Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Chicago White Sox
July 29, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1998 at Comiskey Park II. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Chicago White Sox 2

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 3 3 1
McCracken lf 4 0 1 0
Smith 3b 5 1 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 1 0 0
Trammell dh 4 2 3 3
Kelly rf 3 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 2 2
DiFelice c 4 0 1 0
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Saunders p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 0 0 0
Abbott cf 2 0 0 0
Thomas dh 2 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 1 0
Cordero 1b 3 1 1 2
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0
Snopek ss 2 0 1 0
Machado c 3 0 0 0
Parque p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Tampa Bay 001 004 0117121
Chicago 000 200 000241
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders  W (3-9) 6.2 4 2 2 6 4
  Mecir   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
8
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parque  L (2-4) 5.2 8 5 2 2 2
  Castillo   2.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Foulke   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Eyre   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
4
3
4

  E–Smith (8), Ventura (11).  DP–Tampa Bay 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Trammell (7,off Parque), Chicago Ordonez (17,off Saunders).  HR–Tampa Bay Winn (1,3rd inning off Parque 0 on, 2 out); Trammell (5,8th inning off C Castillo 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Cordero (10,4th inning off Saunders 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Winn (14,2nd base off Parque/Machado); McCracken (13,2nd base off C Castillo/Machado).  CS–Trammell (2,2nd base by Parque/Machado); Kelly (5,Home by Parque/Machado).  WP–C Castillo (4).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:00.  A–17,387.
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