Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Cleveland Indians
May 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians 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 5, Cleveland Indians 7

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 5 1 2 1
Martinez dh 3 1 1 0
Kelly rf 5 1 2 1
Sorrento 1b 5 0 1 1
Walton lf 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
DiFelice c 4 0 1 0
Stocker ss 3 1 2 1
Cairo 2b 3 1 0 0
Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 2 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 2 2
Justice dh 3 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 5 0 1 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Giles lf 3 2 2 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 3
Borders c 1 1 0 0
Bell 2b 3 1 1 1
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 7 11 7
Tampa Bay 000 400 0105100
Cleveland 000 501 10x7112
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Springer  L (1-4) 3.2 6 5 5 5 0
  Carlson   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Tatis   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Mecir   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
11
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon  W (2-1) 7.0 8 4 3 4 6
  Plunk   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Assenmacher   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
5
8

  E–M Ramirez (3), Bell (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Tampa Bay McCracken (9,off Colon); Sorrento (10,off Colon), Cleveland Bell (1,off Springer); Vizquel (5,off Springer).  3B–Tampa Bay McCracken (2,off Colon).  HR–Tampa Bay Stocker (2,8th inning off Plunk 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Fryman (3,4th inning off Springer 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Martinez (1,by Colon); Thome (1,by Hernandez).  SH–Borders (1,off Carlson).  SF–Bell (1,off Carlson).  HBP–Borders (1,by Springer).  SB–Kelly (2,2nd base off Colon/Borders); Lofton (11,2nd base off Springer/Difelice).  CS–Lofton (3,2nd base by Springer/Difelice); Giles (2,2nd base by Springer/Difelice).  HBP–Springer (2,Borders).  IBB–Hernandez (2,Thome); Colon (1,Martinez).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:25.  A–42,712.
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