Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
July 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 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 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis rf 5 0 1 1
Jefferson dh 1 0 0 0
  Cummings ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 2 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg c 3 2 1 0
Benjamin 2b 3 0 1 1
Buford cf 4 1 2 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 4 1 1 0
Boggs dh 4 1 1 1
McCracken lf 4 0 1 1
Martinez rf 4 0 1 1
Smith 3b 4 1 1 0
Sorrento 1b 4 1 4 1
Cairo 2b 3 0 1 1
DiFelice c 3 1 1 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
Rekar p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Boston 110 010 100480
Tampa Bay 000 013 0015112
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   5.1 7 4 4 0 2
  Corsi   2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Mahay  L (1-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Reyes   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
11
5
5
0
2
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar   6.0 5 3 2 2 2
  Mecir   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Lopez  W (5-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
3
3

  E–Winn (2), Cairo (9).  DP–Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Boston Buford (8,off Rekar); Lewis (15,off Rekar), Tampa Bay Sorrento (20,off Mahay).  3B–Boston Hatteberg (1,off Rekar).  HR–Tampa Bay Sorrento (13,5th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Benjamin (2,off Rekar).  SH–Cairo (9,off Corsi).  U-HP–Martin Foster, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:46.  A–27,310.
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