Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Detroit Tigers
August 30, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10, Detroit Tigers 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 2 2 0
Boggs dh 4 1 0 0
Smith 3b 5 1 1 2
McGriff 1b 4 2 2 1
Kelly rf 5 2 2 2
McCracken lf 5 1 2 0
Ledesma ss 4 1 2 4
Flaherty c 4 0 1 1
Silvestri 2b 4 0 1 0
  Cairo 2b 0 0 0 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Catalanotto dh 5 1 2 0
Easley 2b,ss 2 1 0 0
Higginson rf 3 1 1 0
Clark 1b 3 1 2 2
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 2
Encarnacion cf 4 0 0 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
Siddall c 4 0 1 1
  Hunter pr 0 0 0 0
  Bako c 0 0 0 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 0 0 0 0
  Randa pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Tampa Bay 014 100 00410130
Detroit 000 000 050582
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  W (12-11) 7.0 3 0 0 4 5
  Mecir   0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Yan   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez  SV (23) 1.2 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
10
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Powell  L (3-5) 3.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Sager   4.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Anderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Runyan   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Brocail   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
3
5

  E–Higginson (6), Powell (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 3.  2B–Tampa Bay Ledesma (12,off Powell); Winn 2 (7,off Sager,off Runyan); McGriff (26,off Brocail), Detroit Clark (29,off Mecir); Gonzalez (31,off Yan).  HR–Tampa Bay Smith (9,3rd inning off Powell 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Ledesma (2,off Brocail).  HBP–Easley (14,by Arrojo).  HBP–Arrojo (17,Easley).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:50.  A–14,765.
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