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1998-09-15 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 43323 Β· 74Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind 8 mph to RF Β· 3:03
Cleveland Indians defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7β5. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 1st. Chad Ogea earned the win and Paul Assenmacher picked up the save. Manny Ramirez went 3-for-4 with 3 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| CLE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
W: Chad Ogea L: Dave Stieb SV: Paul Assenmacher
Umpires β HP: Fieldin Culbreth Β· 1B: Greg Kosc Β· 2B: Eric Cooper Β· 3B: Ed Hickox Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon Stewart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shawn Green | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Jose Canseco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Delgado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jose Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tony Fernandez | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Darrin Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Grebeck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Benito Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kevin Witt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenny Lofton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Joey Cora | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
David Justice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Manny Ramirez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Giles | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richie Sexson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sandy Alomar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Stieb | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Dan Plesac | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bartolo Colon | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Chad Ogea | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Jim Poole | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Paul Assenmacher | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shannon Stewart: D7/L7D
- Shawn Green: S8/G4M.2-H
- Jose Canseco: 6/P56D
- Carlos Delgado: 9/F89S
- Jose Cruz: W.1-2
- Tony Fernandez: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Darrin Fletcher: 7/F7D
Bot 1
- Kenny Lofton: S7/L78S
- Joey Cora: K
- David Justice: D9/G3.1-3
- Manny Ramirez: 63/G56.3-H
- Travis Fryman: S7/L7S.2-H(E7)(NR)(UR)
- Brian Giles: 8/L8LD
Top 2
- Craig Grebeck: 3/P3F
- Alex Gonzalez: K
- Shannon Stewart: 63/G6M
Bot 2
- Richie Sexson: S8/G6M
- Sandy Alomar: 9/F89M
- Omar Vizquel: 7/F7LM
- Kenny Lofton: W.1-2
- Joey Cora: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
- David Justice: 3/L3
Top 3
- Shawn Green: K
- Jose Canseco: 53/G5
- Carlos Delgado: S8/G4M
- Jose Cruz: D9/L9LS.1-3
- Tony Fernandez: S9/G34.3-H;2-H
- Darrin Fletcher: 8/F8RXD
Bot 3
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F89XD
- Travis Fryman: 8/L8RM
- Brian Giles: 43/G4S
- Richie Sexson: 63/G6
Top 4
- Craig Grebeck: 7/F7M
- Alex Gonzalez: 53/G5
- Shannon Stewart: 31/G4S
Bot 4
- Sandy Alomar: 8/F78D
- Omar Vizquel: 4/P4
- Kenny Lofton: 43/G4
Top 5
- Shawn Green: K
- Jose Canseco: 13/G13S
- Carlos Delgado: W
- Jose Cruz: K
Bot 5
- Joey Cora: D5/L5L
- David Justice: K
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F7D.2-H
- Travis Fryman: 7/F78D
- Brian Giles: S8/G6M
- Richie Sexson: K
Top 6
- Tony Fernandez: D7/G5
- Darrin Fletcher: S8/G6M.2-H
- Craig Grebeck: 9/L9M
- Alex Gonzalez: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 6
- Sandy Alomar: S5/G5
- Omar Vizquel: 7/F7S
- Kenny Lofton: 43/G34.1-2
- Joey Cora: 31/G34
Top 7
- Shannon Stewart: K
- Shawn Green: 31/G34
- Jose Canseco: 4/P4D
Bot 7
- David Justice: K
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F89XD
- Travis Fryman: 5/L56
- Brian Giles: S4/G4M.B-2(E4/TH)
- Richie Sexson: 53/G56
Top 8
- Carlos Delgado: K
- Jose Cruz: K23
- Tony Fernandez: S7/L7S
- Benito Santiago: K
Bot 8
- Sandy Alomar: 43/G4
- Omar Vizquel: S8/G4M
- Kenny Lofton: SB2
- Kenny Lofton: W
- Joey Cora: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
Top 9
- Felipe Crespo: S9/L9S
- Kevin Witt: 8/F8LXD
- Shannon Stewart: 8/F8LS
- Shawn Green: DI.1-2
- Shawn Green: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Kevin Witt

























