Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Cleveland Indians
August 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2, Cleveland Indians 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 0 0 0
Boggs dh 5 1 3 0
Smith 3b 5 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Sorrento rf 2 0 0 0
  Ledesma ph,ss 2 1 0 0
McCracken lf 4 0 2 1
Cairo 2b 4 0 2 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 0 1 0
  Trammell ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Rekar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 1 1
Lovullo 2b 3 0 1 0
  Bell 2b 0 0 0 1
Giles lf 3 0 1 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 1 1 0
Sexson 1b 4 1 2 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 2 0 1 1
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 3
Tampa Bay 100 000 0102111
Cleveland 010 200 10x483
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar  L (1-5) 8.0 8 4 1 2 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
1
2
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (5-6) 6.0 8 1 1 3 4
  Martin   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Shuey   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
1
4
7

  E–Rekar (2), Lovullo (1), Giles (4), Sexson (3).  DP–Tampa Bay 1, Cleveland 2.  PB–Difelice 2 (12).  2B–Tampa Bay Boggs (19,off Jackson).  3B–Cleveland Lofton (6,off Rekar).  SF–Lofton (6,off Rekar); Bell (5,off Rekar).  SB–Stocker (5,2nd base off Gooden/Alomar).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:52.  A–42,967.
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