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Detroit Tigers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
1998-03-31 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 45369 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:01
Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11–6. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 5th. Justin Thompson earned the win. Wade Boggs went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
W: Justin Thompson L: Wilson Alvarez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bip Roberts | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Clark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Oliver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Ripken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton McCracken | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Sorrento | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Flaherty | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Martinez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Stocker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Butler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Runyan | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Duran | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Florie | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Bochtler | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Alvarez | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Carlson | 2.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Dennis Springer | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: 3/G3
- Bip Roberts: K
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RD
Bot 1
- Quinton McCracken: 63/G6
- Miguel Cairo: 13/G6MS
- Wade Boggs: 53/G5
Top 2
- Tony Clark: S4/L4D
- Damion Easley: S4/G34.1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
- Joe Randa: D8/L78D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Joe Oliver: S4/G34.3-H;2-H
- Billy Ripken: 7/F7S
- Brian Hunter: S6/G56.1-2
- Bip Roberts: 8/F8LS
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Fred McGriff: 63/G6
- Mike Kelly: 2/P2LF
- Paul Sorrento: 9/F9M
Top 3
- Tony Clark: S7/L7S
- Damion Easley: D5/G5L.1-3
- Luis Gonzalez: K23
- Joe Randa: S8/L78M.3-H;2-3
- Joe Oliver: 64(1)/FO/G56.3-H
- Billy Ripken: W.1-2
- Brian Hunter: 3/G3
Bot 3
- John Flaherty: 53/G5
- Dave Martinez: S3/L34D
- Kevin Stocker: S7/F78S.1-2
- Quinton McCracken: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 4
- Bip Roberts: 8/F8LD
- Bobby Higginson: K
- Tony Clark: 3/L3
Bot 4
- Miguel Cairo: S8/L8LS
- Wade Boggs: 6/P5DF
- Fred McGriff: 46(1)/FO/G34
- Mike Kelly: 5/P56S
Top 5
- Damion Easley: S6/G56
- Luis Gonzalez: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Joe Randa: K
- Joe Oliver: S8/L89S
- Billy Ripken: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Brian Hunter: D7/L7D.2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)
- Bip Roberts: S7/L7S.3-H
- Bobby Higginson: W.1-2
- Tony Clark: K
- Damion Easley: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 5
- Paul Sorrento: 4/P4
- John Flaherty: D8/L78XD
- Dave Martinez: 63/G6
- Kevin Stocker: 9/F89M
Top 6
- Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7M
- Joe Randa: D7/F7LD
- Joe Oliver: 8/F8RD.2-3
- Billy Ripken: 7/F78M
Bot 6
- Quinton McCracken: S8/L8LS
- Miguel Cairo: 9/F9S
- Wade Boggs: HR/L9D.1-H
- Fred McGriff: S8/L8LS
- Mike Kelly: K
- Paul Sorrento: D9/L9LM.1-3
- John Flaherty: K
Top 7
- Brian Hunter: 4/P56S
- Bip Roberts: 43/G4S
- Bobby Higginson: D9/L9D
- Tony Clark: 7/F7D
Bot 7
- Dave Martinez: W
- Kevin Stocker: 7/F78M
- Quinton McCracken: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 8
- Damion Easley: 7/F78D
- Luis Gonzalez: D8/L89D
- Joe Randa: 5/P56
- Joe Oliver: 7/F7LM
Bot 8
- Miguel Cairo: 9/F9M
- Wade Boggs: 5/P5SF
- Fred McGriff: HP
- Mike Kelly: 53/G56
Top 9
- Frank Catalanotto: K
- Brian Hunter: K
- Pete Incaviglia: 8/F8RD
Bot 9
- Paul Sorrento: 6/P4
- John Flaherty: S6/G6M
- Bob Smith: S6/L6MS.1-3
- Bubba Trammell: W.1-2
- Quinton McCracken: S9/L89S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rich Butler: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Wade Boggs: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Fred McGriff: 7/F7S
- Mike Kelly: E1/G6MS.2-3;1-2;B-1;3-H(UR)(NR)
- Paul Sorrento: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Sean Runyan
- Debut game for Robert Smith