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Devil Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on September 21, 1998 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Ted Hendry |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Quinton McCracken | Left Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Rich Butler | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Right Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Keith Mitchell | DH |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Devil Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 21, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Saberhagen
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Saberhagen
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Saberhagen
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Saberhagen
Sorrento strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Saunders
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Saunders
There goes Lewis. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Saunders
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Saunders
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Garciaparra vs. Saunders
Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Saunders
Buford strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Saberhagen
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin juggles the ball. That's an error on Valentin. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Saberhagen
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Saberhagen
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Saberhagen
Difelice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Saunders
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Saunders
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Saunders
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Saberhagen
Winn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Saberhagen
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
There goes Winn. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Garciaparra applying the tag. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Saunders
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Saunders
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Saunders
Valentin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Saunders
Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Saunders
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Saunders
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Ledesma fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Saberhagen
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Saberhagen
Sorrento hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Saberhagen
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Saberhagen
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cairo vs. Saberhagen
Cairo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Saunders
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Saunders
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Saunders
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. Varitek moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Benjamin vs. Saunders
Benjamin hits a line drive towards first. McGriff catches it and steps on first to double up Mitchell. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Saberhagen
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Saberhagen
Winn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Saberhagen
McCracken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Winn moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Saberhagen
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Winn scores. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Saberhagen
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sorrento vs. Saberhagen
Boggs is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Saberhagen
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Saunders
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Saunders
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Saunders
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Saberhagen
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Saberhagen
Butler hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Saberhagen
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Saunders
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Saunders
Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Saunders
O'Leary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Saunders
Varitek hits a line drive beyond second. Cairo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. O'Leary moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Saunders
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Leary scores. Varitek moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Benjamin vs. Saunders
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Varitek scores. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Lewis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Lowe
Derek Lowe now pitching.
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Lowe covering, for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Lowe
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Lowe
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Yan
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Yan
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Yan
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Yan
There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Cairo applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching. Bob Smith pinch hits for Wade Boggs.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Corsi
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corsi fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ledesma vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Gordon
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields the ball and throws to Gordon covering. Safe. Smith scores. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cairo vs. Gordon
Cairo hits a popup towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Yan
Bob Smith now playing third base.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Yan
O'Leary hits a line drive beyond first. McGriff can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Yan
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Gordon
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Mike Difelice.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Gordon
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Gordon
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1998, game 1 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Winn R, cf 4 1 1 0 Lewis D, rf 3 1 1 0
McCracken Q, lf 5 1 1 0 Valentin J, 3b 4 1 1 2
Boggs W, 3b 3 0 2 1 Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith B, ph-3b 0 1 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 3 0 1 0
McGriff F, 1b 3 0 2 1 Buford D, cf 4 0 0 0
Sorrento P, dh 4 0 1 0 O'Leary T, lf 4 1 2 0
Ledesma A, ss 4 0 1 0 Varitek J, c 3 1 1 0
Butler R, rf 4 0 1 1 Mitchell K, dh 2 0 1 1
Cairo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Benjamin M, 2b 3 0 1 1
Difelice M, c 3 0 0 0
Kelly M, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 30 4 9 4
Tampa Bay 000 020 010 -- 3
Boston 002 002 00x -- 4
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T (L) 5.2 7 4 4 4 7
Yan E 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 6.0 7 2 2 2 6
Lowe D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Swindell G* 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Corsi J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Gordon T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Valentin J
DP -- Tampa Bay 2
LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, Boston 6
2B -- Sorrento P
HR -- Valentin J
SB -- Lewis D
CS -- Winn R, Boggs W, Garciaparra N
T -- 3:00
A -- 0
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