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Devil Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 14, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on August 14, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 14, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rolando Arrojo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Haney |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 28,133 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: John Shulock 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: Rick Reed |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
Aaron Ledesma | DH |
Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Bubba Trammell | Left Fielder |
Mike Kelly | Right Fielder |
Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
John Flaherty | Catcher |
Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Hal Morris | First Baseman |
Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Terry Pendleton | DH |
Larry Sutton | Left Fielder |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Devil Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 14, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Haney
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Haney
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haney
Smith strikes out. Sweeney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Arrojo
Damon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Arrojo
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Arrojo
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Arrojo
There goes Offerman. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Arrojo
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morris tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Arrojo
Pendleton hits a popup into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Haney
McGriff hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Haney
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haney
Kelly hits a popup towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Arrojo
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Arrojo covering, for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Arrojo
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Arrojo
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Haney
Cairo hits a popup into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Haney
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Haney
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flaherty moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Winn vs. Haney
Winn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Arrojo
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrojo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Arrojo
Damon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Arrojo
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Arrojo
Offerman 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, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Arrojo
Palmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Arrojo
Pendleton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Haney
Ledesma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Haney
Smith takes first base on ball four. Ledesma moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Haney
McGriff hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Haney
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haney
Kelly hits a popup towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Haney
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Arrojo
Sutton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Sutton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Arrojo
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrojo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Arrojo
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sutton moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Arrojo
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sutton scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Arrojo
Damon hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Winn who is chasing the ball. Damon reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Morris vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Haney
Flaherty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Flaherty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stocker vs. Haney
Stocker strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Winn vs. Haney
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Haney
Ledesma hits a line drive into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. White
Offerman 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, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. White
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. White
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. White
Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haney
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Haney
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Haney
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Haney
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. White
Dye hits a line drive beyond short. Stocker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. White
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. White
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Damon vs. White
Damon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morris vs. White
Morris hits a line drive into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dye tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. White
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. White
Palmer hits a line drive beyond short. Stocker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Damon scores. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Springer
Dennis Springer now pitching.
The ball gets by Flaherty for a passed ball. Offerman moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Springer
Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Offerman scores. Palmer scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Springer
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Pittsley
Jim Pittsley now pitching. Sal Fasano now playing first base.
Cairo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Pittsley
Flaherty hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Pittsley
Stocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Winn vs. Pittsley
Winn hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Sutton who is chasing the ball. Winn reaches third base with a triple. Cairo scores. Stocker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ledesma vs. Pittsley
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Pittsley
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Byrdak
Trammell hits a line drive beyond short. Lopez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
McCracken vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching. Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Mike Kelly.
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Springer
Bubba Trammell now playing right field. Quinton McCracken now playing left field.
Dye hits a popup into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Springer
Sweeney is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Yan covering, for the out. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Yan
Damon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Yan
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Service
Cairo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fasano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Service
Flaherty strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Service
Stocker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Yan
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Yan
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Yan
Pendleton 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
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Service
Winn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Damon who is chasing the ball. Winn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Devil Rays, 7 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ledesma vs. Service
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Winn scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Service
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 8 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Service
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 9 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Service
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Kansas City (N) Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Winn R, cf 5 2 2 2 Damon J, cf 3 2 2 2 Ledesma A, dh 5 1 1 1 Morris H, 1b 2 1 0 1 Smith B, 3b 4 2 2 2 Fasano S, 1b 1 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 5 1 2 1 Offerman J, 2b 5 2 3 1 Trammell B, lf-rf 5 1 2 3 Palmer D, 3b 4 2 3 4 Kelly M, rf 3 0 0 0 Pendleton T, dh 5 0 1 2 McCracken Q, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Sutton L, lf 4 1 1 0 Cairo M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Dye J, rf 4 1 1 0 Flaherty J, c 4 0 2 0 Sweeney M, c 3 1 1 0 Stocker K, ss 4 1 1 0 Lopez M, ss 4 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 12 9 35 11 13 11 Tampa Bay 000 300 402 -- 9 Kansas City 103 205 00x -- 11 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Arrojo R (L) 3.2 7 6 6 1 3 White R 2.0 5 5 4 1 0 Springer D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Yan E 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Haney C (W) 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 Pittsley J 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 Byrdak T* 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 Service S (S) 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th LOB -- Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 6 2B -- Sutton L, Flaherty J, Smith B, Sweeney M 3B -- Damon J, Winn R 2 HR -- Damon J, Palmer D, Trammell B, Smith B, McGriff F SB -- Offerman J SF -- Palmer D, Morris H HBP -- by Springer D (Sweeney M) PB -- Flaherty J T -- 2:53 A -- 28133
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