Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 12, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 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 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 6 1 2 0
Vizquel ss 6 0 1 0
Justice dh 5 2 2 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 5 0 2 1
Giles lf 6 1 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 6 0 2 3
Fryman 3b 5 0 0 0
Bell 2b 4 0 0 0
  Dunston pr,2b 2 0 0 0
  Branson 2b 0 0 0 0
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 5 10 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Martinez rf 6 0 0 0
McCracken cf 6 1 3 0
Boggs 3b 2 1 0 0
  Cairo pr,2b 2 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 6 1 0 0
Sorrento dh 4 0 1 1
Kelly lf 5 1 0 0
Smith 2b,3b 5 0 3 2
  Ledesma pr,3b 1 1 1 0
DiFelice c 2 0 0 0
  Winn pr 0 0 0 0
  Flaherty c 2 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 1 2
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Santana p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 10 5
Cleveland 000 103 000 000 015104
Tampa Bay 400 000 000 000 026101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon   8.0 5 4 0 3 3
  Mesa   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Plunk   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Villone   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Jackson  L (0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
13.1
10
6
2
5
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   5.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Yan   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Mecir   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Lopez   3.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Santana  W (1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
14.0
10
5
5
8
9

  E–Vizquel (1), M Ramirez (4), Fryman (5), Colon (1), Cairo (4).  DP–Cleveland 3, Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Cleveland Justice (14,off Johnson); Alomar (7,off Yan); Lofton (9,off Lopez), Tampa Bay McCracken (13,off Colon).  3B–Cleveland Lofton (3,off Santana).  HR–Tampa Bay Stocker (5,14th inning off Jackson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lofton (1,off Mecir); Vizquel (2,off Lopez); Stocker (3,off Colon); Flaherty (3,off Plunk).  SF–M Ramirez (4,off Santana); Sorrento (2,off Colon).  IBB–Thome 3 (5,by Mecir,by Lopez,by Santana); Justice (3,by Santana); Stocker (1,by Plunk).  HBP–Difelice (1,by Colon).  WP–Colon (3), Johnson (1), Yan (2).  HBP–Colon (2,Difelice).  IBB–Plunk (1,Stocker); Mecir (2,Thome); Lopez (1,Thome); Santana 2 (3,Justice,Thome).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–4:43.  A–30,194.
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