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@ANA		11
0
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@BAL		1
2
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@MIN		3
2		 
(10)
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@OAK		3
7
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@SEA		6
12
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@TBD		2
8
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@TOR		2
9
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@ARI		5
3
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@ATL		4
5
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@CHC		1
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@CIN		1
3
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@FLA		6
2
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@HOU		5
3
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@NYM		6
7		 
(13)
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@STL		6
8
Saturday, April 4, 1998 6:35
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 36,599, Time of Game: 2:55
White Sox
2
2-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Devil Rays
8
3-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
L: Scott Eyre (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  0
Devil Rays      0  1  0   2  1  0   4  0  X    8 15  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .462 16 11 -0.080 0.93 0.010 -0.090 -0.2 4 2
Mike Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .867 13 7 -0.090 0.86 0.000 -0.090 -1.9 1 0
Frank Thomas 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .412 1.245 14 8 0.186 0.71 0.197 -0.011 2.5 6 1 HR,2B,SB
Albert Belle LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .133 .356 20 12 -0.092 0.96 0.036 -0.129 -1.3 2 0 CS
Robin Ventura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .438 1.188 20 12 -0.071 0.67 0.000 -0.071 -0.9 0 4
Ruben Sierra DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .856 19 11 -0.068 0.64 0.000 -0.068 -1.0
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .812 8 8 -0.064 0.81 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 2 0
Charlie O'Brien C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 6 4 0.011 0.47 0.029 -0.018 -0.1 4 2
Mike Caruso SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .733 4 3 0.015 0.86 0.049 -0.034 0.4 5 3
Scott Eyre P
   Tom Fordham P 1
   Carlos Castillo P 1
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 1 4 .219 .586 120 76 -0.253 0.78 0.321 -0.575 -3.1 24 14
2B: F Thomas (4, off R Hernandez).
HR: F Thomas (1, off D Springer; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: F Thomas 7; M Caruso 2; C O'Brien; R Durham.
RBI: F Thomas 2 (8).
2-out RBI: F Thomas.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. C O'Brien-R Durham; M Caruso; R Ventura-R Durham-F Thomas.
Baserunning
SB: F Thomas (1, 2nd base off D Springer/M Difelice).
CS: A Belle (1, 2nd base by D Springer/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Quinton McCracken CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .480 1.040 18 12 0.065 1.08 0.129 -0.065 0.6 3 0
Aaron Ledesma 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .667 18 11 -0.092 0.89 0.044 -0.136 -1.5 3 2 CS,GDP
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .872 20 12 -0.088 0.69 0.023 -0.111 -1.4 0 4
Fred McGriff 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .476 1.256 11 8 0.074 0.59 0.114 -0.040 0.7 8 0 HR
Bubba Trammell DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 .500 1.700 18 10 0.035 0.69 0.077 -0.042 0.5 CS
Rich Butler LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .500 1.600 23 10 0.134 1.09 0.160 -0.026 1.4 4 0 HR,SB
Kevin Stocker SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .596 13 6 -0.046 0.91 0.010 -0.056 -0.9 2 1
Dave Martinez RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .375 .849 14 9 0.023 1.08 0.124 -0.101 0.7 2 0 SB,CS
Mike Difelice C 2 1 1 4 2 1 .500 1.958 18 7 0.144 1.35 0.164 -0.021 3.3 4 1 HR
Dennis Springer P 1
   Jim Mecir P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 34 8 15 8 6 4 .441 1.231 153 85 0.249 0.93 0.845 -0.598 3.4 27 8
HR: F McGriff (1, off S Eyre; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Butler (2, off S Eyre; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Difelice (1, off C Castillo; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: F McGriff 5; M Difelice 4; R Butler 4; D Martinez 3; Q McCracken 3; A Ledesma 2; B Trammell 2; W Boggs.
GIDP: A Ledesma (1).
RBI: M Difelice 4 (7); R Butler (4); F McGriff (6); D Martinez (2); Q McCracken (3).
2-out RBI: M Difelice 4; D Martinez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Ledesma-F McGriff.
Baserunning
SB: R Butler (1, 2nd base off S Eyre/C O'Brien); D Martinez (1, 2nd base off S Eyre/C O'Brien).
CS: B Trammell (1, 2nd base by T Fordham POCS); D Martinez (1, 2nd base by T Fordham/C O'Brien); A Ledesma (1, 2nd base by S Eyre/C O'Brien).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott Eyre, L (0-1) 4.1 9 4 4 4 2 2 8.31 23 85 45 23 3 19 7 10 7 0 27 -0.197 1.25 -1.7
Tom Fordham 2.1 5 3 3 2 1 0 19.64 12 54 29 20 2 7 4 5 4 0 1 0 0.002 0.59 0.1
Carlos Castillo 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 5 14 11 7 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 2 -0.053 0.12 -1.8
Team Totals 8 15 8 8 6 4 3 9.00 40 153 85 50 6 29 13 17 12 0 27 3 2 -0.248 0.78 -3.4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Springer, W (1-0) 7.1 6 2 2 1 3 1 1.74 28 105 65 34 10 21 9 15 4 0 60 0.231 0.88 1.3
Jim Mecir 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.018 0.40 1.3
Roberto Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 4 14 10 7 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 1 2.00 33 120 76 42 12 22 10 18 6 0 60 2 0 0.252 0.93 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: D Springer (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: T Fordham (1; B Trammell, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Terry Craft.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 36,599.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R TBD R. Butler S. Eyre 12% 68% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHW F. Thomas D. Springer -12% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 0-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  R TBD M. Difelice S. Eyre 9% 67% Walk; McGriff Scores; Butler to 3B; Stocker to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R TBD Q. McCracken S. Eyre 9% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Difelice to 2B
b5 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TBD F. McGriff S. Eyre 8% 86% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW R. Durham D. Springer 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW M. Cameron D. Springer 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW F. Thomas D. Springer 1% 55% Popfly: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TBD Q. McCracken S. Eyre 3% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBD A. Ledesma S. Eyre -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; McCracken to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  OO TBD W. Boggs S. Eyre -7% 50% Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW A. Belle D. Springer -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Ventura D. Springer 6% 52% Belle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Ventura D. Springer 2% 54% Popfly: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW R. Sierra D. Springer 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD F. McGriff S. Eyre 4% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  TBD B. Trammell S. Eyre 5% 64% Walk; McGriff to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O TBD R. Butler S. Eyre -3% 62% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McGriff to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  TBD K. Stocker S. Eyre 2% 64% Butler Steals 2B
b2 0-0 1 -23 5,(3-1)  TBD K. Stocker S. Eyre 1% 65% Walk
b2 0-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  O TBD D. Martinez S. Eyre -7% 57% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  R TBD M. Difelice S. Eyre 9% 67% Walk; McGriff Scores; Butler to 3B; Stocker to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O TBD Q. McCracken S. Eyre -6% 60% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez D. Springer 3% 63% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW C. O'Brien D. Springer -3% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Caruso D. Springer 3% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHW R. Durham D. Springer 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TBD A. Ledesma S. Eyre 3% 70% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBD W. Boggs S. Eyre -5% 64% Ledesma Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TBD W. Boggs S. Eyre 2% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBD F. McGriff S. Eyre -3% 64% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TBD B. Trammell S. Eyre -2% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW M. Cameron D. Springer 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHW F. Thomas D. Springer -12% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW A. Belle D. Springer 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura D. Springer 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R TBD R. Butler S. Eyre 12% 68% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b4 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD K. Stocker S. Eyre -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TBD D. Martinez S. Eyre 2% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBD M. Difelice S. Eyre 2% 70% Martinez Steals 2B
b4 2-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  TBD M. Difelice S. Eyre 2% 71% Walk
b4 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R TBD Q. McCracken S. Eyre 9% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Difelice to 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TBD A. Ledesma S. Eyre -6% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Devil Rays 3.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW R. Sierra D. Springer 3% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez D. Springer 2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t5 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. O'Brien D. Springer 1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Devil Rays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 3-4-5
b5 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD W. Boggs S. Eyre -2% 79% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TBD F. McGriff S. Eyre 8% 86% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b5 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD B. Trammell S. Eyre 1% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Tom Fordham replaces Scott Eyre pitching
b5 4-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O TBD R. Butler T. Fordham -2% 86% Trammell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b5 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD R. Butler T. Fordham 1% 86% Walk
b5 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBD K. Stocker T. Fordham -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Devil Rays 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 9-1-2
t6 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW M. Caruso D. Springer -4% 81% Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t6 1-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Durham D. Springer 4% 85% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t6 1-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW M. Cameron D. Springer 3% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B; Caruso to 2B
t6 1-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  CHW F. Thomas D. Springer -0% 87% Wild Pitch; Caruso to 3B
t6 1-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R CHW F. Thomas D. Springer -7% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Caruso Scores
t6 2-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHW A. Belle D. Springer -1% 79% Thomas Steals 2B
t6 2-4 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O CHW A. Belle D. Springer 4% 84% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Tom Fordham facing 8-9-1
b6 4-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD D. Martinez T. Fordham 2% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 4-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO TBD M. Difelice T. Fordham -5% 81% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Martinez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b6 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD Q. McCracken T. Fordham 1% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 4-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  TBD A. Ledesma T. Fordham 1% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); McCracken to 2B
b6 4-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Fordham -3% 80% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 4.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 5-6-7
t7 2-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura D. Springer 4% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Sierra D. Springer 3% 86% Lineout: P (P's Right)
t7 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez D. Springer 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Tom Fordham facing 4-5-6
b7 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Fordham -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TBD B. Trammell T. Fordham 1% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 4-2 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  TBD R. Butler T. Fordham 2% 90% Walk; Trammell to 2B
b7 4-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O TBD K. Stocker T. Fordham -2% 87% Flyball: LF
b7 4-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R TBD D. Martinez T. Fordham 6% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive); Trammell Scores; Butler to 3B; Martinez to 2B/Adv on throw
Carlos Castillo replaces Tom Fordham pitching
b7 5-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RRR TBD M. Difelice C. Castillo 5% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler Scores; Martinez Scores
b7 8-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken C. Castillo -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 8.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 8-9-1
t8 2-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. O'Brien D. Springer 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW M. Caruso D. Springer -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t8 2-8 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHW R. Durham D. Springer -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Caruso to 3B
Jim Mecir replaces Dennis Springer pitching
t8 2-8 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO CHW M. Cameron J. Mecir 2% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 8-2, White Sox' Carlos Castillo facing 2-3-4
b8 8-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma C. Castillo -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD W. Boggs C. Castillo -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD F. McGriff C. Castillo -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 8.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Devil Rays' Roberto Hernandez facing 3-4-5
Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching
t9 2-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW F. Thomas R. Hernandez -0% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t9 2-8 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Belle R. Hernandez 0% 100% Popfly: 1B (Weak SS-2B)
t9 2-8 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Ventura R. Hernandez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Thomas to 3B
t9 2-8 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Sierra R. Hernandez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 8.

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