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Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays

2000-05-31 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 13870 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to RF · 2:56

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–3. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 2 in the 8th. Jim Mecir earned the win and Roberto Hernandez picked up the save. Fred McGriff went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jim Mecir L: Buddy Groom SV: Roberto Hernandez

Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Brian Runge · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brady Anderson	5	0	1	0	0	3
Mike Bordick	4	1	1	0	0	1
Delino DeShields	4	1	1	0	0	0
Albert Belle	4	0	1	0	0	1
Will Clark	3	1	1	1	1	1
Cal Ripken	3	0	1	2	0	1
Harold Baines	4	0	0	0	0	1
B. J. Surhoff	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charles Johnson	4	0	2	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gerald Williams	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	2	3	1	0	1	0
Steve Cox	2	0	0	0	1	2
Fred McGriff	3	1	1	2	1	0
Vinny Castilla	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bubba Trammell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Difelice	4	0	0	0	0	2
Miguel Cairo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Felix Martinez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Randy Winn	0	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Mussina	7.0	4	2	5
Buddy Groom	0.2	2	1	0
Mike Trombley	0.1	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cory Lidle	5.1	7	1	4
Mark Guthrie	2.0	0	0	2
Jim Mecir	0.2	0	0	1
Roberto Hernandez	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brady Anderson: S9/G34+
Mike Bordick: K
Delino DeShields: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

Gerald Williams: 3/FL/P2RF
Jose Guillen: HP
Steve Cox: W.1-2
Fred McGriff: 7/F8LM
Vinny Castilla: S7.2-H;1-2
Bubba Trammell: 13/G15

Top 2

Albert Belle: 63/G6
Will Clark: 43/G34D
Cal Ripken: K/C

Bot 2

Mike Difelice: 6/L56
Miguel Cairo: 53/G56S-
Felix Martinez: K

Top 3

Harold Baines: 3/G3
B. J. Surhoff: 43/G4
Charles Johnson: S8/L6MD
Brady Anderson: K

Bot 3

Gerald Williams: 9/F9M
Jose Guillen: 63/G6M
Steve Cox: K/C

Top 4

Mike Bordick: S
Delino DeShields: 63/G6M.1-2
Albert Belle: K/C
Will Clark: S9/L4D+.2-H;B-2(E9)
Cal Ripken: S8/G6M.2-H(UR)
Harold Baines: 9/F89M

Bot 4

Fred McGriff: 5/P5S
Vinny Castilla: 53/G56+
Bubba Trammell: 9/F9M

Top 5

B. J. Surhoff: 7/F7LM
Charles Johnson: 3/P34-
Brady Anderson: 9/F9M+

Bot 5

Mike Difelice: 63/G6
Miguel Cairo: 63/G56
Felix Martinez: S9/L9S+
Gerald Williams: SB2
Gerald Williams: 4/P34D

Top 6

Mike Bordick: 3/P3
Delino DeShields: S7/L78S
Albert Belle: S7/G56.1-2
Will Clark: W.2-3;1-2
Cal Ripken: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Harold Baines: K
B. J. Surhoff: 9/F89D+

Bot 6

Jose Guillen: S7/G56
Steve Cox: K/C
Fred McGriff: W.1-2
Vinny Castilla: S7/L7S+.2-H;1-2
Bubba Trammell: 8/F8LXD+.2-3;1-2
Mike Difelice: K

Top 7

Charles Johnson: 7/F7D
Brady Anderson: K/C
Mike Bordick: 7/F7M

Bot 7

Miguel Cairo: 53/G56
Felix Martinez: 63/G6MS
Gerald Williams: K

Top 8

Delino DeShields: 4/P34D
Albert Belle: 63/G6
Will Clark: K

Bot 8

Jose Guillen: W
Randy Winn: 34/SH/BG3S-.1-2
Fred McGriff: HR/F9D+.2-H
Vinny Castilla: 9/F89M+
Bubba Trammell: S9/P8RS
Mike Difelice: K

Top 9

Cal Ripken: 63/G6
Harold Baines: 5/FL/P7LSF
B. J. Surhoff: S14/G56
Charles Johnson: S9/G34.1-3
Brady Anderson: K

Notes & reviews

originally ruled 143 ground out, then 3B umpire John Shulock overruled, saying Fred McGriff was off the bag (after Baltimore appeal); Rays had left field, 9 minute argument, then resume game

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