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Texas Rangers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
1998-06-02 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 24477 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:09
Texas Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–3. Texas Rangers put up 6 in the 2nd. Bobby Witt earned the win. Luis Alicea went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Bobby Witt L: Jason Johnson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Goodwin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Alicea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Will Clark | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Stevens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Domingo Cedeno | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Simms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton McCracken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Sorrento | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Difelice | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Stocker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Winn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Al Levine | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Bailes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Xavier Hernandez | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 John Wetteland | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Johnson | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
 Julio Santana | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Ruebel | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Albie Lopez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Goodwin: 42/L4M
- Luis Alicea: 4/L4
- Rusty Greer: K
Bot 1
- Quinton McCracken: 3/G4
- Dave Martinez: W
- Wade Boggs: 8/F8
- Fred McGriff: K
Top 2
- Juan Gonzalez: 3/P34
- Will Clark: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: D7/L7LD.1-3
- Lee Stevens: W
- Domingo Cedeno: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Fernando Tatis: S8/L8LM.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Tom Goodwin: 8/F8LM
- Luis Alicea: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H
- Rusty Greer: D7/L7D
- Juan Gonzalez: 63/G56D
Bot 2
- Bob Smith: 63/G56D
- Paul Sorrento: 53/G56
- Mike Difelice: W
- Kevin Stocker: D7/L7D.1-3
- Randy Winn: K
Top 3
- Will Clark: D9/L9LM
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/G6M.B-2(TH);2XH(82)
- Lee Stevens: K
- Domingo Cedeno: K
Bot 3
- Quinton McCracken: W
- Dave Martinez: 8/F8LD
- Wade Boggs: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 4
- Fernando Tatis: 4/F4
- Tom Goodwin: S9/L9M
- Luis Alicea: K+SB2
- Rusty Greer: 7/G56D
Bot 4
- Fred McGriff: K
- Bob Smith: 43/G4
- Paul Sorrento: D9/L9LM
- Mike Difelice: S9/L89M.2-3
- Kevin Stocker: S7/L78M.3-H;1-2
- Randy Winn: 3/G34D
Top 5
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LD
- Will Clark: HR/F8RXD
- Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4M
- Lee Stevens: 31/G34D
Bot 5
- Quinton McCracken: 63/G56
- Dave Martinez: W
- Wade Boggs: HR/F9D.1-H
- Fred McGriff: S7/F7M
- Bob Smith: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D
Top 6
- Domingo Cedeno: 63/G56D
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F7LM
- Tom Goodwin: S6/G56D
- Luis Alicea: S8/G6.1-3
- Rusty Greer: CS2(26)
Bot 6
- Paul Sorrento: 6/L6
- Mike Difelice: D9/L9S
- Kevin Stocker: 31/G4.2-3
- Randy Winn: 7/F7D
Top 7
- Rusty Greer: K
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Will Clark: S8/F8LS
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G6
Bot 7
- Quinton McCracken: 8/F8LXD
- Dave Martinez: D7/L7LM
- Wade Boggs: 63/G6D.2-3
- Fred McGriff: K
Top 8
- Mike Simms: W
- Domingo Cedeno: K
- Fernando Tatis: 8/F8RD
- Tom Goodwin: 7/F7M
Bot 8
- Bob Smith: K
- Paul Sorrento: 8/F8LD
- Mike Difelice: K
Top 9
- Luis Alicea: 43/G4
- Rusty Greer: 13/G4MS
- Juan Gonzalez: K
Bot 9
- Kevin Stocker: 3/G3
- Randy Winn: 7/F7M
- Quinton McCracken: S9/L9D
- Dave Martinez: K