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Devil Rays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 19, 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 July 19, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 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 | July 19, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bryan Rekar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,700 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Bubba Trammell | Left Fielder |
| Paul Sorrento | First Baseman |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| 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 |
| Luis Alicea | 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
July 19, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken hits a fly ball 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Burkett
Boggs 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rekar
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 -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rekar
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Rekar
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. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Burkett
McGriff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Burkett
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Sorrento vs. Burkett
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cairo vs. Burkett
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Burkett
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rekar
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rekar
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rekar
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Rekar
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Alicea vs. Rekar
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alicea for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Elster vs. Rekar
Elster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Tatis vs. Rekar
Tatis hits a line drive beyond short. Stocker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Clark scores. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Rekar
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Burkett
Stocker hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Burkett
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Boggs trying to get to home. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Rodriguez who tags Boggs who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rekar
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, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rekar
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rekar
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rekar
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Burkett
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burkett
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Burkett
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rekar
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Rekar
Alicea 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, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Rekar
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops it up and throws to first, with Rekar covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Burkett
Cairo hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Cairo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Difelice vs. Burkett
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Stocker vs. Burkett
Stocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cairo tags and scores. Stocker tags and moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Burkett
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Burkett covering. Safe. Stocker scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rekar
Tatis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Rekar
Goodwin hits a line drive beyond first. Sorrento can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Rekar
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Tatis moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Rekar
Greer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Greer reaches second base with a double. Tatis scores. Goodwin scores. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Rekar
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McLemore scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Rekar
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. White
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. White
Elster 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, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Burkett
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Burkett
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Burkett
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Burkett
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Burkett
Difelice 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
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. White
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. White
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. White
McLemore 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, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Burkett
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin who is chasing the ball. McCracken reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Burkett
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. McCracken scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez 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
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. White
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. White
Gonzalez hits a popup into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. White
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
McGriff 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, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Gunderson
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Gunderson
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. White
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. White
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. White
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. White
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Wetteland
Randy Winn pinch hits for Mike Difelice.
Winn hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Wetteland
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Wetteland
McCracken strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Texas (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
McCracken Q, cf 4 1 1 1 Goodwin T, cf 4 1 1 0
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 2 2 McLemore M, 2b 2 1 0 0
Martinez D, rf 4 0 1 0 Greer R, lf 4 1 2 2
McGriff F, dh 4 1 1 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 1 2
Trammell B, lf 4 0 2 0 Clark W, 1b 4 2 2 2
Sorrento P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 1 0
Cairo M, 2b 4 1 2 1 Alicea L, dh 4 0 1 0
Difelice M, c 3 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0
Winn R, ph 1 0 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 4 1 2 1
Stocker K, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 11 4 33 7 10 7
Tampa Bay 010 020 100 -- 4
Texas 020 050 00x -- 7
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar B (L) 4.1 8 7 7 3 2
White R 3.2 2 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J (W) 7.0 10 4 4 1 4
Gunderson E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Tampa Bay 1, Texas 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 6, Texas 5
2B -- McGriff F, Boggs W, Cairo M, Greer R
3B -- McCracken Q
HR -- Gonzalez J, Clark W
SF -- McCracken Q
WP -- Rekar B
T -- 2:35
A -- 34700
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