Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Boston Red Sox
April 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1999 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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 5, Boston Red Sox 8

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 1 2 2
Cairo 2b 3 0 1 1
  Boggs ph 1 0 0 0
Canseco dh 4 1 2 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Clyburn rf 4 1 1 1
McCracken lf 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 1 1 0
  Martinez ph 0 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 1 2 0
Saunders p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Duvall p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b 3 1 1 0
Lewis rf 5 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 1 3 1
Garciaparra ss 4 2 1 1
Stanley dh 2 1 0 0
O'Leary lf 3 1 1 1
Buford cf 2 1 2 3
Merloni 2b 3 0 1 0
Varitek c 4 1 2 1
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 11 7
Tampa Bay 000 130 100590
Boston 004 300 10x8111
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders  L (1-2) 3.0 6 5 5 5 1
  Lopez   2.2 3 2 2 4 0
  Duvall   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Yan   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
10
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (2-0) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Lowe   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Guthrie   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gordon   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Corsi   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
8

  E–Merloni (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2.  2B–Boston Varitek 2 (2,off Saunders,off Yan).  3B–Tampa Bay Winn (1,off Portugal).  HR–Tampa Bay Clyburn (2,4th inning off Portugal 0 on, 1 out); Canseco (5,5th inning off Portugal 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Cairo (1,off Portugal).  HBP–Martinez (1,by Corsi); Stanley (3,by Saunders).  SH–Merloni (1,off Yan).  IBB–Offerman (2,by Yan).  WP–Saunders 2 (2).  HBP–Saunders (1,Stanley); Corsi (1,Martinez).  IBB–Yan (1,Offerman).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:53.  A–26,799.
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