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Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays

1998-08-12 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 26994 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:53

Baltimore Orioles defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–0. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 3rd. Scott Erickson earned the win. Rafael Palmeiro went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	10
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Scott Erickson L: Wilson Alvarez SV: (none)

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

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roberto Alomar	5	0	1	0	0	0
Brady Anderson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Davis	4	1	1	0	1	1
Rafael Palmeiro	5	2	3	2	0	0
Cal Ripken	5	0	1	0	0	0
B. J. Surhoff	2	2	1	1	2	0
Lenny Webster	5	0	1	0	0	1
Rich Becker	2	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Bordick	3	0	1	3	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Randy Winn	4	1	0	1
Quinton McCracken	4	1	0	0
Bob Smith	3	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	4	1	0	0
Paul Sorrento	4	0	0	2
Miguel Cairo	4	1	0	0
Rich Butler	3	0	0	0
John Flaherty	3	0	0	2
Kevin Stocker	2	1	1	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Erickson	9.0	5	1	5

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilson Alvarez	5.1	7	3	2
Rick White	1.2	1	1	0
Esteban Yan	1.0	0	0	0
Dennis Springer	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roberto Alomar: D8/L8LXD
Brady Anderson: 5/F5DF
Eric Davis: K
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8LM

Bot 1

Randy Winn: 5/L5
Quinton McCracken: S9/L9S
Bob Smith: SB2
Bob Smith: HP
Fred McGriff: 36(1)/FO/G4MD.2-3
Paul Sorrento: K

Top 2

Cal Ripken: 7/F7LDF
B. J. Surhoff: W
Lenny Webster: S8/G4M.1-3
Rich Becker: W.1-2
Mike Bordick: 9/SF/F89D.3-H;2-3
Roberto Alomar: 3/F3DF

Bot 2

Miguel Cairo: 43/G4
Rich Butler: 7/L7M
John Flaherty: K

Top 3

Brady Anderson: 63/G56
Eric Davis: D8/L6MD
Rafael Palmeiro: HR/L9D.2-H
Cal Ripken: S8/L78S
B. J. Surhoff: 9/F89S
Lenny Webster: 64(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 3

Kevin Stocker: 43/G4
Randy Winn: K
Quinton McCracken: 7/F78D

Top 4

Rich Becker: 63/G6
Mike Bordick: 9/L89M
Roberto Alomar: 43/G4

Bot 4

Bob Smith: 9/F89D
Fred McGriff: 7/P78S
Paul Sorrento: 31/G3L

Top 5

Brady Anderson: S4/G4MD
Eric Davis: 9/F89D
Rafael Palmeiro: 9/F9LD
Cal Ripken: 53/G56

Bot 5

Miguel Cairo: 9/P4D
Rich Butler: 43/G4M
John Flaherty: 9/L89M

Top 6

B. J. Surhoff: HP
Lenny Webster: K
Rich Becker: W.1-2
Mike Bordick: D7/L7LM.2-H;1-H
Roberto Alomar: 5/P5DF
Brady Anderson: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Kevin Stocker: W
Randy Winn: 43/G4.1-2
Quinton McCracken: 9/F89D.2-3
Bob Smith: 53/G5

Top 7

Eric Davis: 43/G4M
Rafael Palmeiro: S8/L89S
Cal Ripken: 43/G4.1-2
B. J. Surhoff: W
Lenny Webster: 8/L8RM

Bot 7

Fred McGriff: S9/L9S
Paul Sorrento: 7/F7LM
Miguel Cairo: S5/G56.1-2
Rich Butler: 5/P7LSF
John Flaherty: K

Top 8

Rich Becker: 7/F7M
Mike Bordick: 53/G5
Roberto Alomar: 8/F8LXD

Bot 8

Kevin Stocker: S8/L8LM
Randy Winn: S9/L9S.1-2
Quinton McCracken: 6(1)3/GDP/G6D.2-3
Bob Smith: 53/G5

Top 9

Brady Anderson: 5/P56
Eric Davis: W
Rafael Palmeiro: S9/L89M.1-2
Cal Ripken: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
B. J. Surhoff: WP.3-H;2-3
B. J. Surhoff: S8/L8LM.3-H
Lenny Webster: 9/F89S

Bot 9

Fred McGriff: 6/L56
Paul Sorrento: K
Miguel Cairo: 63/G56