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Oakland Athletics @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
1998-04-27 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 22013 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:58
Oakland Athletics defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–6. Oakland Athletics put up 5 in the 5th. T.J. Mathews earned the win and Billy Taylor picked up the save. Fred McGriff went 2-for-2 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| TBA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
W: T.J. Mathews L: Roberto Hernandez SV: Billy Taylor
Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Kurt Abbott | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Grieve | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Kevin Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Blowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Christenson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Magadan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton McCracken | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Cairo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Martinez | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Fred McGriff | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
 Paul Sorrento | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Stocker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Oquist | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Mike Mohler | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T. J. Mathews | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Saunders | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Albie Lopez | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Hernandez | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ramon Tatis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: 6/P78S
- Kurt Abbott: K
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Quinton McCracken: 1/BG15
- Miguel Cairo: 43/G4
- Dave Martinez: W
- Fred McGriff: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Paul Sorrento: 3/G3
Top 2
- Kevin Mitchell: 43/G4M
- Jason Giambi: 7/F78XD
- Mike Blowers: K
Bot 2
- Bob Smith: 63/G6
- Rich Butler: 31/G34
- John Flaherty: 7/F7D
Top 3
- Scott Spiezio: S7/L7LS
- Mike Macfarlane: W.1-2
- Ryan Christenson: K
- Rickey Henderson: W.2-3;1-2
- Kurt Abbott: K
- Ben Grieve: 7/F7LD
Bot 3
- Kevin Stocker: 5/P5DF
- Quinton McCracken: 8/F8RM
- Miguel Cairo: W
- Dave Martinez: W.1-2
- Fred McGriff: HR/F9D.2-H;1-H
- Paul Sorrento: K
Top 4
- Kevin Mitchell: K
- Jason Giambi: K
- Mike Blowers: W
- Scott Spiezio: 3/P34S
Bot 4
- Bob Smith: K
- Rich Butler: 6/P6MD
- John Flaherty: 6/P6
Top 5
- Mike Macfarlane: K
- Ryan Christenson: S7/L78S
- Rickey Henderson: W.1-2
- Kurt Abbott: S7/L7M.2-H;1-2
- Ben Grieve: W.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Mitchell: S7/L7M.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jason Giambi: S9/L9M.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Dave Magadan: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Scott Spiezio: 6/P56D
Bot 5
- Kevin Stocker: 3/G34
- Quinton McCracken: K
- Miguel Cairo: HR/F7D
- Dave Martinez: K
Top 6
- Mike Macfarlane: S8/L8LM
- Ryan Christenson: 16(1)/FO/BG15S
- Rickey Henderson: 8(B)3(1)/FDP/F8LM
Bot 6
- Fred McGriff: W
- Paul Sorrento: D7/L78XD.1-3
- Bob Smith: 7/F7S
- Rich Butler: 3/G34
- John Flaherty: 53/G56
Top 7
- Kurt Abbott: 9/F89XD
- Ben Grieve: W
- Kevin Mitchell: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 7
- Kevin Stocker: 9/F9M
- Quinton McCracken: S7/L7LM
- Miguel Cairo: FC5/SH/BG56S.1-2(E5)
- Dave Martinez: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
- Fred McGriff: IW
- Paul Sorrento: 43/G4M
Top 8
- Jason Giambi: S8/L8LM
- Dave Magadan: 8/F8LM
- Scott Spiezio: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 8
- Bob Smith: 3/P3DF
- Rich Butler: K
- John Flaherty: 3/G34
Top 9
- Mike Macfarlane: 43/G4
- Matt Stairs: W
- Rickey Henderson: W.1-2
- Kurt Abbott: 6/P6
- Ben Grieve: W.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Mitchell: S8/L8LD.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Jason Giambi: W.1-2
- Dave Magadan: 7/L78M
Bot 9
- Kevin Stocker: 3/G3
- Quinton McCracken: S9/L9S
- Miguel Cairo: K
- Dave Martinez: 43/G4MS