Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Detroit Tigers
April 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1, Detroit Tigers 3

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 4 0 2 0
Cairo 2b 5 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 3 0 3 1
  Smith pr,3b 1 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 0 0
Sorrento dh 3 0 0 0
Trammell lf 4 0 0 0
Martinez rf 3 0 1 0
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 3 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 3 1
Roberts dh 3 0 0 1
Higginson rf 2 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez lf 3 1 0 0
Easley 2b 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 1
Ripken ss 2 1 1 0
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Tampa Bay 000 010 0001101
Detroit 001 101 00x381
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  L (1-1) 5.2 8 3 3 2 3
  Tatis   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lopez   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler   4.1 6 1 1 3 4
  Runyan   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Florie  W (1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 1 4
  Brocail   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
5
10

  E–McGriff (1), Ripken (2).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Boggs (3,off Florie).  3B–Tampa Bay Stocker (2,off Moehler); Boggs (1,off Moehler), Detroit Hunter (1,off Arrojo).  HBP–Gonzalez (1,by Arrojo); Ripken (1,by Arrojo).  SB–McCracken (2,2nd base off Moehler/Casanova); Gonzalez (2,2nd base off Arrojo/Flaherty); Ripken (3,2nd base off Arrojo/Flaherty).  CS–Cairo (1,2nd base by Moehler/Casanova); Ripken (2,2nd base by Hernandez/Flaherty).  HBP–Arrojo 2 (3,Gonzalez,Ripken).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:16.  A–45,768.
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