Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 11, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 3 1 1 1
Justice dh 4 0 1 0
Thome 1b 4 0 1 1
Ramirez rf 3 0 1 0
Giles lf 3 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 0 0
Branson 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Martinez rf 3 2 1 1
McCracken cf 3 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 3 0 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Sorrento dh 4 1 3 0
  Winn pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Kelly lf 3 1 1 0
Flaherty c 3 0 0 1
Stocker ss 2 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 3 0 0 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 3
Cleveland 100 000 010251
Tampa Bay 100 012 00x471
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (3-4) 7.0 6 4 3 3 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
3
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  W (5-2) 8.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Hernandez  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
6

  E–Branson (3), Stocker (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Thome (17,off Arrojo); Lofton (8,off Arrojo), Tampa Bay McCracken (12,off Burba); Sorrento (11,off Burba).  HR–Tampa Bay Martinez (2,1st inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Vizquel (2,by Arrojo); Stocker (4,by Burba).  SH–McCracken (3,off Burba).  CS–Lofton (5,2nd base by Arrojo/Flaherty); Winn (1,2nd base by Jackson/Alomar).  SB–Kelly 2 (4,2nd base off Burba/Alomar,3rd base off Burba/Alomar).  HBP–Burba (2,Stocker); Arrojo (5,Vizquel).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:22.  A–30,334.
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