Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Cleveland Indians
September 4, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2000 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 1, Cleveland Indians 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 0 0
Cox rf 3 1 3 1
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 0
Vaughn dh 4 0 0 0
Huff 3b 4 0 0 0
Flaherty c 4 0 1 0
Tyner lf 3 0 2 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 1 2 0
Ramirez rf 3 0 2 0
  Cabrera pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Thome 1b 5 0 1 2
Segui dh 4 1 2 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 1
Branyan lf 4 0 2 1
  Roberts lf 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 13 5
Tampa Bay 000 000 010172
Cleveland 020 000 30x5130
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez  L (11-10) 3.0 8 2 2 0 1
  Creek   3.1 3 1 1 1 2
  Fiore   0.2 2 2 2 2 0
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (13-6) 7.2 7 1 1 2 4
  Shuey   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
6

  E–Cox (6), Huff (3).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Cox 2 (15,off Burba 2), Cleveland M Ramirez 2 (25,off Lopez,off Creek).  3B–Cleveland Fryman (3,off Lopez); Branyan (1,off Creek).  HR–Tampa Bay Cox (9,8th inning off Burba 0 on, 2 out).  SH–F Martinez (8,off Burba).  HBP–Diaz (8,by Creek); Cabrera (1,by Wheeler).  IBB–M Ramirez (8,by Fiore); R Alomar (4,by Wheeler).  SB–Vizquel (18,2nd base off Fiore/Flaherty).  CS–R Alomar (3,2nd base by Lopez/Flaherty); Diaz (2,2nd base by Creek/Flaherty).  WP–Lopez (4), Creek (3), Fiore (1), Wheeler (1), Burba (6).  HBP–Creek (2,Diaz); Wheeler (2,Cabrera).  IBB–Fiore (1,M Ramirez); Wheeler (1,R Alomar).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:09.  A–42,628.
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