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Devil Rays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 21, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on April 21, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Springer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Sele |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 26,776 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Devil Rays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 21, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Sele
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sele
Martinez hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sele
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Sele
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Springer
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Springer
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. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Springer
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Springer
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Sele
Sorrento is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sele
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stocker vs. Sele
Rodriguez fires to second and picks off Sorrento for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Sele
Stocker strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Sele
Cairo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Springer
Clark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cairo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Springer
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Springer
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Springer
Elster strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Sele
Difelice hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Sele
McCracken hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Sele
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Sele
Butler takes first base on ball four. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Sele
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Springer
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Springer
There goes Tatis. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Tatis steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Springer
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McLemore vs. Springer
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Springer
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tatis tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Springer
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Sele
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sele
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Sele
Stocker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Springer
Clark 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 -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Springer
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Springer
Stevens hits a popup towards short. Stocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Sele
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Sele
Difelice hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Sele
McCracken hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. McCracken reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Tatis who tags McCracken trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Springer
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Springer
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Springer
Goodwin 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 6
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sele
Martinez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sele
Butler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Sele
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Sele covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Springer
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Springer
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Springer
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Sele
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sele
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Sele
Stocker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Springer
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Springer
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Springer
Stevens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Springer
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Springer
Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Springer
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Springer
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Tatis moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Greer takes first base on ball four. Tatis scores. Goodwin moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Gaillard
Eddie Gaillard now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Sele
Jerome Walton pinch hits for Miguel Cairo.
Walton strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Sele
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Sele
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gaillard
Aaron Ledesma now playing second base. Dave Martinez now playing center field. Jerome Walton now playing right field.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Gaillard
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Gaillard
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sele
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sele
Butler hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Sele
McGriff strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Texas (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
McCracken Q, cf 4 0 1 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 1 0
Ledesma A, 2b 0 0 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Martinez D, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 1 0 0 2
Butler R, lf 3 0 1 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 0 0
McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Sorrento P, dh 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 2 0
Smith B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Stevens L, dh 4 1 1 2
Stocker K, ss 3 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0
Cairo M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 3 2 2 0
Walton J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Difelice M, c 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 4 0 29 4 6 4
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 001 000 30x -- 4
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Springer D (L) 6.2 6 4 4 3 4
Tatis R* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Gaillard E 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Sele A (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 10
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
LOB -- Tampa Bay 4, Texas 6
2B -- McCracken Q
HR -- Stevens L
SB -- Tatis F
SF -- Greer R
HBP -- by Sele A (Sorrento P)
T -- 2:20
A -- 26776
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