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Devil Rays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 22, 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 22, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 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 22, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,770 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry McCoy |
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 |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Mike Simms | Right Fielder |
| 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 22, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Helling
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. McCracken reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Helling
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCracken scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Helling
There goes Martinez. The throw from Rodriguez to Elster and they have Martinez trapped. The throw over to Clark, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Helling
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Helling
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Saunders
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Saunders
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Stocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Helling
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Helling
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Helling
Flaherty hits a popup into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Saunders
Simms takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Saunders
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Tatis vs. Saunders
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez scores. Simms moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saunders fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simms moves to third. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. McLemore reaches second base with a double. Simms scores. Tatis scores. Kelly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Saunders
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
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Helling
Stocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Helling
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stocker moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
McCracken vs. Helling
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, tags McCracken out, and throws to home to double up Stocker, who tagged and tried to score. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Helling
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Saunders
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Saunders
Simms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Saunders
Elster strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Helling
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Helling
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Helling
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Saunders
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly hits a line drive towards third. Smith catches it and throws to first to double up Tatis. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martinez. McLemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Saunders
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Helling
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Helling
Flaherty hits a popup into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Helling
Stocker hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Saunders
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields the ball and throws to Saunders covering. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
There goes Clark. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Clark steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Saunders
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Saunders
Simms hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Helling
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Helling
McCracken hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Helling
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walton vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching. Jerome Walton pinch hits for Rich Butler.
Walton hits a line drive towards short. Elster catches it and throws to second to double up Cairo. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Saunders
Jerome Walton now playing left field.
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Saunders
There goes Elster. The throw from Flaherty and he is out, Stocker applying the tag. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Saunders
Tatis 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, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Saunders
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gunderson
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Gunderson
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff moves to third. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Flaherty vs. Crabtree
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to home to get McGriff. Sorrento moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Stocker vs. Crabtree
Stocker hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Saunders
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Saunders
Greer hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken who is chasing the ball. Greer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lopez
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lopez
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Lopez
Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Mike Simms.
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Crabtree
Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Roberto Kelly now playing right field.
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Crabtree
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cairo for the double play. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Crabtree
Martinez 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, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Lopez
Elster hits a line drive into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Lopez
Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Lopez
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Bailes
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Bailes
Sorrento hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bailes
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sorrento scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Flaherty hits a line drive towards third. Tatis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Texas (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
McCracken Q, cf 4 1 1 0 Kelly R, cf-rf 5 1 2 0
Martinez D, rf 3 0 1 1 McLemore M, 2b 3 0 2 3
Butler R, lf 2 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 4 1 1 0
Walton J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 1 1 1
McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 3 2
Sorrento P, dh 4 1 2 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 1 0 0
Smith B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Simms M, rf 2 1 1 0
Flaherty J, c 4 0 0 0 Goodwin T, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Stocker K, ss 2 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 4 0 0 0
Cairo M, 2b 3 0 3 0 Tatis F, 3b 4 1 2 1
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32 2 10 2 34 7 12 7
Tampa Bay 100 000 001 -- 2
Texas 040 000 30x -- 7
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T (L) 6.1 10 5 5 2 6
Lopez A 1.2 2 2 2 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W) 5.1 4 1 1 2 5
Gunderson E* 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Crabtree T 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Bailes S 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Patterson D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Smith B
DP -- Tampa Bay 2, Texas 4
LOB -- Tampa Bay 5, Texas 6
2B -- McLemore M 2, Sorrento P
3B -- McCracken Q, Greer R
HR -- Clark W
SB -- Clark W
CS -- Martinez D, Elster K
HBP -- by Saunders T (Rodriguez I)
T -- 2:47
A -- 30770
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