Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Baltimore Orioles
May 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn rf 4 1 2 0
McCracken cf 2 0 0 1
Boggs dh 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Kelly lf 4 1 2 1
Ledesma 3b 4 1 2 0
DiFelice c 4 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 1 1
Cairo 2b 3 0 1 1
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Davis rf 3 1 1 1
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Carter dh 3 0 1 0
  Baines ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 1 0
Hoiles c 3 0 1 0
  Hammonds ph 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Tampa Bay 020 010 001491
Baltimore 000 001 000160
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  W (4-4) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key  L (4-2) 7.1 8 3 3 0 2
  Charlton   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
3

  E–Ledesma (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Ledesma (3,off Key).  3B–Tampa Bay Stocker (3,off Key); Winn (1,off Key).  HR–Tampa Bay Kelly (3,9th inning off Charlton 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Davis (7,6th inning off Alvarez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McCracken (4,off Key).  SF–McCracken (2,off Key).  HBP–Bordick (3,by Alvarez).  HBP–Alvarez (3,Bordick).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:33.  A–47,421.
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