Game 60 - 4/4/98 - White Sox 1, Devil Rays 0

BOXSCORE: 1998 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays   4/4/1998
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Devil Rays         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Durham 2B         3  0  0  0 .556     Q.McCracken CF      5  0  1  0 .261  
  M.Cameron CF        4  0  0  0 .250     A.Ledesma 2B        4  0  2  0 .500  
  F.Thomas 1B         4  1  1  1 .353     W.Boggs 3B          4  0  1  0 .500  
  A.Belle LF          3  0  0  0 .389     F.McGriff 1B        3  0  0  0 .350  
  R.Ventura 3B        4  0  1  0 .471     B.Trammell DH       3  0  1  0 .375  
  R.Sierra DH         3  0  0  0 .000     R.Butler LF         1  0  0  0 .333  
  M.Ordonez RF        3  0  1  0 .059     K.Stocker SS        4  0  0  0 .000  
  C.O'Brien C         3  0  1  0 .333     D.Martinez RF       4  0  1  0 .176  
  M.Caruso SS         3  0  0  0 .214     M.Difelice C        3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  4  1                 Totals      31  0  6  0
 
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Devil Rays...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
 
White Sox (3-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Eyre WIN(1-0)           6       4   0   0   4   8   0  97   0.00
K.Foulke HOLD(1st)        2       1   0   0   0   2   0  24   0.00
B.Simas SAVE(1st)         1       1   0   0   2   0   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9       6   0   0   6  10   0
 
Devil Rays (2-3)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Springer LOSS(0-1)      6       4   1   1   2   3   1  93   1.50
E.Yan                     2       0   0   0   0   0   0  17   2.25
A.Lopez                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.91
Totals                    9       4   1   1   2   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,660 DATE- Saturday, April 4th 1998 TIME- Night 
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 4  Devil Rays:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Devil Rays: 0
DOUBLES- A.Ledesma(1st), B.Trammell(3rd)
HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(2nd)
RBIs- F.Thomas(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Ordonez
WALKS- R.Durham, A.Belle, F.McGriff, B.Trammell, R.Butler-3, M.Difelice
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cameron-2, R.Sierra, Q.McCracken-2, A.Ledesma-2, W.Boggs-2,
             B.Trammell, K.Stocker, D.Martinez, M.Difelice
GIDP- B.Trammell
PASSED BALLS- M.Difelice
2-out RBI- F.Thomas
RLISP 2-out- F.McGriff, M.Difelice, F.Thomas, C.O'Brien, Q.McCracken-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 0 for 5  Devil Rays: 0 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Charlie O'Brien blocked the plate, saving a run!
          Top 2nd: Rich Butler robbed Robin Ventura of an extra base hit.
 
In a game for the baseball purist, Scott Eyre(1-0) and Dennis Springer(0-1)
squared off in a tense pitching duel, Chicago (AL) White Sox finally emerged
victorious over Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 1 to 0.
 
The game's only run was scored in the top of the 6th inning.  Tampa Bay made
it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
 
Eyre was helped out by Bill Simas who recorded his 1st save.  Tampa Bay's
manager was reflective after the loss, 'We should have won this one, we just
made one too many mistakes.  Son-of-a-gun, that added a couple more white
hairs on this noggin of mine.'