July 27, 1998 Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
@KCR 1 TBD 11
OAK 5 CHC 6
@ARI 2 ATL 3
@CIN 2
(10) COL 8
PIT 7
(13) HOU 9
FLA 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 24,359

Monday, July 27, 1998, 6:36
Time of Game: 3:15

Athletics

46-58

Lost 7

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  2   2  0  0    5  9  2
Devil Rays      0  2  0   0  5  0   0  4  X   11 11  2

W: B Rekar (1-2), L: B Stein (4-6)

Devil Rays

41-62

Won 5

5th, 34 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .275  .705   16    1   2   2B
M Neill LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   20    5   0   
B Grieve RF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .305  .894   25    1   1   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .326  .951   19    0   0   
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .857   10    7   1   
M Blowers 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .233  .672   20    1   1   HR,2B
M Macfarlane C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .672   15    7   0   
J Voigt CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .441   10    0   1   
  R Henderson PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .703    7    0   0   
M Tejada SS                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .237  .685   16    2   2   HR

B Stein P                                                                0   2
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  M Fetters P                                                            0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   5   9   4    2   5              158   24  10

BATTING

2B: B Roberts (12, off R White); M Blowers (16, off B Rekar).

HR: M Blowers (8, off B Rekar; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); M Tejada (4, off R White; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Blowers 6; M Tejada 4; B Roberts 3; J Giambi 2; M Stairs; B Grieve.

RBI: M Blowers 2 (53); M Tejada (21); J Giambi (63).

2-out RBI: J Giambi.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Blowers (14); B Roberts (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Roberts (1st base by B Rekar).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken CF-LF             3   2   1   0    1   0  .289  .754   17    2   0   SH
W Boggs 3B                    5   1   3   3    0   0  .281  .774   15    1   0   HR
  B Smith PR-3B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .292  .817         1   0   
A Ledesma 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .751   17    1   3   
F McGriff 1B                  4   2   1   1    1   1  .268  .758   24    7   2   
B Trammell RF-LF              3   2   1   0    1   2  .297  .944   16    3   0   
  R Winn CF                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .331  .788    3    0   0   3B
P Sorrento DH                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .754   19    0   0   
R Butler LF                   1   1   0   0    1   1  .201  .549   13    4   0   
  M Kelly PH-RF               3   1   2   1    0   1  .240  .689   12    1   0   3B
M Difelice C                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .227  .603   20    5   0   2B
K Stocker SS                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .219  .631   17    0   4   

B Rekar P                                                                1   0
  R White P                                                              0   0
  S Aldred P                                                             0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          1   0
Totals                       35  11  11  10    7   7              173   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Difelice (8, off B Stein).

3B: R Winn (4, off M Mohler); M Kelly (2, off M Fetters).

HR: W Boggs (6, off B Stein; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: Q McCracken (8, off M Mohler).

TB: W Boggs 6; M Kelly 4; R Winn 3; M Difelice 2; F McGriff; K Stocker; B Trammell; Q McCracken.

RBI: W Boggs 3 (34); K Stocker 2 (23); R Winn 2 (7); F McGriff (48); M Kelly (18); M Difelice (16).

2-out RBI: K Stocker 2; M Difelice; M Kelly.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Rekar (); K Stocker (8).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Stein, L (4-6)               4.1   4   6   5    5   4   1   5.89   23  104-62   39· 8·15    6· 5· 3· 0     32    -     0.89  -0.19
B Groom                        1.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   5.13    8   24-14    6· 2· 6    1· 2· 3· 0          2-2    0.47  -0.07
M Fetters                      1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.35    5   23-10    6· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.02
M Mohler                       1     3   3   2    0   1   0   4.75    7   22-13   11· 0· 2    2· 1· 3· 0          1-1    0.20  -0.05
Totals                         8    11  11   9    7   7   1          43  173-99   62·12·25   10·10· 9· 0          3-3

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
B Rekar, W (1-2)               6     7   3   3    1   4   1   5.91   26  104-67   41· 4·22    5· 8· 8· 0     49    -     0.89   0.18
R White                        0     2   2   1    0   0   1   4.08    2    6-5     2· 0· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.11
S Aldred, H (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.57    4   16-11    6· 2· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.46   0.06
J Mecir, H (11)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.20    3   18-12    8· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
R Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.35    4   14-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   5   2          39  158-102  62· 7·33   11·11·10· 0          1-1

M Fetters faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
R White faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Stein (9).

IBB: None.

PO: B Rekar (0; B Roberts, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 24,359.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. B Roberts            2B    1. Q McCracken          CF 
2. M Neill              LF    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. B Grieve             RF    3. A Ledesma            2B 
4. M Stairs             DH    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. J Giambi             1B    5. B Trammell           RF 
6. M Blowers            3B    6. P Sorrento           DH 
7. M Macfarlane         C     7. R Butler             LF 
8. J Voigt              CF    8. M Difelice           C  
9. M Tejada             SS    9. K Stocker            SS 

   B Stein              P        B Rekar              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  4   19%  64% M Difelice      B Stein         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Trammell Scores; Butler Scores/Adv on E4/unER/No RBI
   b 5   0  1-2  1--  2   14%  87% W Boggs         B Stein         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McCracken Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  5   -9%  42% J Giambi        B Rekar         Single to LF (Line Drive); Grieve Scores; Stairs to 2B
   t 7   0  7-4  ---  4   -6%  82% B Roberts       R White         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   1  7-4  --3  5   -6%  80% B Grieve        S Aldred        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Roberts Scores/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Roberts       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   54%  M Neill         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   53%  B Grieve        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   51%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive); Grieve to 2B
   R      12-  5   42%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive); Grieve Scores; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  3   46%  M Blowers       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   43%  Q McCracken     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   41%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   40%  A Ledesma       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryan Rekar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   43%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  J Voigt         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   45%  M Tejada        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   43%  F McGriff       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   45%  B Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  4   42%  P Sorrento      Flyball: LF
          1--  7   44%  R Butler        Walk; Trammell to 2B
   RR     12-  4   64%  M Difelice      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Trammell Scores; Butler Scores/Adv on E4/unER/No RBI
   O      -2-  5   60%  K Stocker       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   63%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  M Neill         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   64%  B Grieve        Walk
   O      1--  5   66%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   64%  Q McCracken     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   66%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   64%  A Ledesma       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   62%  F McGriff       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   64%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   59%  M Blowers       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   64%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   68%  J Voigt         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blake Stein facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   66%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   68%  P Sorrento      Walk
   O      1--  6   65%  R Butler        Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   67%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Sorrento to 2B; Difelice to 1B
   O      12-  4   63%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   66%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   63%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   67%  M Neill         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      65%  B Grieve        Roberts Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Roberts to 3B
   O      --3  6   70%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   73%  Q McCracken     Walk
   RR     1--  2   87%  W Boggs         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McCracken Scores
   O      ---  2   86%  A Ledesma       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   87%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  1   89%  B Trammell      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); McGriff to 2B
                  Buddy Groom replaces Blake Stein pitching
   O      12-  2   87%  P Sorrento      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Mike Kelly pinch hits for Rich Butler batting 7th
   R      12-  3   92%  M Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Trammell to 2B
          12-  5   93%  M Difelice      Walk; Trammell to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   RRO    123  4   97%  K Stocker       Single to CF (Line Drive); Trammell Scores; Kelly Scores; Difelice out at 3B/CF-3B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
                  Bubba Trammell moves to LF; Mike Kelly moves to RF
   O      ---  6   98%  M Stairs        Lineout: 3B
          ---  2   97%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  6   93%  M Blowers       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giambi Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   94%  J Voigt         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Devil Rays 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Buddy Groom facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   95%  Q McCracken     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   94%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   94%  A Ledesma       Flyball: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   93%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Rick White facing 9-1-2
                  Rick White replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
   R      ---  2   88%  M Tejada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   82%  B Roberts       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Scott Aldred replaces Rick White pitching
   O      -2-  5   85%  M Neill         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Roberts to 3B
   R      --3  5   80%  B Grieve        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Roberts Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  4   84%  M Stairs        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   88%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Devil Rays 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-5, Mike Fetters facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Fetters replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      ---  5   87%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  P Sorrento      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   87%  M Kelly         Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  5   85%  M Difelice      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Mecir facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Mecir replaces Scott Aldred pitching; Quinton McCracken moves to LF; Randy Winn replaces Bubba Trammell playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  8   89%  M Blowers       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  Rickey Henderson pinch hits for Jack Voigt batting 8th
   O      ---  7   93%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Devil Rays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-5, Mike Fetters facing 9-1-2
                  Rickey Henderson moves to CF
          ---  4   94%  K Stocker       Walk
                  Mike Mohler replaces Mike Fetters pitching
          1--  1   96%  Q McCracken     Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Stocker to 2B; McCracken to 1B
   R      12-  2   99%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stocker Scores; McCracken to 3B
                  Bobby Smith pinch runs for Wade Boggs batting 2nd
   O      1-3  8   98%  A Ledesma       Popfly: 1B
   R      1-3  1   99%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive); McCracken Scores/unER; Smith to 2B
   RR     12-  3  100%  R Winn          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores; McGriff Scores
   O      --3  2  100%  P Sorrento      Fielder's Choice 1B; Winn out at Hm/1B-C; Sorrento to 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  M Kelly         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Devil Rays 11.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-11, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching; Bobby Smith moves to 3B
          ---  4   99%  M Tejada        Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  M Neill         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  5  100%  B Grieve        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Devil Rays 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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