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Texas Rangers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
1998-09-12 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 31278 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:19
Texas Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–2. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 5th. Rick Helling earned the win. Mike Simms went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Rick Helling L: Julio Santana SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Mark Johnson · 2B: Chuck Meriwether · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Goodwin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark McLemore | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Stevens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Todd Zeile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Royce Clayton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Simms | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton McCracken | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wade Boggs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul Sorrento | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
 John Wetteland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Santana | 5.1 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
 Esteban Yan | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Aldred | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albie Lopez | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick White | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Goodwin: S7/G56
- Mark McLemore: 463/G4MS.1-2
- Rusty Greer: 6/P6
- Juan Gonzalez: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Quinton McCracken: 13/G15
- Wade Boggs: 8/F8LD
- Bob Smith: K
Top 2
- Will Clark: S8/L8LD
- Ivan Rodriguez: 4(1)3/GDP/G4MS
- Lee Stevens: W
- Todd Zeile: W.1-2
- Royce Clayton: W.2-3;1-2
- Tom Goodwin: S7/L7M.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Mark McLemore: 43/G4M
Bot 2
- Fred McGriff: D7/L78D
- Bubba Trammell: 63/G6M
- Paul Sorrento: K
- Rich Butler: W
- John Flaherty: 7/F7D
Top 3
- Rusty Greer: 9/F89M
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/L78D
- Will Clark: HP.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 3
- Miguel Cairo: 63/G6
- Quinton McCracken: W
- Wade Boggs: S9/L9M.1-3
- Bob Smith: S8/L8LM.3-H;1-3
- Fred McGriff: 5/P5F
- Bubba Trammell: W.1-2
- Paul Sorrento: K
Top 4
- Lee Stevens: S8/L8LM
- Todd Zeile: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Royce Clayton: D8/L8LXD
- Tom Goodwin: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Rich Butler: 8/F8LD
- John Flaherty: 63/G6
- Miguel Cairo: 9/F9M
Top 5
- Mark McLemore: K
- Rusty Greer: 9/F9D
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/F78M
- Mike Simms: HR/F9D.1-H
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/F7D
- Lee Stevens: 8/F8RD
Bot 5
- Quinton McCracken: D8/L8RXD
- Wade Boggs: 43/G4.2-3
- Bob Smith: K
- Fred McGriff: S8/L8LD.3-H
- Bubba Trammell: S9/L89M.1-2
- Paul Sorrento: 8/F8RD
Top 6
- Todd Zeile: 7/F7M
- Royce Clayton: S8/L8LD
- Tom Goodwin: S8/L8LM.1-3
- Mark McLemore: D9/L89D.3-H;1-H
- Rusty Greer: FC1/G15.2X2(16)
- Juan Gonzalez: SB2
- Juan Gonzalez: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Rich Butler: 7/F7D
- John Flaherty: S9/L89M
- Miguel Cairo: 6(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 7
- Mike Simms: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: S1/G15S
- Lee Stevens: PO1(E1).1-2
- Lee Stevens: K
- Todd Zeile: 53/G5
Bot 7
- Quinton McCracken: D7/L78XD
- Wade Boggs: 8/F8LM
- Bob Smith: 9/F9D.2-3
- Fred McGriff: 5/P5
Top 8
- Royce Clayton: S1/G15
- Tom Goodwin: K
- Mark McLemore: 9/F89M
- Rusty Greer: CS2(136)
Bot 8
- Bubba Trammell: 8/F8LD
- Paul Sorrento: 8/F8RXD
- Rich Butler: 9/F89XD
Top 9
- Rusty Greer: 13/G13
- Juan Gonzalez: E6/G6
- Mike Simms: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Lee Stevens: W.2-3;1-2
- Todd Zeile: D7/L78XD.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
- Royce Clayton: 63/G6
Bot 9
- John Flaherty: 53/G5
- Miguel Cairo: W
- Quinton McCracken: S7/L78D.1-2
- Wade Boggs: 64(1)/FO/G6MS.2-3
- Bob Smith: K