September 8, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 5
@ANA 0 NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 12
DET 6 BAL 5
@OAK 2 TBD 10
@SEA 0 TEX 7
KCR 6 LAD 6
@ARI 5
(11) COL 11
FLA 10 HOU 13
CIN 7 MON 6
ATL 3 PHI 16
NYM 4 PIT 8
MIL 7 SFG 5
@SDP 1 STL 6
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 20,679

Tuesday, September 8, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:55

Devil Rays

56-87

Won 1

5th, 45½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  5   3  2  0   10 15  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0

W: W Alvarez (6-13), L: M Suzuki (0-1)

Mariners

65-78

Lost 1

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     4   1   0   0    2   1  .302  .759   30    4   0   
W Boggs 3B                    5   3   2   0    1   2  .281  .745   21    0   1   
  D Silvestri 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
B Smith SS                    4   1   2   1    1   2  .293  .806   22    0   3   2B
F McGriff 1B                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .274  .798   13   10   0   HR
P Sorrento DH                 2   2   1   0    3   1  .226  .727   29    0   0   SB
Q McCracken LF                5   0   4   2    0   0  .290  .746   18    4   0   
J Flaherty C                  5   0   1   2    0   1  .215  .561   15    7   0   
R Butler RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .633   15    2   0   3B,2B
M Cairo 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .272  .684   13    0   2   2B

W Alvarez P                                                              0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  B Rekar P                                                              0   1
Totals                       40  10  15  10    7   8              176   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Smith (14, off M Suzuki); R Butler (3, off M Suzuki); M Cairo (23, off M Suzuki).

3B: R Butler (2, off M Suzuki).

HR: F McGriff (17, off M Suzuki; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: R Butler 5; F McGriff 5; Q McCracken 4; B Smith 3; M Cairo 2; W Boggs 2; P Sorrento; J Flaherty.

RBI: F McGriff 3 (73); J Flaherty 2 (23); Q McCracken 2 (56); R Butler (10); B Smith (50); M Cairo (40).

2-out RBI: R Butler; M Cairo; Q McCracken.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Sorrento (2, 2nd base off M Suzuki/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bell 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .721   18    2   3   2B
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .913    9    0   4   
K Griffey CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .994   10    0   1   
E Martinez DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .959   17    0   0   
  R Ibanez PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .825    7    0   0   
D Segui 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .835   11    8   0   
R Davis 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .765   12    3   1   
D Wilson C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .696   13    8   0   
C Gipson RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .582   13    5   1   
S Monahan LF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .675   15    1   0   

M Suzuki P                                                               0   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
  S Gajkowski P                                                          0   0
  A Lorraine P                                                           0   0
  D Holdridge P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   0   2   0    2   7              125   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Bell (23, off W Alvarez).

TB: D Bell 2; C Gipson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Gipson-R Davis.

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
W Alvarez, W (6-13)            7     2   0   0    2   5   0   4.54   25   93-55   33· 7·15    6·10· 2· 0     76    -     0.96   0.33
J Mecir                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.33    3   19-11    5· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Rekar                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    3   10-6     5· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   7   0          31  122-72   43·12·17    8·11· 3· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Suzuki, L (0-1)              5.2   9   5   5    2   6   1   5.25   27  107-64   41·11·12    6· 8· 5· 0     35    -     1.00  -0.15
P Spoljaric                    0.2   2   3   3    2   2   0   5.96    6   22-13    2· 6· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23  -0.02
S Gajkowski                    1     3   2   2    1   0   0  12.46    6   20-11   10· 0· 1    2· 0· 3· 0          3-2    0.04  -0.01
A Lorraine                     0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    8-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.01  -0.00
D Holdridge                    1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.40    5   17-9     8· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  10  10    7   8   1          47  174-100  64·17·19   12·10·10· 0          9-3

Balks: None.

WP: W Alvarez (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 20,679.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Seattle Mariners                     
1. R Winn               CF    1. D Bell               2B 
2. W Boggs              3B    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. B Smith              SS    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. P Sorrento           DH    5. D Segui              1B 
6. Q McCracken          LF    6. R Davis              3B 
7. J Flaherty           C     7. D Wilson             C  
8. R Butler             RF    8. C Gipson             RF 
9. M Cairo              2B    9. S Monahan            LF 

   W Alvarez            P        M Suzuki             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-0  12-  1   23%  85% F McGriff       M Suzuki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Boggs Scores; Smith Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  -2-  7  -12%  45% F McGriff       M Suzuki        Fly Ball Double Play: RF-3B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--  5    8%  63% B Smith         M Suzuki        Walk; Boggs to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  3    7%  57% B Smith         M Suzuki        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  56% R Butler        M Suzuki        Double to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  5   46%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   45%  B Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   50%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  F McGriff       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   46%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   47%  Q McCracken     Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   45%  J Flaherty      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  E Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  6   49%  D Segui         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   56%  R Butler        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   52%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   48%  R Winn          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Butler to 3B
   O      --3  5   44%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   40%  D Wilson        Walk
          1--  2   35%  C Gipson        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  5   40%  S Monahan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   45%  D Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  1   50%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   57%  B Smith         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   OO     -2-  7   45%  F McGriff       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-3B
          ---  8   47%  P Sorrento      Walk
          1--  3   49%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sorrento to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   40%  K Griffey       Walk
          1--      37%  E Martinez      Wild Pitch; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   45%  D Segui         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Griffey to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  R Davis         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  R Butler        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   45%  M Cairo         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   43%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   46%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   48%  C Gipson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  S Monahan       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mac Suzuki facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   55%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   63%  B Smith         Walk; Boggs to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   85%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Boggs Scores; Smith Scores
          ---  3   87%  P Sorrento      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      1--  8   85%  Q McCracken     Flyball: RF
          1--      86%  J Flaherty      Sorrento Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   91%  R Butler        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sorrento Scores
   R      --3  1   94%  M Cairo         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Butler Scores
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Mac Suzuki pitching
   O      -2-  3   93%  R Winn          Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   90%  D Bell          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   93%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   95%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   96%  E Martinez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   97%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  B Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   97%  F McGriff       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Boggs to 2B
          12-  6   98%  P Sorrento      Walk; Boggs to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   R      123  3   99%  Q McCracken     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Boggs Scores; McGriff to 3B; Sorrento to 2B
                  Steve Gajkowski replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
   RRO    123  1   99%  J Flaherty      Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Sorrento Scores; Flaherty to 2B/Adv on throw; McCracken out at 3B/CF-SS-2B-3B
   O      -2-  7   99%  R Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 8, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-8, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  100%  D Segui         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  R Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  D Wilson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 8, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Steve Gajkowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  R Winn          Walk
          1--  2  100%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive); Winn to 2B
   R      12-  2  100%  B Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Winn Scores; Boggs to 2B
                  Andrew Lorraine replaces Steve Gajkowski pitching
   O      12-  2  100%  F McGriff       Popfly: LF (Short LF)
          12-  5  100%  P Sorrento      Walk; Boggs to 3B; Smith to 2B
   R      123  1  100%  Q McCracken     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Boggs Scores; Smith to 3B; Sorrento to 2B
                  David Holdridge replaces Andrew Lorraine pitching
   O      123  3  100%  J Flaherty      Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 10, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-10, Jim Mecir facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Mecir replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
   O      ---  8  100%  C Gipson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  S Monahan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 10, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 10-0, David Holdridge facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  100%  R Butler        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  9  100%  R Winn          Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 10, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-10, Bryan Rekar facing 2-3-4
                  Bryan Rekar replaces Jim Mecir pitching; Dave Silvestri replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  K Griffey       Popfly: CF
                  Raul Ibanez pinch hits for Edgar Martinez batting 4th
   O      ---  7  100%  R Ibanez        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 10, Mariners 0.

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