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Texas Rangers 7–8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays: MLB regular season, 4 May 2000
Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Texas Rangers 8–7 at Tropicana Field on 4 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
4 May 2000 · Tropicana Field
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The game
Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Texas Rangers 8–7 at Tropicana Field on 4 May 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Texas Rangers scored 7 runs, while the home Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished with 8. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 0–1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 0–2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
In inning 5, Texas Rangers scored 1 run in the top half and Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 1–3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 6, Texas Rangers scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 4–3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
In inning 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 4–6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 4–7 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
In inning 9, Texas Rangers scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 7–7 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 11, Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Texas Rangers 7–8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Pitching decisions
Albie Lopez was credited with the pitching win. Jeff Zimmerman was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Texas Rangers finished with 12 hits and 2 errors, alongside 7 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished with 12 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 11 innings, beyond the scheduled 9. The inning table shows the scoring through the additional innings.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Texas Rangers 11 wins and 16 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 wins and 17 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Texas Rangers | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 8 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.