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2
Monday, August 3, 1998 7:05
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 24,698, Time of Game: 2:27
White Sox
6
48-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
 at Devil Rays
1
43-66
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 36½ GB
W: James Baldwin (7-4)
L: Rolando Arrojo (11-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  1   4  0  0   0  0  0    6 10  0
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  8  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .289 .833 25 13 0.153 0.52 0.156 -0.003 1.8 3 5 HR
Mike Caruso SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .305 .728 18 14 0.027 0.59 0.062 -0.035 0.8 3 4 SB
Jeff Abbott CF 5 0 0 1 0 0 .284 .828 18 11 -0.085 0.56 0.000 -0.085 -1.8 3 0 GDP
Albert Belle DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .303 .980 11 8 0.025 0.58 0.060 -0.034 -0.4 2B
Robin Ventura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .253 .756 18 10 -0.082 0.64 0.000 -0.082 -1.4 0 2
Wil Cordero LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .753 20 12 0.070 0.55 0.076 -0.005 0.4 1 0
Greg Norton 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .699 8 6 0.081 0.77 0.085 -0.004 0.7 7 1 2B,SF
Magglio Ordonez RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .283 .745 12 5 0.066 0.47 0.068 -0.002 1.1 1 0
Chad Kreuter C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .264 .678 11 6 -0.017 0.61 0.028 -0.045 -0.3 8 0
James Baldwin P 1
   Keith Foulke P
Team Totals 36 6 10 6 2 6 .278 .724 141 85 0.238 0.58 0.535 -0.295 0.9 27 12
2B: G Norton (13, off R Arrojo); A Belle (28, off R Arrojo).
HR: R Durham (13, off R Arrojo; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: G Norton (2, off R Arrojo).
TB: R Durham 6; M Ordonez 2; A Belle 2; G Norton 2; C Kreuter; M Caruso; W Cordero.
GIDP: J Abbott (1).
RBI: C Kreuter (22); G Norton (22); M Ordonez (48); J Abbott (19); M Caruso (37); R Durham (43).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Caruso-R Durham-G Norton 2.
Baserunning
SB: M Caruso (12, 2nd base off R Arrojo/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Winn CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .349 .837 17 9 -0.024 0.77 0.034 -0.057 0.2 5 0 SB
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .753 11 6 -0.104 0.77 0.000 -0.104 -2.1 1 1 2·GDP
Quinton McCracken LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .741 12 8 -0.004 0.33 0.020 -0.023 -0.3 1 0
Fred McGriff 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .270 .762 16 10 -0.049 0.51 0.002 -0.051 0.2 6 2 HR
Bubba Trammell RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .296 .940 12 8 0.014 0.38 0.036 -0.022 0.8 1 0 2B
Paul Sorrento DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 .229 .731 19 12 -0.034 0.49 0.014 -0.048 -1.2
Miguel Cairo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .715 8 5 -0.050 0.49 0.004 -0.053 -0.9 3 2 HBP
John Flaherty C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .172 .481 15 10 0.023 0.45 0.042 -0.019 -0.5 7 0
Kevin Stocker SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .210 .605 10 7 -0.034 0.72 0.012 -0.046 -0.4 2 2
Rolando Arrojo P
   Rick White P 1
   Esteban Yan P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 1 7 .242 .649 120 75 -0.262 0.55 0.164 -0.423 -4.1 27 7
2B: B Trammell (8, off J Baldwin).
HR: F McGriff (11, off J Baldwin; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
HBP: M Cairo (5, by J Baldwin).
TB: F McGriff 4; B Trammell 3; K Stocker; R Winn; P Sorrento; J Flaherty; Q McCracken.
GIDP: W Boggs 2 (11).
RBI: F McGriff (51).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Stocker-F McGriff.
E: R White ().
Baserunning
SB: R Winn (17, 2nd base off J Baldwin/C Kreuter).

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
James Baldwin, W (7-4) 8.2 8 1 1 1 7 1 5.70 34 118 74 48 9 17 10 15 8 0 70 0.256 0.56 3.7
Keith Foulke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.006 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 7 1 1.00 35 120 75 49 9 17 10 16 8 0 70 2 0 0.262 0.58 4.1

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
Rolando Arrojo, L (11-8) 3 10 6 6 1 1 1 3.40 19 68 39 29 3 7 4 13 9 0 15 -0.259 1.03 -4.1
Rick White 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.86 13 50 33 23 3 7 5 5 0 0 3 2 0.017 0.21 2.1
Esteban Yan 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.25 4 14 7 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.6
Roberto Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.13 3 9 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 2 6 1 6.00 39 141 85 59 10 16 10 21 10 0 15 3 2 -0.238 0.55 -0.9
R Arrojo faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Baldwin (7; M Cairo).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 24,698.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1 Ray Durham 2B 1 Randy Winn CF
2 Mike Caruso SS 2 Wade Boggs 3B
3 Jeff Abbott CF 3 Quinton McCracken LF
4 Albert Belle DH 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Robin Ventura 3B 5 Bubba Trammell RF
6 Wil Cordero LF 6 Paul Sorrento DH
7 Greg Norton 1B 7 Miguel Cairo 2B
8 Magglio Ordonez RF 8 John Flaherty C
9 Chad Kreuter C 9 Kevin Stocker SS
James Baldwin P Rolando Arrojo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R CHW R. Durham R. Arrojo 10% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW G. Norton R. Arrojo 8% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cordero to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Belle R. Arrojo 6% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHW J. Abbott R. Arrojo -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t4 2-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  R CHW M. Ordonez R. Arrojo 5% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cordero Scores; Norton to 3B

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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' Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW R. Durham R. Arrojo 3% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW M. Caruso R. Arrojo -3% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHW J. Abbott R. Arrojo -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD R. Winn J. Baldwin 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD W. Boggs J. Baldwin 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD Q. McCracken J. Baldwin 1% 50% Flyball: CF
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' Rolando Arrojo facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Belle R. Arrojo 6% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW R. Ventura R. Arrojo -4% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  CHW W. Cordero R. Arrojo 5% 56% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Belle to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO CHW G. Norton R. Arrojo 1% 57% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Belle Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHW M. Ordonez R. Arrojo 2% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cordero to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHW C. Kreuter R. Arrojo -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD F. McGriff J. Baldwin 3% 57% Foul Popfly: C
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD B. Trammell J. Baldwin 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  TBD P. Sorrento J. Baldwin -1% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TBD M. Cairo J. Baldwin 3% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Devil Rays' Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R CHW R. Durham R. Arrojo 10% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 2-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  CHW M. Caruso R. Arrojo 3% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Abbott R. Arrojo -3% 70% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW A. Belle R. Arrojo -2% 68% Popfly: 2B
t3 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW R. Ventura R. Arrojo 1% 68% Caruso Steals 2B
t3 2-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura R. Arrojo -3% 66% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  TBD J. Flaherty J. Baldwin -4% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBD K. Stocker J. Baldwin 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBD R. Winn J. Baldwin 3% 69% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD W. Boggs J. Baldwin -1% 68% Winn Steals 2B
b3 0-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TBD W. Boggs J. Baldwin 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Devil Rays' Rolando Arrojo facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW W. Cordero R. Arrojo 3% 74% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW G. Norton R. Arrojo 8% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cordero to 3B
t4 2-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  R CHW M. Ordonez R. Arrojo 5% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cordero Scores; Norton to 3B
t4 3-0 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHW C. Kreuter R. Arrojo 3% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive); Norton Scores; Ordonez to 2B
t4 4-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  CHW R. Durham R. Arrojo 3% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ordonez to 3B; Kreuter to 2B
Rick White replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
t4 4-0 0 123 6,(2-2)  R CHW M. Caruso R. White 3% 95% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Right); Ordonez Scores; Kreuter to 3B; Durham to 2B
t4 5-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO CHW J. Abbott R. White -0% 95% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Kreuter Scores; Caruso to 2B
t4 6-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Belle R. White -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t4 6-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura R. White -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  TBD Q. McCracken J. Baldwin -2% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 0-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. McGriff J. Baldwin 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBD B. Trammell J. Baldwin -3% 90% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); McCracken to 3B
b4 0-6 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento J. Baldwin 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-6 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O TBD M. Cairo J. Baldwin 2% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 6-7-8
t5 6-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW W. Cordero R. White -0% 95% Flyball: CF
t5 6-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW G. Norton R. White -0% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Ordonez R. White -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 8-9-1
b5 0-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD J. Flaherty J. Baldwin 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD K. Stocker J. Baldwin -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0-6 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  TBD R. Winn J. Baldwin -2% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stocker to 2B
b5 0-6 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO TBD W. Boggs J. Baldwin 4% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 9-1-2
t6 6-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Kreuter R. White -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 6-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW R. Durham R. White -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 6-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Caruso R. White -0% 96% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 3-4-5
b6 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD Q. McCracken J. Baldwin 1% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD F. McGriff J. Baldwin 1% 98% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
b6 0-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBD B. Trammell J. Baldwin 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 3-4-5
t7 6-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW J. Abbott R. White -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 6-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW A. Belle R. White -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Ventura R. White -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
b7 0-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento J. Baldwin 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD M. Cairo J. Baldwin 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD J. Flaherty J. Baldwin 0% 99% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 6-7-8
Esteban Yan replaces Rick White pitching
t8 6-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW W. Cordero E. Yan -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 6-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Norton E. Yan -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW M. Ordonez E. Yan 0% 99% Walk
t8 6-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Kreuter E. Yan -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
b8 0-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD K. Stocker J. Baldwin 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 0-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD R. Winn J. Baldwin -1% 99% Walk
b8 0-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TBD W. Boggs J. Baldwin 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
Roberto Hernandez replaces Esteban Yan pitching
t9 6-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW R. Durham R. Hernandez -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Caruso R. Hernandez -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Abbott R. Hernandez -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 3-4-5
b9 0-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken J. Baldwin 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TBD F. McGriff J. Baldwin -0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b9 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD B. Trammell J. Baldwin -1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b9 1-6 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento J. Baldwin 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  TBD M. Cairo J. Baldwin -0% 99% Hit By Pitch
Keith Foulke replaces James Baldwin pitching
b9 1-6 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O TBD J. Flaherty K. Foulke 1% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Devil Rays 1.

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