August 25, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
OAK 2 CHW 6
BAL 4 CLE 10
SEA 4 ANA 7
@NYY 6 MIN 4
@TBD 1 DET 8
@TEX 7 TOR 3
KCR 0 PIT 9
@ARI 6 CIN 10
CHC 9 COL 11
MIL 6 HOU 3
ATL 2 LAD 4
MON 3 SDP 5
@PHI 3 SFG 7
NYM 3 FLA 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 23,126

Tuesday, August 25, 1998, 7:04
Time of Game: 2:35

Twins

58-72

Won 1

3rd, 14 GB

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

W: F Rodriguez (4-2), L: R Arrojo (11-11), S: R Aguilera (32)

Devil Rays

49-80

Lost 4

5th, 45 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .336  .895   21    0   4   GDP
  A Ochoa RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .611         0   0   
B Gates 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .633   14    1   0   HBP,GDP
P Molitor DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .684   17    0   0   
D Ortiz 1B                    4   2   2   1    0   2  .263  .806   12    8   0   HR,2B
M Cordova LF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .273  .758   23    1   0   HR
M Lawton CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .291  .885    6    2   0   2B,SB
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .715   22   12   0   
D Hocking RF-2B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .501   16    2   0   CS
P Meares SS                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .271  .687    9    1   1   HR

F Rodriguez P                                                            0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    2  10              140   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Ortiz (17, off R Arrojo); M Lawton (33, off R Arrojo).

HR: M Cordova (10, off R Arrojo; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); D Ortiz (8, off R Arrojo; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); P Meares (8, off R Arrojo; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: B Gates (2, by R Arrojo).

TB: P Meares 6; D Ortiz 6; M Cordova 5; M Lawton 3; D Hocking.

GIDP: B Gates (6); T Walker (10).

RBI: M Cordova 2 (63); D Ortiz (37); P Meares (57).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: P Meares (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lawton (13, 2nd base off J Mecir/J Flaherty).

CS: D Hocking (1, 2nd base by R Arrojo/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .303  .748   24    0   0   
W Boggs DH                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .771   12    0   0   2B
B Smith 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .823   11    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .271  .780   17   12   0   2B
B Trammell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .281  .901   18    1   0   
P Sorrento RF                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .223  .722   20    0   0   2B
M Cairo 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .681   15    0   4   
J Flaherty C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .521   12   10   1   
K Stocker SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .591   14    4   6   
  Q McCracken PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .727    3    0   0   2B

R Arrojo P                                                               0   1
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       35   1   7   1    2  12              146   27  13

BATTING

2B: Q McCracken (26, off M Trombley); F McGriff (23, off F Rodriguez); P Sorrento (22, off F Rodriguez); W Boggs (21, off F Rodriguez).

TB: F McGriff 3; M Cairo 2; W Boggs 2; P Sorrento 2; Q McCracken 2.

RBI: Q McCracken (49).

2-out RBI: Q McCracken.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Cairo-K Stocker-F McGriff; K Stocker-F McGriff.

E: K Stocker (11).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Rodriguez, W (4-2)           7.2   5   0   0    2   8   0   5.09   31  119-74   37·13·24   10· 5· 6· 0     75    -     0.90   0.41
M Trombley                     1     2   1   1    0   3   0   3.56    5   22-15    6· 5· 4    0· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.40   0.02
R Aguilera, S (32)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    1    5-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.62   0.02
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2  12   0          37  146-92   43·19·30   10· 5· 8· 0          2-0

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
R Arrojo, L (11-11)            6     8   4   4    0   7   3   3.72   26   93-64   34·11·19    9· 4· 5· 0     47    -     0.90  -0.09
E Yan                          1     1   0   0    2   1   0   4.08    5   16-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.01
J Mecir                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.67    4   18-10    3· 4· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
R Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    8-5     4· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2  10   3          38  135-86   45·16·25   16· 4· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Arrojo (16; B Gates).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 23,126.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. T Walker             2B    1. R Winn               CF 
2. B Gates              3B    2. W Boggs              DH 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. B Smith              3B 
4. D Ortiz              1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. M Cordova            LF    5. B Trammell           LF 
6. M Lawton             CF    6. P Sorrento           RF 
7. T Steinbach          C     7. M Cairo              2B 
8. D Hocking            RF    8. J Flaherty           C  
9. P Meares             SS    9. K Stocker            SS 

   F Rodriguez          P        R Arrojo             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  2  -11%  48% T Walker        R Arrojo        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Hocking to 3B
   t 5   0  0-1  ---  1   11%  74% P Meares        R Arrojo        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  0-0  -2-  4   11%  68% M Cordova       R Arrojo        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ortiz Scores; Cordova to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   0  0-2  ---  3    8%  85% D Ortiz         R Arrojo        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 4   2  1-0  -23  2    8%  63% J Flaherty      F Rodriguez     Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  B Gates         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   45%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   43%  W Boggs         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   47%  B Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   50%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   48%  M Lawton        Double to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-  5   45%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   43%  P Sorrento      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   46%  M Cairo         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Flaherty      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   54%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   60%  P Meares        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hocking to 2B
   OO     12-  2   48%  T Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Hocking to 3B
          --3  1   50%  B Gates         Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  3   44%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   47%  K Stocker       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   49%  R Winn          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  4   47%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  B Smith         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   57%  D Ortiz         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   68%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ortiz Scores; Cordova to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   66%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Cordova to 3B
   O      --3  4   60%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   56%  D Hocking       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   59%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   61%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   60%  P Sorrento      Walk
          1--  4   55%  M Cairo         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Sorrento to 3B; Cairo to 2B
   O      -23  2   63%  J Flaherty      Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   74%  P Meares        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   72%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   70%  B Gates         Popfly: LF
   O      ---  5   69%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   73%  K Stocker       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   75%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   85%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  7   91%  M Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   90%  M Lawton        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   89%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   90%  D Hocking       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   89%  P Meares        Hocking Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   91%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   89%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   91%  B Trammell      Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   93%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Esteban Yan facing 9-1-2
                  Esteban Yan replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
          ---  1   94%  P Meares        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   95%  T Walker        Walk; Meares to 2B
   OO     12-  3   93%  B Gates         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Meares to 3B
          --3  4   93%  P Molitor       Walk
   O      1-3  3   92%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   88%  M Cairo         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   92%  J Flaherty      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   94%  K Stocker       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Cairo to 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Mecir facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Mecir replaces Esteban Yan pitching
   O      ---  7   95%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      96%  T Steinbach     Lawton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   95%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   97%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  B Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   97%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Mike Trombley replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching
   O      -2-  5   98%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  P Meares        Groundout: P-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   98%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  B Gates         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Trombley facing 6-7-8
                  Dennis Hocking moves to 2B; Alex Ochoa replaces Todd Walker playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  5   99%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  M Cairo         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
                  Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Kevin Stocker batting 9th
   R      1--  3   98%  Q McCracken     Double to CF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      -2-  5  100%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 1.

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