third. Boggs can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Hernandez
Brian Hunter pinch runs for Deivi Cruz.
There goes Hunter. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Hernandez
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Hernandez
Easley strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Detroit (N) Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Winn R, cf 4 1 2 0 Easley D, 2b 4 1 1 0 McCracken Q, lf 4 1 1 0 Higginson B, rf 4 1 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 3 1 0 0 Encarnacion J, cf 4 0 1 1 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Trammell B, rf 4 1 1 1 Berroa G, dh 3 0 1 0 Kelly M, rf 0 0 0 0 Catalanotto F, ph 0 0 0 1 Sorrento P, dh 4 0 2 3 Alvarez G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ledesma A, ss 4 0 0 0 Bako P, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cruz D, ss 4 1 2 0 Hunter B, pr 0 0 0 0 Siddall J, c 1 0 0 0 Randa J, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 33 3 7 3 Tampa Bay 300 000 001 -- 4 Detroit 000 000 030 -- 3 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Alvarez W 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 Yan E 2.1 2 2 2 0 0 Aldred S* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Mecir J (W) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Hernandez R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Moehler B (L) 8.1 7 4 4 1 8 Runyan S+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Brocail D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th LOB -- Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 7 2B -- Winn R, Sorrento P, Cairo M, Encarnacion J HR -- Trammell B SB -- Winn R, Hunter B SF -- Catalanotto F T -- 2:49 A -- 19534
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