Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners
March 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 31, 1998 at Kingdome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 10, Seattle Mariners 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 2 2
Vizquel ss 5 2 3 1
Dunston dh 3 0 0 0
  Justice ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 2 3
Berroa lf 4 0 0 0
  Giles ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 1
Alomar, Jr. c 5 2 3 1
Manto 1b 3 1 1 1
  Thome ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Wilson 2b 5 2 3 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 9
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 2 1 1
Martinez dh 5 1 1 2
Segui 1b 4 2 2 0
Buhner rf 4 1 2 3
Hill lf 3 1 2 0
  Gipson lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 1 2 0
Davis 3b 4 1 1 3
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Cleveland 002 103 04010140
Seattle 200 160 0009122
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy   4.2 12 9 9 2 3
  Shuey   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
2
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   5.2 11 6 5 2 7
  Ayala   1.2 1 3 3 2 1
  Fossas  L (0-1) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Timlin   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Spoljaric   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
7
8

  E–Rodriguez (1), Johnson (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Seattle 2.  2B–Cleveland Wilson 2 (2,off Johnson 2); Alomar (1,off Johnson); M Ramirez (1,off Timlin), Seattle Segui 2 (2,off Nagy 2).  3B–Cleveland Lofton (1,off Ayala).  HR–Cleveland Alomar (1,4th inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out), Seattle Martinez (1,1st inning off Nagy 1 on, 2 out); Griffey (1,5th inning off Nagy 0 on, 1 out); Buhner (1,5th inning off Nagy 1 on, 2 out); Davis (1,5th inning off Nagy 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Giles (1,by Timlin).  SH–Wilson (1,off Nagy).  HBP–Griffey (1,by Nagy).  SB–Lofton 2 (2,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson,2nd base off Spoljaric/Wilson); Vizquel (1,3rd base off Johnson/Wilson).  CS–Vizquel (1,2nd base by Johnson/Wilson).  HBP–Nagy (1,Griffey).  IBB–Timlin (1,Giles).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:07.  A–57,822.
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