Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 1 1 0
Green rf 5 2 3 2
Canseco dh 6 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 4 1 0 1
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 1 2 0
Fernandez 3b 5 1 1 2
  Evans 3b 0 0 0 0
Fletcher c 4 0 1 0
  Samuel pr 0 0 0 0
  Santiago c 2 0 1 2
Grebeck 2b 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Person p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
  Sinclair p 0 0 0 0
  Risley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 7 11 7
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 6 0 1 0
McCracken lf 5 1 3 0
Boggs 3b 2 0 1 0
  Smith pr,3b 4 0 2 0
McGriff dh 4 1 3 2
Sorrento 1b 6 0 0 0
Ledesma ss 6 1 2 0
Butler rf 5 2 1 2
Flaherty c 5 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Silvestri 2b 3 0 0 0
  Trammell ph 1 0 0 0
  Cairo pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 5 13 4
Toronto 120 002 000 0027112
Tampa Bay 001 200 011 0005130
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay   5.0 8 3 2 2 5
  Stieb   2.2 2 1 0 2 3
  Person   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Almanzar   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Sinclair   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Risley  W (2-4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
13
5
3
5
11
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo   1.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Springer   4.2 4 4 4 3 2
  Aldred   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Mecir   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Yan   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lopez  L (7-4) 2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
12.0
11
7
7
8
6

  E–Cruz (4), Gonzalez (15).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Tampa Bay McCracken (37,off Halladay).  3B–Toronto Green (4,off Springer).  HR–Toronto Fernandez (8,6th inning off Springer 1 on, 0 out), Tampa Bay Butler (7,4th inning off Halladay 1 on, 0 out); McGriff (19,9th inning off Person 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Delgado (12,by Lopez).  HBP–McCracken (3,by Person).  CS–Stewart (18,2nd base by Yan/Flaherty).  SB–Winn (26,2nd base off Halladay/Fletcher); Smith (5,2nd base off Halladay/Fletcher); Cairo (18,2nd base off Stieb/Santiago).  WP–Lopez (4).  HBP–Person (2,McCracken).  IBB–Lopez (4,Delgado).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–4:18.  A–32,183.
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