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 BAL  6
DET  3
 MIN 10
KCR  1
 NYY  9
@OAK  7
(10)		 BOS 10
@SEA  5
 TBD  5
CHW  0
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 PHI  2
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MON  2
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Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 33,733

 Sunday, April 5, 1998, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:42
White Sox
0
2-3
Lost 2
3rd, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Devil Rays      0  0  2   1  2  0   0  0  X    5  8  0
W: Wilson Alvarez (1-1), L: Jason Bere (0-1)
 Devil Rays
5
4-2
Won 2
2nd, 1 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .383              1   3   
M Cameron CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .211  .792              4   1   CS
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.014              8   0   
A Belle DH                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .118  .390              0   0   CS
R Ventura 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .368 1.033              1   2   GDP
R Sierra LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .808              2   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .789              3   0   
C Snopek SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              2   1   GDP
C Kreuter C                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .286  .873              3   1   

J Bere P                                                                      0   0
  T Rizzo P                                                                   0   0
  M Karchner P                                                                0   0
Totals                       27   0   4   0    5   3                         24   8
Batting Events
TB: C Snopek; M Ordonez; M Cameron; R Sierra.
GIDP: R Ventura (1); C Snopek (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Ventura-R Durham-F Thomas.
Baserunning Events
CS: M Cameron (1, 2nd base by W Alvarez/J Flaherty); A Belle (2, 2nd base by W Alvarez/J Flaherty).
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken CF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .483 1.034              6   0   
M Cairo 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .435  .913              2   6   SB
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .736              1   1   
F McGriff DH                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .458 1.244              0   0   2B
P Sorrento 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .733              8   1   2B
R Butler LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .400 1.274              1   0   SF
D Martinez RF                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .389  .889              4   0   
J Flaherty C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .438              3   1   GDP
K Stocker SS                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .238  .606              2   2   

W Alvarez P                                                                   0   1
  E Yan P                                                                     0   0
  J Mecir P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   0    3   4                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: F McGriff (3, off J Bere); P Sorrento (4, off J Bere).
SF: R Butler (1, off J Bere).
TB: M Cairo 2; P Sorrento 2; F McGriff 2; Q McCracken 2; K Stocker; D Martinez.
GIDP: J Flaherty (1).
RBI: M Cairo 2 (4); R Butler (5); F McGriff (7).
2-out RBI: F McGriff.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. K Stocker-M Cairo-P Sorrento; M Cairo-K Stocker-P Sorrento.
Baserunning Events
SB: M Cairo (2, 2nd base off J Bere/C Kreuter).

Pitching Stats

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bere, L (0-1)                5     7   5   5    3   3   0   9.00   24     -       ·  ·      3·15· 7· 0     33    -     0.83  -0.17
T Rizzo                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0  21.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
M Karchner                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   4   0          33     -       ·  ·      6·20· 8· 0           -  
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 (1-1)             6.2   3   0   0    3   2   0   6.00   23     -       ·  ·      6·12· 2· 0     67    -     0.85   0.32
E Yan                          1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
J Mecir                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   3   0          32     -       ·  ·      8·16· 3· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: J Bere (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 33,733.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Tampa Bay Devil Rays                         
1. Ray Durham                   2B       1. Quinton McCracken            CF
2. Mike Cameron                 CF       2. Miguel Cairo                 2B
3. Frank Thomas                 1B       3. Wade Boggs                   3B
4. Albert Belle                 DH       4. Fred McGriff                 DH
5. Robin Ventura                3B       5. Paul Sorrento                1B
6. Ruben Sierra                 LF       6. Rich Butler                  LF
7. Magglio Ordonez              RF       7. Dave Martinez                RF
8. Chris Snopek                 SS       8. John Flaherty                 C
9. Chad Kreuter                  C       9. Kevin Stocker                SS

   Jason Bere                    P          Wilson Alvarez                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 123 RRO 8% 73% 0-0 TBD M. Cairo J. Bere Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Stocker Scores; McCracken out at 3B/CF-3B
b4 0 1-- 7% 87% 2-0 TBD P. Sorrento J. Bere Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McGriff to 3B
b3 1 12- 6% 66% 0-0 TBD Q. McCracken J. Bere Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B; Stocker to 2B
b5 2 12- R 6% 93% 3-0 TBD F. McGriff J. Bere Double to RF (Line Drive); McCracken Scores; Cairo to 3B
t5 1 1-- OO 5% 87% 0-3 CHW C. Snopek W. Alvarez Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW R. Durham W. Alvarez Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHW M. Cameron W. Alvarez Strikeout Swinging
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW F. Thomas W. Alvarez Strikeout Swinging
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' Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TBD Q. McCracken J. Bere Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 TBD M. Cairo J. Bere Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 TBD W. Boggs J. Bere Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW A. Belle W. Alvarez Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 CHW R. Ventura W. Alvarez Walk
t2 1 1-- -3% 46% 0-0 CHW R. Sierra W. Alvarez Single to LF (Line Drive); Ventura to 2B
t2 1 12- O 5% 51% 0-0 CHW M. Ordonez W. Alvarez Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t2 2 12- O 5% 55% 0-0 CHW C. Snopek W. Alvarez Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jason Bere facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TBD F. McGriff J. Bere Strikeout Swinging
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 TBD P. Sorrento J. Bere Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 TBD R. Butler J. Bere Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CHW C. Kreuter W. Alvarez Popfly: 3B
t3 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 CHW R. Durham W. Alvarez Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 CHW M. Cameron W. Alvarez Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t3 2 1-- O 3% 56% 0-0 CHW F. Thomas W. Alvarez Cameron Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jason Bere facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 TBD D. Martinez J. Bere Walk
b3 0 1-- O -4% 56% 0-0 TBD J. Flaherty J. Bere Flyball: CF
b3 1 1-- 4% 60% 0-0 TBD K. Stocker J. Bere Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Martinez to 2B
b3 1 12- 6% 66% 0-0 TBD Q. McCracken J. Bere Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B; Stocker to 2B
b3 1 123 RRO 8% 73% 0-0 TBD M. Cairo J. Bere Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Stocker Scores; McCracken out at 3B/CF-3B
b3 2 1-- 1% 74% 2-0 TBD W. Boggs J. Bere Cairo Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- O -2% 72% 2-0 TBD W. Boggs J. Bere Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 CHW F. Thomas W. Alvarez Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- -3% 71% 0-2 CHW A. Belle W. Alvarez Walk
t4 1 1-- O 4% 75% 0-2 CHW R. Ventura W. Alvarez Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t4 2 1-- O 3% 78% 0-2 CHW R. Sierra W. Alvarez Belle Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Jason Bere facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- 2% 80% 2-0 TBD F. McGriff J. Bere Walk
b4 0 1-- 7% 87% 2-0 TBD P. Sorrento J. Bere Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McGriff to 3B
b4 0 -23 RO -1% 86% 2-0 TBD R. Butler J. Bere Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF Line); McGriff Scores
b4 1 -2- O -2% 84% 3-0 TBD D. Martinez J. Bere Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b4 2 -2- O -2% 82% 3-0 TBD J. Flaherty J. Bere Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 3.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 85% 0-3 CHW R. Sierra W. Alvarez Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- -3% 82% 0-3 CHW M. Ordonez W. Alvarez Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 1 1-- OO 5% 87% 0-3 CHW C. Snopek W. Alvarez Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Jason Bere facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-0 TBD K. Stocker J. Bere Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 --- 1% 87% 3-0 TBD Q. McCracken J. Bere Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 1 1-- 2% 89% 3-0 TBD M. Cairo J. Bere Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); McCracken to 2B
b5 1 12- O -2% 87% 3-0 TBD W. Boggs J. Bere Flyball: CF
b5 2 12- R 6% 93% 3-0 TBD F. McGriff J. Bere Double to RF (Line Drive); McCracken Scores; Cairo to 3B
b5 2 -23 R 3% 95% 4-0 TBD P. Sorrento J. Bere Wild Pitch; Cairo Scores
b5 2 -2- 0% 95% 5-0 TBD P. Sorrento J. Bere Walk
b5 2 12- O -1% 94% 5-0 TBD R. Butler J. Bere Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- -2% 92% 0-5 CHW C. Kreuter W. Alvarez Walk
t6 0 1-- O 2% 94% 0-5 CHW R. Durham W. Alvarez Groundout: 3B-1B; Kreuter to 2B
t6 1 -2- O 2% 96% 0-5 CHW M. Cameron W. Alvarez Groundout: 2B-1B; Kreuter to 3B
t6 2 --3 O 1% 97% 0-5 CHW F. Thomas W. Alvarez Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Todd Rizzo facing 7-8-9
Todd Rizzo replaces Jason Bere pitching
b6 0 --- 0% 97% 5-0 TBD D. Martinez T. Rizzo Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 0 1-- OO -1% 96% 5-0 TBD J. Flaherty T. Rizzo Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b6 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 TBD K. Stocker T. Rizzo Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 CHW A. Belle W. Alvarez Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 1% 98% 0-5 CHW R. Ventura W. Alvarez Groundout: 1B unassisted
Esteban Yan replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
t7 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-5 CHW R. Sierra E. Yan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Todd Rizzo facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 TBD Q. McCracken T. Rizzo Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 TBD M. Cairo T. Rizzo Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 TBD W. Boggs T. Rizzo Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-5 CHW M. Ordonez E. Yan Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- -1% 98% 0-5 CHW C. Snopek E. Yan Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 1 1-- -1% 96% 0-5 CHW C. Kreuter E. Yan Walk; Snopek to 2B
t8 1 12- O 2% 98% 0-5 CHW R. Durham E. Yan Flyball: CF; Snopek to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O 1% 99% 0-5 CHW M. Cameron E. Yan Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Matt Karchner facing 4-5-6
Matt Karchner replaces Todd Rizzo pitching
b8 0 --- O 0% 99% 5-0 TBD F. McGriff M. Karchner Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 TBD P. Sorrento M. Karchner Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 5-0 TBD R. Butler M. Karchner Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Jim Mecir facing 3-4-5
Jim Mecir replaces Esteban Yan pitching
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 CHW F. Thomas J. Mecir Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- -0% 99% 0-5 CHW A. Belle J. Mecir Walk
t9 1 1-- OO 1% 100% 0-5 CHW R. Ventura J. Mecir Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 5.

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