Anaheim Angels vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
April 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1998 at Tropicana Field. 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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Anaheim Angels 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1

Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad 1b 4 0 2 0
Hollins 3b 3 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 1
Fielder dh 4 1 2 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Nevin c 4 0 0 0
Mashore rf 3 0 1 1
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 0 0 0
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 5 1 1 0
Cairo 2b 2 0 1 0
Martinez rf 3 0 3 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 1
Sorrento dh 3 0 0 0
  Walton ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Smith 3b 1 0 0 0
Butler lf 3 0 1 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 7 1
Anaheim 001 001 000261
Tampa Bay 100 000 000171
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   3.0 4 1 1 2 1
  Olivares  W (1-0) 3.2 3 0 0 4 2
  Robertson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  James   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Percival  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
6
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  L (1-3) 7.0 6 2 2 3 4
  Yan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5

  E–Edmonds (1), Smith (4).  DP–Anaheim 2.  2B–Anaheim Fielder (5,off Springer); Erstad (9,off Springer), Tampa Bay McCracken (8,off McDowell).  HR–Anaheim Edmonds (3,3rd inning off Springer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hollins (1,off Springer); Cairo (1,off McDowell).  IBB–Edmonds (2,by Springer).  HBP–Smith (1,by Olivares).  SB–Mashore (1,2nd base off Springer/Difelice).  CS–Cairo (2,2nd base by McDowell/Nevin).  WP–McDowell (1).  HBP–Olivares (1,Smith).  IBB–Springer (1,Edmonds).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Martin Foster, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:47.  A–26,882.
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