MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/03/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1278 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (28-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 1
Toronto Blue Jays (39-48) 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 7 9 0
Devil Rays Lose Again, 7-4, to Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays starter Evan Thomas pitched well against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at SkyDome, leading his team to a win, 7-4. Thomas, now 7-7, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 9, walking 4, and allowing 4 runs. The losses continue to add up for Tampa Bay, having now dropped 8 straight.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from designated hitter Brent Gates. For the game, Gates went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and a walk, while scoring 2. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 6th double of the season gave Toronto a 1-0 lead.

"When you're losing, the game looks more difficult to play than it is," said Tampa Bay manager Dan H.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zuleta DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 6 11
J. DePastino 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .271 13 38
G. McBride LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 7 42
S. Perez 2B 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .263 7 44
T. Medrano SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .261 5 26
P. Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .245 8 29
L. De La Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .231 11 34
W. Otanez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .257 2 16
B. Estalella C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .223 9 23
Totals 32 4 5 4 4 12 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Perez (7, 8th Inning off E. Thomas, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zuleta , S. Perez 4 , W. Otanez , B. Estalella 2
2-out RBI: S. Perez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Medrano (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Otanez-Medrano-Otanez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Puckett RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 7 29
   a-G. Blum 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 12
L. Dykstra CF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 0 24
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287 7 55
J. Sandoval 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .259 16 48
M. Simms 1B 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .255 16 53
   b-W. Magee RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 12
D. Tartabull 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .288 8 38
B. Gates DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .324 0 8
B. Garcia C 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .207 11 36
O. Guillen SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .280 2 26
Totals 32 7 9 7 3 1 12      
a - G. Blum substituted for K. Puckett in the 9th
b - W. Magee substituted for M. Simms in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates 2 (6, 2nd Inning off J. Hostetler, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Hostetler, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Guillen (22, 2nd Inning off J. Hostetler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sandoval (16, 5th Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Simms (16, 8th Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Puckett , L. Dykstra , J. Sandoval 4 , M. Simms 4 , D. Tartabull , B. Gates 4 , B. Garcia , O. Guillen 2
2-out RBI: J. Sandoval , O. Guillen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Puckett , O. Guillen
GIDP: L. Berkman
Sac Fly: B. Garcia
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hostetler L (3-10) 4.0 5 5 2 2 1 0 63 6.85   
T. Wakefield 3.2 4 2 2 1 0 2 51 4.74   
T. Sandt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hostetler 37
Batters Faced: J. Hostetler 20, T. Wakefield 15, T. Sandt 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hostetler 7-4, T. Wakefield 5-5, T. Sandt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hostetler 63-36, T. Wakefield 51-35, T. Sandt 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wakefield 1-0 , T. Sandt 1-0
WP: J. Hostetler , T. Wakefield
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Thomas W (7-7) 8.0 5 4 4 4 9 1 123 4.69   
C. Jones SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Thomas 61
Batters Faced: E. Thomas 33, C. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Thomas 9-6, C. Jones 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Thomas 123-78, C. Jones 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Evan Thomas
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 72 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 36501
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