Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Seattle Mariners
May 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1998 at Kingdome. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Martinez rf 5 0 1 0
McCracken cf 4 0 2 0
Boggs 3b 5 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 5 1 3 0
Kelly lf 4 1 3 0
Sorrento dh 4 0 1 0
  Winn pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Flaherty c 3 1 1 2
Stocker ss 3 0 0 1
Cairo 2b 3 1 2 2
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Segui 1b 4 1 0 0
Martinez dh 2 1 2 0
Hill lf 4 0 1 1
Davis 3b 3 0 0 0
Ducey rf 4 0 3 1
Marzano c 4 0 1 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Tampa Bay 001 100 0305140
Seattle 010 000 010280
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (2-1) 6.0 4 1 1 3 2
  Lopez   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Mecir   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Hernandez  SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (2-5) 7.1 11 4 4 0 4
  Timlin   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Fossas   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Tampa Bay McGriff (11,off Moyer); Flaherty (4,off Timlin), Seattle Martinez (16,off Johnson); Ducey (6,off Lopez).  HR–Tampa Bay Cairo (2,3rd inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Stocker (4,off Timlin); McCracken (5,off Fossas).  SF–Flaherty (1,off Moyer).  HBP–Cairo (2,by Moyer).  SB–Kelly (5,2nd base off Moyer/Marzano).  CS–McCracken (1,2nd base by Moyer/Marzano); Cairo (4,2nd base by Fossas/Marzano).  WP–Moyer 2 (2).  HBP–Moyer (6,Cairo).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:16.  A–29,522.
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