Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Texas Rangers
June 23, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 2000 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Texas Rangers 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 3 1 2 2
McCracken lf 5 0 0 0
Trammell rf 4 0 2 0
  Guillen J. pr,rf 1 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 0 0
Flaherty c 5 1 2 0
Cox dh 4 2 1 1
Smith 2b 4 2 3 3
Guillen O. 3b 4 1 2 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 1
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 3 2 2 1
Greer lf 4 0 2 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 1
Segui dh 4 0 0 0
Martinez rf 2 0 0 0
  Curtis ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Lamb 3b 4 0 0 0
Kapler cf 4 1 1 0
Clayton ss 3 1 1 2
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Zimmerman p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Tampa Bay 100 000 4207130
Texas 100 030 000490
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle  W (1-2) 6.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Guthrie   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Mecir   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  L (7-7) 6.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Zimmerman   1.2 6 2 2 0 0
  Cordero   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 2.  2B–Tampa Bay Cox (3,off Helling), Texas Greer (10,off Mecir).  HR–Tampa Bay Williams (8,1st inning off Helling 0 on, 0 out); Smith (2,8th inning off Zimmerman 1 on, 1 out), Texas Clayton (11,5th inning off Lidle 1 on, 2 out); Alicea (3,5th inning off Lidle 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Williams (3,off Zimmerman).  SB–F Martinez (6,2nd base off Zimmerman/Rodriguez).  WP–Guthrie (3).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:54.  A–42,336.
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