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Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays

1998-04-04 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 36599 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:55

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Chicago White Sox 8–2. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 4 in the 7th. Dennis Springer earned the win. Mike Difelice went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
TBA	0	1	0	2	1	0	4	0		8	15

W: Dennis Springer L: Scott Eyre SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Terry Craft · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ray Durham	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Cameron	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Thomas	4	1	3	2	0	0
Albert Belle	3	0	0	0	1	1
Robin Ventura	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ruben Sierra	4	0	0	0	0	1
Magglio Ordonez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie O'Brien	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Caruso	3	1	2	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quinton McCracken	5	0	3	1	0	0
Aaron Ledesma	5	0	2	0	0	1
Wade Boggs	5	0	1	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	5	2	2	1	0	0
Bubba Trammell	3	1	2	0	1	1
Rich Butler	2	2	1	1	2	0
Kevin Stocker	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Martinez	4	2	3	1	0	0
Mike Difelice	2	1	1	4	2	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Eyre	4.1	9	4	2
Tom Fordham	2.1	5	2	1
Carlos Castillo	1.1	1	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Springer	7.1	6	1	3
Jim Mecir	0.2	0	0	0
Roberto Hernandez	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Durham: 4/P4
Mike Cameron: 8/F8RD
Frank Thomas: 7/P7M

Bot 1

Quinton McCracken: S8/L8LD
Aaron Ledesma: 63/G6.1-2
Wade Boggs: 6(B)6(2)/LDP/L6

Top 2

Albert Belle: W
Robin Ventura: CS2(26)
Robin Ventura: 8/P8LM
Ruben Sierra: 8/F8RD

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: S8/G6M
Bubba Trammell: W.1-2
Rich Butler: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
Kevin Stocker: SB2
Kevin Stocker: W
Dave Martinez: 7/F7M
Mike Difelice: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Quinton McCracken: 9/F89M

Top 3

Magglio Ordonez: 7/F7M
Charlie O'Brien: S7/L7M
Mike Caruso: 9/F89D
Ray Durham: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 3

Aaron Ledesma: S4/G4
Wade Boggs: CS2(26)
Wade Boggs: S8/L8LM
Fred McGriff: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bubba Trammell: K

Top 4

Mike Cameron: 9/F89M
Frank Thomas: HR/F7D
Albert Belle: K
Robin Ventura: K

Bot 4

Rich Butler: HR/L9D
Kevin Stocker: K
Dave Martinez: S8/L8LM
Mike Difelice: SB2
Mike Difelice: W
Quinton McCracken: S7/L7M.2-H;1-2
Aaron Ledesma: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 5

Ruben Sierra: 7/F7D
Magglio Ordonez: 3/G34
Charlie O'Brien: 53/G56

Bot 5

Wade Boggs: 8/F8LD
Fred McGriff: HR/L89XD
Bubba Trammell: S8/G6M
Rich Butler: POCS2(136)
Rich Butler: W
Kevin Stocker: 53/G56

Top 6

Mike Caruso: S1/BG34S
Ray Durham: 6/P6D
Mike Cameron: 53/G5.1-2
Frank Thomas: WP.2-3
Frank Thomas: S7/G56.3-H
Albert Belle: SB2
Albert Belle: 7/L7M

Bot 6

Dave Martinez: S9/G34
Mike Difelice: K+CS2(24)/DP
Quinton McCracken: S9/L89M
Aaron Ledesma: S7/L78M.1-2
Wade Boggs: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 7

Robin Ventura: K
Ruben Sierra: 1/L15
Magglio Ordonez: 63/G56

Bot 7

Fred McGriff: 53/G5
Bubba Trammell: S8/L89M
Rich Butler: W.1-2
Kevin Stocker: 7/F7M
Dave Martinez: S7/L7LM.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Mike Difelice: HR/L9D.3-H;2-H
Quinton McCracken: 13/G15

Top 8

Charlie O'Brien: 53/G5
Mike Caruso: S7/G56
Ray Durham: S9/L89D.1-3
Mike Cameron: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4MS

Bot 8

Aaron Ledesma: K
Wade Boggs: 63/G6
Fred McGriff: 9/F9D

Top 9

Frank Thomas: D8/L8RXD
Albert Belle: 3/P4MS
Robin Ventura: 43/G4D.2-3
Ruben Sierra: K