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Rangers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 11, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Texas Rangers, played on September 11, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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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 11, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 28,522 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Mike Simms | DH |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Shortstop |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Quinton McCracken | Left Fielder |
| Rich Butler | Right Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 11, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Saunders
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Saunders
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Stottlemyre
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stottlemyre
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Saunders
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Rodriguez steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Zeile vs. Saunders
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Saunders
Simms hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stottlemyre
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Stottlemyre
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Stottlemyre
McCracken hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Stottlemyre
Butler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Saunders
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Stottlemyre
Difelice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Stottlemyre
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Stottlemyre
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Stottlemyre
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Saunders
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Saunders
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stottlemyre
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stottlemyre
Sorrento hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Saunders
Zeile hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Saunders
Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Saunders
Clayton 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 5
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Stottlemyre
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Stottlemyre
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Stottlemyre
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Saunders
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Saunders
Gonzalez 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 6
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Stottlemyre
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Stottlemyre
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stottlemyre
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stottlemyre
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Zeile vs. Saunders
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saunders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simms vs. Saunders
The ball gets by Difelice for a passed ball. Clark scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Simms vs. Saunders
Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Clayton vs. Saunders
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Simms moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stottlemyre
Sorrento hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Stottlemyre
Mike Kelly pinch runs for Paul Sorrento.
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Stottlemyre
Butler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Butler reaches third base with a triple. Kelly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Difelice vs. Stottlemyre
There go the runners. The throw from Rodriguez to Zeile. The throw back to home, and Butler is out at the plate. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Stottlemyre
Difelice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Greer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mecir
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mecir
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Stottlemyre
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Stottlemyre
Winn bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Stottlemyre
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Fossas
Tony Fossas now pitching.
McGriff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Rodriguez 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Hernandez
Zeile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Hernandez
Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Todd Zeile. Luis Alicea pinch hits for Mike Simms.
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Alicea vs. Hernandez
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Hernandez
Lee Stevens pinch hits for Royce Clayton.
Stevens strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1998 -- Texas at Tampa Bay (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
McLemore M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Winn R, cf 3 0 0 0
Kelly R, cf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 2 1 0 0
Greer R, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith B, ss 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sorrento P, dh 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 3 1 1 0 Kelly M, pr 0 1 0 0
Zeile T, 3b 4 0 1 0 McCracken Q, lf 3 0 0 0
Goodwin T, pr 0 0 0 0 Butler R, rf 3 0 1 1
Simms M, dh 1 0 0 0 Difelice M, c 2 0 0 0
Alicea L, ph 1 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Clayton R, ss 2 0 0 1
Stevens L, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 2 4 1 27 3 5 3
Texas 000 000 200 -- 2
Tampa Bay 000 002 10x -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre T (L) 7.2 5 3 3 3 6
Fossas T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T (W) 7.0 3 2 1 4 5
Mecir J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Hernandez R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Smith B
LOB -- Texas 7, Tampa Bay 4
3B -- Butler R
HR -- Smith B
SB -- Rodriguez I, Goodwin T
CS -- Butler R
SH -- Winn R
SF -- Clayton R
PB -- Difelice M
T -- 2:25
A -- 28522
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