May 18, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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TBD 6
@BAL 3 OAK 14
@CHW 0 DET 11
ANA 2 SEA 9
@TOR 4 ARI 9
PIT 2 COL 8
MIL 5 ATL 4
@HOU 0 FLA 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 45,033

Monday, May 18, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:22

Devil Rays

20-22

Won 4

3rd, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      1  0  1   3  0  0   0  1  0    6 10  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    3  6  0

W: A Lopez (1-1), L: D Drabek (3-5), S: R Hernandez (7)

Orioles

20-23

Lost 5

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez RF                 4   0   1   2    1   1  .272  .727   30    3   0   SB
Q McCracken CF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .331  .826   35    1   0   SB
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .802   20    1   4   SB
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .279  .803   14   15   0   
P Sorrento DH                 4   1   0   0    0   3  .248  .741   21    0   0   HBP
J Flaherty C                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .161  .493   16    4   1   
A Ledesma 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .367  .884    8    1   4   SH
K Stocker SS                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .234  .761   14    1   4   2B,HBP
R Winn LF                     3   1   3   1    1   0  .636 1.485   27    1   0   SB,CS

T Saunders P                                                             0   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   1
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       34   6  10   6    4   6              185   27  16

BATTING

2B: K Stocker (4, off B Munoz).

SH: A Ledesma (2, off B Munoz).

HBP: P Sorrento (2, by D Drabek); K Stocker (5, by D Drabek).

TB: R Winn 3; K Stocker 2; F McGriff; W Boggs; J Flaherty; Q McCracken; D Martinez; A Ledesma.

RBI: D Martinez 2 (11); F McGriff (30); K Stocker (13); Q McCracken (18); R Winn (1).

2-out RBI: D Martinez 2; F McGriff; R Winn.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Boggs-F McGriff.

E: J Flaherty (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Winn (1, 2nd base off D Drabek/L Webster); Q McCracken (7, 2nd base off D Drabek/L Webster); W Boggs (1, 2nd base off A Rhodes/L Webster); D Martinez (4, 2nd base off D Drabek/L Webster).

CS: R Winn (2, 2nd base by A Rhodes/L Webster).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 5   1   2   1    0   2  .132  .524   21    2   0   2B,SB
J Hammonds LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .825   15    3   1   
R Alomar 2B                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .289  .773   20    2   6   
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .838   18   11   1   HBP
E Davis DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .962   13    0   0   HBP
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .660    8    0   1   
J Carter RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .715   17    2   0   
L Webster C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .779   12    6   1   
  B Surhoff PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .746    4    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .272  .802   13    1   2   
  H Baines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .771    2    0   0   

D Drabek P                                                               0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  B Munoz P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    3   5              143   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Anderson (2, off T Saunders).

HBP: E Davis (2, by T Saunders); R Palmeiro (3, by T Saunders).

TB: B Anderson 3; J Hammonds; R Alomar; L Webster; M Bordick.

RBI: J Hammonds (14); R Alomar (13); B Anderson (12).

2-out RBI: R Alomar.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (4, 2nd base off A Lopez/J Flaherty).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Saunders                     4.2   4   2   2    3   4   0   3.81   22   88-53   30· 8·15    5· 2· 6· 0     49    -     0.96   0.05
A Lopez, W (1-1)               3.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.24   12   43-28   17· 4· 7    6· 2· 3· 0          3-0    1.20   0.20
R Hernandez, S (7)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.85    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   5   0          37  141-87   51·12·24   14· 4· 9· 0          3-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, L (3-5)              4     6   5   5    1   1   0   6.65   20   78-48   34· 3·13    7· 4· 5· 0     30    -     0.95  -0.23
A Rhodes                       3     2   0   0    2   4   0   3.81   12   56-35   21· 6· 8    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.07
B Munoz                        0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   6.75    4   15-8     7· 1· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.08
J Orosco                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.35    5   18-9     5· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.31   0.04
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   6   0          41  167-100  67·11·24   12· 9· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Saunders 2 (4; E Davis, R Palmeiro); D Drabek 2 (3; P Sorrento, K Stocker).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 45,033.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Baltimore Orioles                    
1. D Martinez           RF    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. Q McCracken          CF    2. J Hammonds           LF 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. R Alomar             2B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. R Palmeiro           1B 
5. P Sorrento           DH    5. E Davis              DH 
6. J Flaherty           C     6. C Ripken             3B 
7. A Ledesma            2B    7. J Carter             RF 
8. K Stocker            SS    8. L Webster            C  
9. R Winn               LF    9. M Bordick            SS 

   T Saunders           P        D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  5-0  12-  1  -10%  79% B Anderson      T Saunders      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Webster Scores; Bordick to 3B
   t 4   2  0-3  123  4   10%  91% D Martinez      D Drabek        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ledesma Scores; Stocker Scores; Winn to 3B
   b 5   2  5-2  123  3    9%  85% E Davis         A Lopez         Flyball: 1B (2B-1B)
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  1    8%  59% C Ripken        T Saunders      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  4    8%  57% F McGriff       D Drabek        Single to CF (Line Drive); McCracken Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  9   50%  Q McCracken     Walk
          1--      52%  W Boggs         McCracken Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   49%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); McCracken to 3B
   R      --3  4   57%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive); McCracken Scores
   O      1--  5   55%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Saunders facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   59%  J Hammonds      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   57%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  4   60%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   58%  J Flaherty      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   56%  A Ledesma       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   55%  K Stocker       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Saunders facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   51%  E Davis         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   59%  C Ripken        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   61%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   64%  R Winn          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--      66%  D Martinez      Winn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   62%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   RO     -2-  9   67%  Q McCracken     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Winn Scores; McCracken out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Saunders facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   69%  L Webster       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   66%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   67%  J Hammonds      Single to CF (Line Drive); Bordick to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   72%  P Sorrento      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   70%  J Flaherty      Flyball: RF
          1--  3   71%  A Ledesma       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sorrento to 2B
          12-  2   74%  K Stocker       Hit By Pitch; Sorrento to 3B; Ledesma to 2B
   R      123  2   81%  R Winn          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sorrento Scores; Ledesma to 3B; Stocker to 2B
   RR     123  4   91%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ledesma Scores; Stocker Scores; Winn to 3B
          1-3      91%  Q McCracken     Martinez Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   90%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Tony Saunders facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   91%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  E Davis         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   93%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Arthur Rhodes facing 3-4-5
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Doug Drabek pitching
          ---  5   94%  W Boggs         Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   93%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   92%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      93%  J Flaherty      Boggs Steals 2B
          -2-  5   93%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   92%  A Ledesma       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Tony Saunders facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   93%  J Carter        Lineout: LF
          ---  4   91%  L Webster       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   89%  M Bordick       Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Webster to 2B
   R      12-  1   79%  B Anderson      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Webster Scores; Bordick to 3B
   RO     -23  2   82%  J Hammonds      Groundout: SS-1B; Bordick Scores; Anderson to 3B
          --3  8   80%  R Alomar        Walk
          1-3  7   76%  R Palmeiro      Hit By Pitch; Alomar to 2B
                  Albie Lopez replaces Tony Saunders pitching
   O      123  3   85%  E Davis         Flyball: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Arthur Rhodes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   84%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
          --- 11   85%  R Winn          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--      83%  D Martinez      Winn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  7   84%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  Q McCracken     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Albie Lopez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   85%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   87%  J Carter        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   89%  L Webster       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Arthur Rhodes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   87%  W Boggs         Flyball: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   87%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   86%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Albie Lopez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   89%  M Bordick       Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  7   86%  B Anderson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      83%  J Hammonds      Anderson Steals 2B; Anderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  4   89%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3  2   81%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Anderson Scores
   O      1--  2   85%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bobby Munoz facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Munoz replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
          ---  3   87%  J Flaherty      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   87%  A Ledesma       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Deep SS-2B); Flaherty to 2B
   R      -2-  4   93%  K Stocker       Double to CF (Line Drive); Flaherty Scores
          -2-  7   93%  R Winn          Walk
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Bobby Munoz pitching
   O      12-  5   92%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   90%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Albie Lopez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   93%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   96%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   96%  F McGriff       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   95%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Albie Lopez pitching; B.J. Surhoff pinch hits for Lenny Webster batting 8th
   O      ---  4   98%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Harold Baines pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  B Anderson      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Orioles 3.

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