Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Oakland Athletics
May 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Oakland Athletics 2

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn lf 3 1 0 0
McCracken cf 4 1 2 1
Boggs 3b 5 0 3 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Sorrento dh 5 1 1 1
Martinez rf 5 0 2 0
DiFelice c 4 0 1 0
Stocker ss 5 2 2 0
Cairo 2b 4 2 3 2
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0
Abbott ss 0 0 0 0
  Bournigal pr,ss 3 1 0 0
Grieve rf 4 0 0 0
Stairs dh 3 1 1 2
Giambi 1b 4 0 2 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Hinch c 3 0 1 0
Christenson cf 2 0 0 0
  Macfarlane ph 0 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Tampa Bay 002 011 1207141
Oakland 200 000 000263
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  W (7-3) 5.0 5 2 2 1 7
  Aldred   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lopez   1.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
11
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (4-5) 5.0 9 4 3 1 2
  Small   1.0 0 1 0 1 1
  Mohler   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Fetters   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
4
5

  E–Cairo (7), Blowers (4), Spiezio (6), Mohler (1).  DP–Oakland 1.  PB–Hinch (4).  2B–Tampa Bay Stocker (6,off Fetters), Oakland Giambi (8,off Aldred).  HR–Tampa Bay McCracken (3,5th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 2 out); Sorrento (5,6th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 0 out); Cairo (3,8th inning off Fetters 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Stairs (8,1st inning off Arrojo 1 on, 2 out).  SH–McCracken (6,off Candiotti); Difelice (2,off Small).  HBP–Abbott (1,by Arrojo); Hinch (2,by Hernandez).  CS–Martinez (4,2nd base by Candiotti/Hinch); Spiezio (2,2nd base by Arrojo/Difelice).  BK–Arrojo (1).  HBP–Arrojo (6,Abbott); Hernandez (3,Hinch).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:03.  A–9,801.
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