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Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays

1998-04-05 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 33733 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:42

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Chicago White Sox 5–0. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 2 in the 3rd. Wilson Alvarez earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Wilson Alvarez L: Jason Bere SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ray Durham	4	0	0	0
Mike Cameron	4	1	0	2
Frank Thomas	4	0	0	1
Albert Belle	2	0	2	0
Robin Ventura	3	0	1	0
Ruben Sierra	3	1	0	0
Magglio Ordonez	3	1	0	0
Chris Snopek	3	1	0	0
Chad Kreuter	1	0	2	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quinton McCracken	4	1	2	0	0	1
Miguel Cairo	4	1	2	2	0	0
Wade Boggs	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	3	1	1	1	1	1
Paul Sorrento	3	0	1	0	1	1
Rich Butler	3	0	0	1	0	0
Dave Martinez	2	1	1	0	1	0
John Flaherty	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Stocker	3	1	1	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Bere	5.0	7	3	3
Todd Rizzo	2.0	1	0	1
Matt Karchner	1.0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilson Alvarez	6.2	3	3	2
Esteban Yan	1.1	1	1	1
Jim Mecir	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Durham: 9/F9M
Mike Cameron: K
Frank Thomas: K

Bot 1

Quinton McCracken: 9/F9LM
Miguel Cairo: 3/BG3S
Wade Boggs: 43/G4

Top 2

Albert Belle: 9/F9LM
Robin Ventura: W
Ruben Sierra: S7/L7LM.1-2
Magglio Ordonez: 9/F9LS
Chris Snopek: 8/F8LM

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: K
Paul Sorrento: K
Rich Butler: 63/G6

Top 3

Chad Kreuter: 5/P5
Ray Durham: 9/F9LM
Mike Cameron: S6/G56
Frank Thomas: CS2(1343)

Bot 3

Dave Martinez: W
John Flaherty: 8/F8RD
Kevin Stocker: S9/L9LS.1-2
Quinton McCracken: S8/L8LS.2-3;1-2
Miguel Cairo: S8/L8LS.3-H;2-H;1X3(85)
Wade Boggs: SB2
Wade Boggs: 6/P56

Top 4

Frank Thomas: 43/G4
Albert Belle: W
Robin Ventura: 6/P56
Ruben Sierra: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Fred McGriff: W
Paul Sorrento: D9/L9LD.1-3
Rich Butler: 9/SF/F9LS.3-H
Dave Martinez: 6/P6S
John Flaherty: 3/P3F

Top 5

Ruben Sierra: 7/F7LM
Magglio Ordonez: S7/L7S
Chris Snopek: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Kevin Stocker: K
Quinton McCracken: S8/L8LS
Miguel Cairo: S3/L34D.1-2
Wade Boggs: 8/F8LM
Fred McGriff: D9/L9LM.2-H;1-3
Paul Sorrento: WP.3-H
Paul Sorrento: W
Rich Butler: 8/F8LM

Top 6

Chad Kreuter: W
Ray Durham: 53/G5.1-2
Mike Cameron: 43/G4.2-3
Frank Thomas: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Dave Martinez: S8/L8LS
John Flaherty: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Kevin Stocker: 53/G5

Top 7

Albert Belle: 8/F8LD
Robin Ventura: 3/G3
Ruben Sierra: 43/G4

Bot 7

Quinton McCracken: K23
Miguel Cairo: 8/F8RD
Wade Boggs: 7/F7LM

Top 8

Magglio Ordonez: 8/F8LD
Chris Snopek: S7/L7S
Chad Kreuter: W.1-2
Ray Durham: 8/F8LM.2-3
Mike Cameron: K

Bot 8

Fred McGriff: 43/G4
Paul Sorrento: 9/F9LM
Rich Butler: 7/F7LM

Top 9

Frank Thomas: 8/F8RD
Albert Belle: W
Robin Ventura: 46(1)3/GDP/G34