Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn rf 4 1 1 0
  Mecir p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 4 1 3 0
McCracken cf 5 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 5 1 3 3
Boggs 3b 3 0 0 0
  Smith pr,3b 0 0 0 0
DiFelice c 5 0 0 0
Butler lf 4 1 1 0
Stocker ss 4 1 2 0
Springer p 0 0 0 0
  White p 1 0 1 0
  Ledesma ph 1 0 1 2
  Lopez p 1 0 0 0
  Martinez rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 4 1 1 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 2 1
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Rolen ph 1 0 0 0
  Leiter p 0 0 0 0
Jordan 3b 5 0 2 1
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0
Abreu rf 5 0 0 0
Lewis 2b 5 0 1 0
Parent c 4 1 2 0
Relaford ss 4 0 1 0
Portugal p 2 1 1 1
  Sefcik ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 4 11 3
Tampa Bay 200 200 1005131
Philadelphia 130 000 0004112
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Springer   1.1 4 4 3 2 0
  White   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Lopez  W (4-2) 3.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Mecir   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  SV (17) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   6.0 8 4 4 0 4
  Gomes  L (6-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Perez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Leiter   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
5

  E–Winn (1), Jordan (1), Abreu (5).  PB–Difelice (7).  2B–Tampa Bay Ledesma (6,off Portugal); Cairo (10,off Portugal); McCracken (19,off Leiter), Philadelphia Parent (2,off Springer); Jordan (9,off White); Sefcik (3,off Mecir).  HR–Tampa Bay McGriff (8,1st inning off Portugal 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Cairo (7,off Gomes).  IBB–Boggs (2,by Gomes).  SB–Cairo (4,2nd base off Portugal/Parent); Stocker (2,2nd base off Perez/Parent).  IBB–Gomes (1,Boggs).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–3:02.  A–25,157.
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