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Oakland Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays

1998-07-24 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 22894 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:09

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 6–0. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 3 in the 4th. Tony Saunders earned the win. Bubba Trammell went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
TBA	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0		6	14

W: Tony Saunders L: Mike Oquist SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Johnson · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Rickey Henderson	2	0	3	1
Bip Roberts	2	0	0	0
Ben Grieve	3	1	1	2
Matt Stairs	3	0	1	0
Mike Macfarlane	3	0	0	0
Jason Giambi	3	1	1	1
Mike Blowers	3	0	1	1
Ryan Christenson	4	1	0	0
Miguel Tejada	4	0	0	3
Rafael Bournigal	3	2	0	1
Kevin Mitchell	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quinton McCracken	4	2	3	0	1	0
Rich Butler	5	1	2	0	0	1
Bob Smith	4	0	1	1	0	2
Fred McGriff	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bubba Trammell	4	1	3	3	1	0
Paul Sorrento	4	0	1	1	1	0
Miguel Cairo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Ledesma	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Difelice	4	1	1	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Oquist	3.2	10	1	2
Steve Connelly	3.0	4	3	1
T. J. Mathews	1.1	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tony Saunders	6.2	5	7	6
Jim Mecir	2.1	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rickey Henderson: K
Bip Roberts: 13/G15S
Ben Grieve: S9/L9D
Matt Stairs: 6/P78S

Bot 1

Quinton McCracken: D9/L9LD
Rich Butler: K
Bob Smith: 9/L9D.2-3
Fred McGriff: IW
Bubba Trammell: S8/L8LD.3-H;1-2
Paul Sorrento: D9/L9LD.2-H;1-3
Miguel Cairo: 9/F9M

Top 2

Mike Macfarlane: 63/G56
Jason Giambi: W
Mike Blowers: W.1-2
Ryan Christenson: 7/F7D
Miguel Tejada: K

Bot 2

Aaron Ledesma: S8/L8RD
Mike Difelice: 8/F8LD
Quinton McCracken: 3/P3F
Rich Butler: S9/L9M.1-3
Bob Smith: K

Top 3

Rickey Henderson: W
Bip Roberts: 9/F9M
Ben Grieve: SB2
Ben Grieve: W
Matt Stairs: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Mike Macfarlane: 63/G6

Bot 3

Fred McGriff: 9/F9M
Bubba Trammell: HR/F9D
Paul Sorrento: 3/G3
Miguel Cairo: 7/F7D

Top 4

Jason Giambi: S8/L8RD
Mike Blowers: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Ryan Christenson: S7/L7M
Miguel Tejada: 7/F7M

Bot 4

Aaron Ledesma: S9/L89M
Mike Difelice: 46(1)/FO/L4
Quinton McCracken: S9/L9M.1-2
Rich Butler: S9/L9M.2-3;1-2
Bob Smith: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Fred McGriff: 36(1)/FO/G34.3-H;2-3
Bubba Trammell: S7/L78M.3-H;1-2
Paul Sorrento: W.2-3;1-2
Miguel Cairo: 43/G4

Top 5

Rickey Henderson: W
Rafael Bournigal: S7/G56.1-2
Ben Grieve: K
Matt Stairs: 8/F8LD
Mike Macfarlane: SB3;SB2
Mike Macfarlane: 8/F8LD

Bot 5

Aaron Ledesma: 8/F8RD
Mike Difelice: 8/F8LD
Quinton McCracken: S8/L8LD
Rich Butler: SB2
Rich Butler: 7/F78M

Top 6

Jason Giambi: 7/F78M
Mike Blowers: K
Ryan Christenson: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

Bob Smith: S6/G56
Fred McGriff: S8/L8LM.1-2
Bubba Trammell: W.2-3;1-2
Paul Sorrento: 12(3)/FO/G15.2-3;1-2
Miguel Cairo: 5(2)3/GDP/G5L

Top 7

Miguel Tejada: K
Rickey Henderson: W
Rafael Bournigal: S7/L7M.1-2
Ben Grieve: K
Matt Stairs: W.2-3;1-2
Kevin Mitchell: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Aaron Ledesma: K
Mike Difelice: S9/L9M
Quinton McCracken: W.1-2
Rich Butler: 46(1)/FO/G4MS.2-3
Bob Smith: K

Top 8

Jason Giambi: K
Mike Blowers: 13/G56S
Ryan Christenson: 63/G56

Bot 8

Fred McGriff: 8/F8LD
Bubba Trammell: 3/G34
Paul Sorrento: 3/G34

Top 9

Miguel Tejada: K
Rickey Henderson: 4/P4
Rafael Bournigal: K