Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Anaheim Angels
April 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1998 at Edison International Stadium. The Anaheim Angels 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 0, Anaheim Angels 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 4 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 0 0
Walton lf 4 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Sorrento dh 3 0 1 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez rf 2 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 0 1 0
Gorecki p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad 1b 4 2 2 0
Hollins 3b 5 1 1 0
Salmon rf 4 1 1 2
Edmonds cf 3 0 2 1
Fielder dh 3 0 1 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Walbeck c 3 1 1 0
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 2 1
Finley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
Tampa Bay 000 000 000061
Anaheim 200 000 21x5110
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Gorecki  L (1-2) 5.0 4 2 2 3 0
  Lopez   2.0 4 2 0 1 1
  Tatis   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Carlson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
3
4
1
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  W (3-0) 9.0 6 0 0 0 8
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
8

  E–Difelice (1).  DP–Anaheim 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Walton (2,off Finley), Anaheim Erstad (6,off Lopez).  HR–Anaheim Salmon (6,1st inning off Gorecki 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Martinez (1,by Finley).  CS–Stocker (2,2nd base by Finley/Walbeck); Disarcina (2,2nd base by Gorecki/Difelice).  SB–Erstad (2,2nd base off Gorecki/Difelice).  HBP–Finley (1,Martinez).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:38.  A–31,516.
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