Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 1 0
Segui 1b 3 1 1 0
Martinez dh 4 1 2 3
Hill lf 4 1 1 1
  Amaral pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Davis 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Ducey rf 2 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Gajkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 5 0 2 0
Cairo 2b 5 0 1 0
Boggs dh 4 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 2 0
Kelly lf 4 0 0 0
Martinez rf 4 1 2 0
Smith 3b 3 0 1 0
  Winn ph 1 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
  Sorrento ph 1 1 1 2
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Ruebel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Seattle 301 100 000590
Tampa Bay 000 000 0022111
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (3-5) 8.0 8 0 0 1 4
  Gajkowski   0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Ayala   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
5
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (2-2) 3.2 7 5 5 0 2
  Santana   3.1 1 0 0 3 3
  Yan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ruebel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–Smith (5).  DP–Seattle 1, Tampa Bay 1.  HR–Seattle Martinez (8,1st inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (20,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out); Hill (9,4th inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out), Tampa Bay Sorrento (6,9th inning off Gajkowski 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Rodriguez (8,2nd base off Santana/Difelice); Amaral (4,2nd base off Yan/Difelice).  WP–Ayala 2 (3).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:51.  A–27,017.
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