Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
April 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 1, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 1 0 0
Roberts dh 4 1 1 1
Higginson rf 5 3 3 1
Clark 1b 5 1 3 2
Gonzalez lf 4 1 3 3
Easley 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Randa 3b 5 0 1 1
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
  Bartee pr 0 1 0 0
  Oliver c 1 0 0 0
Ripken ss 3 0 1 0
  Catalanotto ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Duran p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 5 2 3 0
Cairo 2b 5 2 3 1
Boggs 3b 4 2 2 1
McGriff 1b 4 1 3 4
Sorrento dh 5 0 1 1
Martinez rf 5 0 1 1
Flaherty c 5 1 1 0
Butler lf 4 2 2 1
Stocker ss 5 1 2 1
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 18 10
Detroit 300 010 2118131
Tampa Bay 200 401 13x11181
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L (0-1) 3.2 10 6 6 0 0
  Sager   1.2 3 1 0 0 0
  Runyan   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Florie   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Brocail   0.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Duran   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
18
11
10
3
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  W (1-0) 6.0 8 4 4 1 6
  Tatis   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Lopez   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Mecir   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
5
7

  E–Casanova (1), Arrojo (1).  2B–Detroit Clark (1,off Arrojo); Gonzalez (2,off Arrojo), Tampa Bay Boggs (1,off Moehler); McGriff (1,off Moehler); McCracken (1,off Brocail).  3B–Tampa Bay Stocker (1,off Moehler).  HR–Tampa Bay Butler (1,7th inning off Florie 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Roberts (1,by Arrojo); Easley (1,by Hernandez).  SB–Hunter (1,2nd base off Mecir/Flaherty); McCracken (1,3rd base off Runyan/Casanova); Cairo (1,2nd base off Runyan/Casanova).  CS–Ripken (1,2nd base by Arrojo/Flaherty).  WP–Brocail (1).  HBP–Arrojo (1,Roberts); Hernandez (1,Easley).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:32.  A–30,109.
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