Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Detroit Tigers
April 18, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2002 at Comerica Park. 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 6, Detroit Tigers 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Tyner lf 5 0 0 0
Winn cf 5 0 2 0
Cox 1b 2 0 2 0
  Smith pr,1b 3 0 1 0
Grieve rf 5 1 2 0
Hall c 5 1 1 0
Vaughn dh 4 1 1 0
Abernathy 2b 4 2 2 1
Gomez ss 4 1 3 4
Escalona 3b 3 0 0 1
Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Magee cf 5 0 3 1
Fick rf 5 0 2 1
Higginson lf 5 0 0 0
Young 1b 5 0 1 0
Simon dh 4 1 1 0
Paquette 3b 4 1 1 1
Halter ss 2 0 2 0
Meluskey c 3 1 1 1
Salazar 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 0 1 0 0
  Macias 2b 1 0 0 0
Weaver p 0 0 0 0
  Perisho p 0 0 0 0
  Paniagua p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Tampa Bay 010 004 0106140
Detroit 020 000 2004112
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rupe  W (2-1) 6.1 8 4 4 1 3
  Creek   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Sosa   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Yan  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  L (0-3) 5.0 10 5 4 1 1
  Perisho   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Paniagua   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
5
1
1

  E–Young (4), Salazar (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Gomez 2 (5,off Weaver 2); Winn (5,off Weaver), Detroit Fick (5,off Rupe); Simon (2,off Rupe).  3B–Detroit Paquette (1,off Rupe).  HR–Tampa Bay Gomez (2,8th inning off Paniagua 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Escalona (1,off Perisho); Meluskey (1,off Rupe).  HBP–Halter (2,by Rupe).  CS–Abernathy (2,2nd base by Weaver/Meluskey).  HBP–Rupe (3,Halter).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Mark Barron.  T–3:05.  A–21,971.
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