Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
June 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 4 0 1 0
Jefferson dh 5 1 3 0
Garciaparra ss 5 1 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 1 1 2
O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg c 4 2 3 1
Merloni 2b 4 0 1 1
Bragg rf 3 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Barkley p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 3 1 1 0
Martinez rf 4 0 1 2
Boggs 3b 2 2 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 1 1 0
Sorrento dh 2 1 1 2
Flaherty c 4 0 1 2
Butler lf 4 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 4 2 2 0
Stocker ss 3 1 1 1
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 9 8
Boston 000 102 2005100
Tampa Bay 001 230 20x892
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (8-5) 4.0 7 6 6 0 0
  Barkley   2.2 1 2 2 3 0
  Corsi   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
4
1
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W (2-0) 5.2 7 3 3 2 3
  Lopez   0.2 3 2 1 0 0
  Aldred   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Yan   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
6

  E–Martinez (1), Cairo (8).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  PB–Flaherty 2 (2).  2B–Boston Hatteberg (10,off Santana); Garciaparra (12,off Lopez), Tampa Bay Martinez (10,off Saberhagen).  3B–Tampa Bay Cairo (2,off Saberhagen).  HR–Boston Hatteberg (7,4th inning off Santana 0 on, 2 out); Vaughn (21,6th inning off Santana 0 on, 0 out), Tampa Bay Sorrento (9,4th inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Stocker (2,off Saberhagen); Boggs (1,off Barkley).  HBP–McCracken (1,by Saberhagen).  SB–McCracken (8,2nd base off Saberhagen/Hatteberg); Martinez (7,3rd base off Barkley/Hatteberg).  CS–McCracken (5,2nd base by Corsi/Hatteberg).  HBP–Saberhagen (3,McCracken).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:04.  A–41,169.
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