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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 (2)

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Detroit Tigers 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 (2)

Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 29, 1998 (N) at Tiger Stadium

TB  A    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
DET A    1  0  1    2  3  1    0  0  x  -   8 11  1
BATTING
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCracken cf                  4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Boggs 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Smith dh                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
McGriff 1b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       5   3
Kelly lf,rf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Sorrento rf                   2   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Trammell pr,lf              1   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Ledesma ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Cairo 2b                      3   1   0   0       0   0       1   1
Difelice c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
Rekar p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  White p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   2   4   2       2   2      24   9
BATTING - 
2B: McCracken (29,off Greisinger); McGriff (25,off Greisinger).
HBP: Cairo (6,by Greisinger).
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Catalanotto 1b                4   2   2   2       0   1      17   0
Randa 2b,3b                   4   0   1   1       1   1       2   4
Higginson rf                  4   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Clark dh                      4   2   3   1       0   1       0   0
Gonzalez lf                   3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Encarnacion cf                4   2   2   3       0   0       0   0
Alvarez 3b                    3   1   1   1       1   2       0   3
  Easley 2b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Siddall c                     4   0   2   0       0   2       2   0
Cruz ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Greisinger p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   8  11   8       4   9      27  14
FIELDING - 
E: Easley (10).
PB: Siddall 2 (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Catalanotto (11,off Rekar); Siddall 2 (3,off Rekar 2); Encarnacion (5,off
Rekar).
HR: Clark (29,3rd inning off Rekar 0 on 2 out); Encarnacion (2,5th inning off
Rekar 2 on 1 out); Catalanotto (5,6th inning off Rekar 0 on 1 out).
SF: Catalanotto (5,off Rekar).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rekar L(1-7)                  5.1  11   8   8   2   6   3  29
White                         2.2   0   0   0   2   3   0  10
Totals                        8    11   8   8   4   9   3  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: White 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Greisinger W(4-7)             8.1   4   2   1   2   2   0  33
Jones                         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     4   2   1   2   2   0  35
HBP: Greisinger (4,Cairo).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Jones 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ken Kaiser
Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 16406
Starting Lineups:

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Detroit Tigers           
1. McCracken           cf        Catalanotto         1b
2. Boggs               3b        Randa               2b
3. Smith               dh        Higginson           rf
4. McGriff             1b        Clark               dh
5. Kelly               lf        Gonzalez            lf
6. Sorrento            rf        Encarnacion         cf
7. Ledesma             ss        Alvarez             3b
8. Cairo               2b        Siddall             c
9. Difelice            c         Cruz                ss
   Rekar               p         Greisinger          p

DEVIL RAYS 1ST: McCracken grounded out (third to first); Boggs
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith walked; McGriff flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Catalanotto doubled to third; Randa singled to
center [Catalanotto scored]; Higginson flied to center; Clark
singled to shortstop [Randa to second]; Gonzalez struck out;
Encarnacion forced Clark (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Tigers 1.

DEVIL RAYS 2ND: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Sorrento
grounded out (second to first); Ledesma grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Alvarez struck out; Siddall doubled to right; Cruz
struck out; Catalanotto grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Tigers 1.

DEVIL RAYS 3RD: Cairo was hit by a pitch; Siddall allowed a
passed ball [Cairo to second]; Difelice grounded out (third to
first); Siddall allowed a passed ball [Cairo to third];
McCracken doubled to left [Cairo scored (unearned)]; Boggs
grounded out (second to first) [McCracken to third]; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Devil Rays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Randa was called out on strikes; Higginson grounded
out (second to first); Clark homered to right; Gonzalez grounded
out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 1,
Tigers 2.

DEVIL RAYS 4TH: McGriff doubled to right; Kelly singled to
center [McGriff to third]; Sorrento forced Kelly (third to
second) [McGriff scored]; Ledesma flied to right; TRAMMELL RAN
FOR SORRENTO; Cairo forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: KELLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TRAMMELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Encarnacion doubled to center;
Alvarez singled to center [Encarnacion scored]; Siddall doubled
to left [Alvarez to third]; Cruz grounded out (third to first);
Catalanotto out on a sacrifice fly to center [Alvarez scored];
Randa grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Devil Rays 2, Tigers 4.

DEVIL RAYS 5TH: Difelice was called out on strikes; McCracken
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Higginson grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark
singled to left; Gonzalez walked [Clark to second]; Encarnacion
homered to right [Clark scored, Gonzalez scored]; Alvarez struck
out; Siddall was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Devil Rays 2, Tigers 7.

DEVIL RAYS 6TH: Smith flied to left; McGriff was called out on
strikes; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Cruz popped to third; Catalanotto homered to right;
Randa walked; WHITE REPLACED REKAR (PITCHING); Higginson walked
[Randa to second]; Clark struck out; Gonzalez flied to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 8.

DEVIL RAYS 7TH: Trammell popped to first; Ledesma popped to
first; Cairo flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays
2, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Encarnacion grounded out (third to first); Alvarez
walked; Siddall struck out; Cruz forced Alvarez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 8.

DEVIL RAYS 8TH: RANDA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); EASLEY
REPLACED ALVAREZ (PLAYING 2B); Difelice popped to second;
McCracken grounded out (first unassisted); Boggs grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Catalanotto was called out on strikes; Randa
grounded out (pitcher to first); Higginson flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Tigers 8.

DEVIL RAYS 9TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); McGriff
reached on an error by Easley; Kelly singled to right [McGriff
to second]; Trammell walked [McGriff to third, Kelly to second];
JONES REPLACED GREISINGER (PITCHING); Ledesma flied to right;
Cairo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Devil Rays 2, Tigers 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Devil Rays       2   4   0    6
 Tigers           8  11   1    7
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