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Rangers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
June 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Texas Rangers, played on June 2, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Johnson |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 24,477 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Bob Smith | Second Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Randy Winn | Left Fielder |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
June 2, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Johnson
Goodwin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Johnson
Alicea hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Johnson
Greer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Witt
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCracken for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Witt
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Johnson
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Johnson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winn. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Stevens vs. Johnson
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Tatis vs. Johnson
Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Stevens scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Johnson
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Johnson
Alicea hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Santana
Julio Santana now pitching.
Greer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winn. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Witt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Witt
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Witt
Difelice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Witt
Stocker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Stocker reaches second base with a double. Difelice moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Winn vs. Witt
Winn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Santana
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martinez. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Santana
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. McCracken throws the ball in to Difelice who tags Clark who's trying to score from second, for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Santana
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Santana
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Witt
McCracken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Santana
Tatis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Santana
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Santana
Alicea strikes out. There goes Goodwin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Santana
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Witt
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Witt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Witt
Sorrento hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Difelice vs. Witt
Difelice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stocker vs. Witt
Stocker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sorrento scores. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Winn vs. Witt
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winn for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Santana
Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Santana
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Ruebel
Matt Ruebel now pitching.
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruebel covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Witt
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Witt
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Witt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ruebel
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Ruebel
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Ruebel
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Ruebel
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Ruebel
There goes Alicea. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Stocker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Witt
Sorrento hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Witt
Difelice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Difelice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stocker vs. Levine
Al Levine now pitching.
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Levine covering, for the out. Difelice moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winn vs. Levine
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Ruebel
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ruebel
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ruebel
Clark hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Ruebel
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Bailes
Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Bailes
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Bailes
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Lopez
Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens. Albie Lopez now pitching.
Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Lopez
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Lopez
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Lopez
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Hernandez
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Hernandez
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Mecir
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mecir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mecir
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Hernandez
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stocker for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Hernandez
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Hernandez
McCracken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Martinez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1998 -- Texas at Tampa Bay (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 5 0 2 0 McCracken Q, cf 4 0 1 0
Alicea L, 2b 5 1 2 3 Martinez D, rf 3 1 1 0
Greer R, lf 5 0 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez J, rf 5 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark W, 1b 3 2 3 1 Smith B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez I, c 4 1 2 0 Sorrento P, dh 4 1 1 0
Stevens L, dh 2 1 0 0 Difelice M, c 3 0 2 0
Simms M, ph 0 0 0 0 Stocker K, ss 4 0 2 1
Cedeno D, ss 3 1 0 1 Winn R, lf 4 0 0 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 1 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 34 3 9 3
Texas 060 010 000 -- 7
Tampa Bay 000 120 000 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (W) 5.1 7 3 3 4 3
Levine A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Bailes S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Hernandez X 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Wetteland J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 1.2 3 6 6 3 1
Santana J 3.0 5 1 1 0 3
Ruebel M 2.1 3 0 0 0 2
Lopez A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Mecir J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 6, Tampa Bay 8
2B -- Rodriguez I, Greer R, Stocker K, Clark W, Sorrento P, Difelice M, Martinez D
HR -- Alicea L, Clark W, Boggs W
SB -- Goodwin T
CS -- Alicea L
T -- 3:09
A -- 24477
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