May 25, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 6
@ANA 4 TOR 7
@BOS 5 NYY 12
@CHW 0 CLE 7
DET 4 OAK 8
TBD 2 SEA 12
BAL 4 MIN 9
@TEX 3 ARI 3
SDP 2 ATL 9
CHC 5 SFG 3
@CIN 1 LAD 4
@HOU 3
(10) PHI 5
@MON 3
(14) COL 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 13,199

Monday, May 25, 1998, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:49

Devil Rays

22-27

Lost 2

4th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2  5  1
Athletics       0  0  1   2  1  3   1  0  X    8 12  0

W: M Oquist (1-3), L: M Ruebel (0-1)

Athletics

21-28

Won 1

4th, 10 GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .669   13    0   0   
Q McCracken CF                3   1   2   1    0   0  .325  .805   14    2   1   2B,SF
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .767   10    1   2   GDP
F McGriff 1B                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .277  .783   18    7   0   SF
M Kelly LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .752   14    3   0   
P Sorrento DH                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .718   13    0   0   
J Flaherty C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .499    8    0   0   
  M Difelice C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .630   15    6   0   GDP
A Ledesma SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .323  .767   14    1   4   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .638   12    4   2   

M Ruebel P                                                               0   0
  J Santana P                                                            0   1
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2    1   7              131   24  10

BATTING

2B: Q McCracken (15, off B Groom).

SF: Q McCracken (3, off M Oquist); F McGriff (2, off B Groom).

TB: Q McCracken 3; F McGriff; M Kelly; A Ledesma.

GIDP: W Boggs (2); M Difelice (4).

RBI: F McGriff (33); Q McCracken (19).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Ledesma-M Cairo-F McGriff; A Ledesma-F McGriff.

E: M Cairo (6).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   0   3   1    0   0  .268  .742   15    3   0   SB
K Abbott SS                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .286  .724   22    2   2   
  R Bournigal SS              1   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .571    3    0   2   
B Grieve RF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .315  .932   19    1   0   HBP,GDP
M Blowers 3B                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .278  .798   17    0   0   GDP
  M Bellhorn 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472         0   0   
M Macfarlane C                4   2   2   3    0   0  .288  .871    9    6   1   2·HR
M Stairs DH                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .324 1.000   18    0   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .271  .770   18    1   6   HR
J Voigt 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .163  .465   19   10   0   SH
R Christenson CF              3   1   0   1    1   1  .245  .680   21    4   0   

M Oquist P                                                               0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   8  12   7    4   4              161   27  11

BATTING

HR: S Spiezio (6, off M Ruebel; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Macfarlane 2 (3, off J Santana, off M Ruebel; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: J Voigt (1, off J Santana).

HBP: B Grieve (7, by E Yan).

TB: M Macfarlane 8; S Spiezio 5; M Stairs 3; R Henderson 3; J Voigt; R Bournigal.

GIDP: M Blowers (4); B Grieve (5).

RBI: M Macfarlane 3 (8); R Christenson (3); S Spiezio (26); R Henderson (17); M Stairs (33).

2-out RBI: M Macfarlane 2; R Henderson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Bournigal-S Spiezio-J Voigt; S Spiezio-K Abbott-J Voigt.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (17, 2nd base off E Yan/M Difelice).

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
M Ruebel, L (0-1)              4.1   6   4   3    3   2   2   6.23   21   85-50   32· 3·15    9· 3· 4· 0     36    -     0.71  -0.17
J Santana                      1.1   4   3   3    0   0   1   4.50    7   26-13   11· 0· 2    4· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.30  -0.04
E Yan                          1.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   3.38    7   35-23   14· 3· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.05  -0.00
J Mecir                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.92    4   13-9     3· 1· 5    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   7    4   4   3          39  159-95   60· 7·28   14· 7· 9· 0          3-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Oquist, W (1-3)              8     4   1   1    1   6   0   4.86   28  118-76   44· 6·26   10· 5· 6· 0     75    -     0.77   0.28
B Groom                        1     1   1   1    0   1   0   4.74    4   10-9     6· 1· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   7   0          32  128-85   50· 7·28   11· 5· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Oquist (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: E Yan (1; B Grieve).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 13,199.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Martinez           RF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. Q McCracken          CF    2. K Abbott             SS 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. B Grieve             RF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. M Blowers            3B 
5. M Kelly              LF    5. M Macfarlane         C  
6. P Sorrento           DH    6. M Stairs             DH 
7. J Flaherty           C     7. S Spiezio            2B 
8. A Ledesma            SS    8. J Voigt              1B 
9. M Cairo              2B    9. R Christenson        CF 

   M Ruebel             P        M Oquist             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-1  1--  2   18%  84% M Macfarlane    M Ruebel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Blowers Scores/unER
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  3   11%  67% S Spiezio       M Ruebel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  3   10%  67% W Boggs         M Oquist        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   1  0-3  12-  2    5%  95% B Grieve        M Ruebel        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Christenson Scores/No RBI; Henderson to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  5   -5%  50% B Grieve        M Ruebel        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Oquist facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  Q McCracken     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   55%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Ruebel facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  R Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   55%  K Abbott        Lineout: LF
   OO     1--  5   50%  B Grieve        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Oquist facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   53%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
          1--      52%  J Flaherty      Wild Pitch; McGriff to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Ruebel facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Difelice replaces John Flaherty playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  7   53%  M Blowers       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  M Macfarlane    Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Oquist facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  A Ledesma       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   54%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Ruebel facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  3   67%  S Spiezio       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   65%  J Voigt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  R Christenson   Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   62%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Oquist facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   57%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   67%  W Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Ruebel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   66%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   66%  M Blowers       Walk
   RR     1--  2   84%  M Macfarlane    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Blowers Scores/unER
          ---  2   84%  M Stairs        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
          1--  6   85%  S Spiezio       Walk; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  4   83%  J Voigt         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Stairs out at Hm/CF-C; Spiezio to 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Oquist facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   85%  M Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   87%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  M Difelice      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Ruebel facing 9-1-2
          --- 10   89%  R Christenson   Walk
          1--  1   92%  R Henderson     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Christenson to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  K Abbott        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  2   95%  B Grieve        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Christenson Scores/No RBI; Henderson to 3B
                  Julio Santana replaces Matt Ruebel pitching
   OO     1-3  1   91%  M Blowers       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Oquist facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   88%  A Ledesma       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   90%  M Cairo         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ledesma to 2B
          -2-  2   87%  D Martinez      Fielder's Choice SS; Ledesma to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   88%  Q McCracken     Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Foul); Ledesma Scores
   O      1--  2   91%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Julio Santana facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   95%  M Macfarlane    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   96%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   96%  S Spiezio       Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  J Voigt         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Stairs to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
   RO     -23  4   97%  R Christenson   Groundout: 3B-1B; Stairs Scores
   R      -2-  6   98%  R Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiezio Scores
                  Esteban Yan replaces Julio Santana pitching
          1--      98%  K Abbott        Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Athletics 7.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Oquist facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Bournigal replaces Kurt Abbott playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  8   97%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  1   95%  M Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  7   97%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12- 11   99%  M Difelice      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Esteban Yan facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   99%  B Grieve        Hit By Pitch
          1--  4  100%  M Blowers       Walk; Grieve to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Grieve to 3B
   R      1-3  6  100%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Line Drive); Grieve Scores; Macfarlane to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  S Spiezio       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      12-  7  100%  J Voigt         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Athletics 8.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Mike Oquist facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Bellhorn replaces Mike Blowers playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ledesma       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Mecir facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Mecir replaces Esteban Yan pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  R Christenson   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  R Henderson     Popfly: 2B
          ---  3  100%  R Bournigal     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2  100%  B Grieve        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Athletics 8.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-8, Buddy Groom facing 2-3-4
                  Buddy Groom replaces Mike Oquist pitching
          ---  3  100%  Q McCracken     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B; McCracken to 3B
   RO     --3  1  100%  F McGriff       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McCracken Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  M Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Athletics 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation