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Indians
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 8, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 8, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chad Ogea |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,067 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Ted Barrett |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | 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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Indians
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 8, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Helling
Lofton hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Helling
Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Helling
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Helling
Thome hits a line drive beyond first. Clark can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Helling
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Vizquel scores. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Helling
Giles takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Fryman vs. Helling
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Ogea
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Ogea
McLemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Ogea
Greer hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Helling
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Helling
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Helling
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Helling
Lofton hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Vizquel vs. Helling
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ogea
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ogea
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Ogea
Stevens takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Ogea
Elster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Ogea
Tatis is hit by the pitch. Stevens moves to third. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Goodwin vs. Ogea
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stevens scores. Elster scores. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
McLemore vs. Ogea
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Helling
Justice hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Helling
Thome hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Thome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Helling
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Helling
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Ogea
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome fields the ball and throws to Ogea covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Ogea
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Ogea
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Helling
Fryman hits a popup into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Helling
Borders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Helling
Bell hits a line drive towards third. Tatis catches it and throws to first to double up Borders. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Ogea
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Ogea
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Ogea
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Helling
Lofton 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 -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Helling
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Tatis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Helling
Justice hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Helling
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore misplays the ball. That's an error on McLemore. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Helling
Ramirez hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Ogea
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Ogea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Ogea
McLemore hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Ogea
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Helling
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Helling
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Helling
Borders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ogea
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Ogea
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Helling
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Helling
Lofton hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Helling
Vizquel 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 -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Helling
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Thome takes first base on ball four. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Ogea
Stevens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Ogea
Elster bunts towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Ogea
Tatis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Villone
McLemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Hernandez
Giles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Hernandez
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Hernandez
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hernandez
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Mesa
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Greer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Mesa
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Mesa
There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mesa
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Mesa
Stevens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Mesa
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Lofton hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Wetteland
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Wetteland covering. Safe. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Wetteland
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wetteland fields it and throws to first for the out. Lofton moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Thome vs. Wetteland
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Wetteland
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1998 -- Cleveland at Texas (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 5 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 0 1 2
Vizquel O, ss 5 1 2 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Justice D, dh 4 1 1 1 Greer R, lf 3 1 1 0
Thome J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez M, rf 5 0 1 1 Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Giles B, lf 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 0
Fryman T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stevens L, dh 3 2 2 1
Borders P, c 4 0 1 0 Elster K, ss 3 1 1 1
Bell D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Tatis F, 3b 1 0 0 0
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37 3 9 3 30 6 7 5
Cleveland 100 010 100 -- 3
Texas 030 000 03x -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea C 6.1 5 3 3 1 4
Villone R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Mesa J (L) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R 6.2 7 3 3 3 8
Gunderson E* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Hernandez X (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- McLemore M, Borders P, Clark W
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Texas 5
2B -- Thome J, Gonzalez J
HR -- Justice D, Bell D, Stevens L
SH -- Elster K
HBP -- by Ogea C (Tatis F) 2
WP -- Helling R, Mesa J
T -- 3:05
A -- 38067
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