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2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2000 300 American League East Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida 69–92 (.429) 5th Vince Naimoli Chuck LaMar Larry Rothschild FSN FloridaWMOR (Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats) WFLA(Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes)WBDN(Ricardo Tavares, Enrique Oliu)
The 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their third since the franchise was created. They finished last in the American League East with a record of 69–92. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his third year with the club. This season is sometimes referred to by rays' fans as the "Hit Show" because the club signed several big-name sluggers in hopes of the team putting up better offensive numbers.Sanford Adam 2015-03-24 Moments in Rays History: The Hit Show https://www.draysbay.com/2015/3/24/8202453/tampa-bay-rays-history-hit-show 2024-06-01 DRaysBay enSanford Adam 2017-10-30 20 Years of Rays Baseball: 2000, the Hit Show https://www.draysbay.com/2017/10/30/16476024/20-years-of-rays-baseball-2000-the-hit-show 2024-06-01 DRaysBay en
Offseason
December 13, 1999: Scott McClain was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcclasc01.shtml Scott McClain Stats
March 31, 2000: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylobi04.shtml Billy Taylor Stats
Regular season
On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.https://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/doubletag2.htm Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Tagging 2 Runners on Double Plays
Opening Day starters
4 Gerald Williams CF 14 Dave Martinez RF 33 Jose Canseco DH 29 Fred McGriff 1B 23 Greg Vaughn LF 35 Herbert Perry 3B 6 John Flaherty C 19 Kevin Stocker SS 13 Miguel Cairo 2B 46 Steve Trachsel Phttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=TBA 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster by Baseball Almanac
Season standings
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Record vs. opponents
TB
Notable transactions
April 13, 2000: Dwight Gooden was purchased by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Houston Astros.
May 25, 2000: Dwight Gooden was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
June 5, 2000: Rocco Baldelli was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2000.Rocco Baldelli Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Citrus Series
The 2000 Citrus Series between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins ended in a 3–3 tie. Florida had won the series during the prior two seasons.
June 9 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 6 – 4
June 10 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 1 – 5
June 11 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 7 – 6
July 7 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 8 – 3
July 8 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 5 – 6
July 9 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 9 – 10
Roster
2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster Pitchers
38 Doug Creek
47 Mike Duvall
48 Dave Eiland
45 Trevor Enders
36 Tony Fiore
16 Dwight Gooden
36 Mark Guthrie
57 Juan Guzmán
58 Travis Harper
39 Roberto Hernández
27 Cory Lidle
32 Albie Lopez
45 Jim Mecir
63 Jim Morris
56 Bryan Rekar
24 Ryan Rupe
62 Jeff Sparks
49 Tanyon Sturtze
37 Billy Taylor
46 Steve Trachsel
34 Dan Wheeler
51 Rick White
41 Paul Wilson
43 Esteban Yan Catchers
8 Mike DiFelice
6 John Flaherty
55 Toby Hall
Infielders
13 Miguel Cairo
9,20 Vinny Castilla
26 Tony Graffanino
13 Ozzie Guillén
19 Aubrey Huff
10 Russ Johnson
16 Félix Martínez
29 Fred McGriff
34 Herbert Perry
71 Damian Rolls
9 Bob Smith
19 Kevin Stocker Outfielders
28 Steve Cox
30 José Guillén
14 Dave Martinez
3 Quinton McCracken
44 Ozzie Timmons
21 Bubba Trammell
14 Jason Tyner
23 Greg Vaughn
4 Gerald Williams
2 Randy Winn
Other batters
33 Jose Canseco
15 Kenny Kelly Manager
11 Larry Rothschild
Coaches
7 José Cardenal (First Base)
54 Bill Fischer (Pitching)
25 Orlando Gómez (Bullpen)
22 Billy Hatcher (Third Base)
5 Leon Roberts (Hitting)
18 Bill Russell (Bench)
38 Rick Williams (Pitching)
Player stats
= Indicates team leader
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. SB C John Flaherty 109 394 103 10 39 .261 0 1B Fred McGriff 158 566 157 27 106.277 2 2B Miguel Cairo 119 375 98 1 34 .261 28 3B Vinny Castilla 85 331 73 6 42 .221 1 SS Felix Martinez Félix Martínez Mata 106 299 64 2 17 .214 9 LF Greg Vaughn 127 461 117 28 74 .254 8 CF Gerald Williams Gerald Williams (baseball) 146 632 173 21 89 .274 12 RF José Guillén 105 316 80 10 41 .253 3 DH Bubba Trammell 66 189 52 7 33 .275 3https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/2000.shtml 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Statistics
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. SB Steve Cox Steve Cox (baseball) 116 318 90 11 35 .283 1 Jose Canseco 61 218 56 9 30 .257 2 Mike DiFelice 60 204 49 6 19 .240 0 Russ Johnson 74 185 47 2 17 .254 4 Bob Smith Bob Smith (infielder) 49 175 41 6 26 .234 2 Randy Winn 51 159 40 1 16 .252 6 Aubrey Huff 39 122 35 4 14 .287 0 Kevin Stocker 40 114 30 2 8 .263 1 Ozzie Guillén 63 107 26 2 12 .243 1 Dave Martinez 29 104 27 1 12 .260 1 Jason Tyner 37 83 20 0 8 .241 6 Ozzie Timmons 12 41 14 4 13 .341 0 Quinton McCracken 15 31 4 0 2 .129 0 Herbert Perry 7 28 6 0 1 .214 0 Tony Graffanino 13 20 6 0 1 .300 0 Toby Hall 4 12 2 1 1 .167 0 Damian Rolls 4 3 1 0 0 .333 0 Kenny Kelly 2 1 0 0 0 .000 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Albie Lopez 45 185.1 11 13 4.13 96 Bryan Rekar 30 173.1 7 10 4.41 95 Steve Trachsel 23 137.2 6 10 4.58 78 Ryan Rupe 18 91.0 5 6 6.92 61
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
Player G IP W L ERA SO SV Dave Eiland 17 54.2 2 3 7.24 17 0 Dwight Gooden 8 36.2 2 3 6.63 23 0 Juan Guzman Juan Guzmán (baseball) 1 1.2 0 1 43.20 3 0 Travis Harper 6 32.0 1 2 4.78 14 0 Cory Lidle 31 96.2 4 6 5.03 62 0 Paul Wilson baseball 11 51.0 1 4 3.35 40 0 Esteban Yan 43 137.2 7 8 6.21 111 0
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
Player G IP W L ERA SO SV Doug Creek 45 60.2 1 3 4.60 73 1 Mike Duvall 2 2.1 0 0 7.71 0 0 Trevor Enders 9 9.1 0 1 10.61 5 0 Tony Fiore 11 15.0 1 1 8.40 8 0 Mark Guthrie 34 32.0 1 1 4.50 26 0 Roberto Hernández Roberto Hernández (relief pitcher) 68 73.1 4 7 3.19 61 32 Jim Mecir 38 49.2 7 2 3.08 33 1 Jim Morris 16 10.1 0 0 4.35 10 0 Jeff Sparks 15 20.1 0 1 3.54 24 0 Tanyon Sturtze 19 52.2 4 0 2.56 38 0 Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (1990s pitcher) 17 13.2 1 3 8.56 13 0 Dan Wheeler 11 23.0 1 1 5.48 17 0 Rick White Rick White (baseball) 44 71.1 3 6 3.41 47 2
Game log
background:#9eceee; Game Log
y background:#white; April (9-15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|1
|April 3
|@ Twins
|7 – 0
|Trachsel (1–0)
|Radke (0–1)
|
|43,830
|1-0
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|2
|April 4
|@ Twins
|6 – 5
|Carrasco (1–0)
|Hernandez (0–1)
|
|7,020
|1-1
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|3
|April 5
|@ Twins
|10 –7
|Guardado (1–0)
|White (0–1)
|
|7,089
|1-2
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|4
|April 6
|@ Twins
|7 – 6
|Mecir (1–0)
|Carrasco (1–1)
|Hernandez (1)
|8,763
|2-2
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|5
|April 7
|Indians
|14 – 5
|Wright (1–0)
|Guzmán (0–1)
|
|40,329
|2-3
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|6
|April 8
|Indians
|6 – 4
|Burba (1–0)
|Trachsel (1–1)
|Karsay (2)
|30,177
|2-4
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|7
|April 9
|Indians
|17 – 4
|Colón (2–0)
|Rupe (0–1)
|
|21,357
|2-5
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|8
|April 11
|White Sox
|13 – 6
|Parque (1–0)
|Yan (0–1)
|
|13,639
|2-6
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|9
|April 12
|White Sox
|7 – 1
|Baldwin (2–0)
|Wheeler (0–1)
|
|14,034
|2-7
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|10
|April 13
|White Sox
|6 – 5 (12)
|Mecir (2–0)
|Sturtze (0–1)
|
|15,464
|3-7
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|11
|April 14
|@ Tigers
|10 – 5
|Nitkowski (1–2)
|Rupe (0–2)
|
|25,043
|3-8
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|12
|April 15
|@ Tigers
|7 – 0
|Gooden (1–0)
|Weaver (0–1)
|
|25,969
|4-8
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|13
|April 16
|@ Tigers
|7 – 6
|Hernandez (1–1)
|Jones (0–1)
|
|24,686
|5-8
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bbb"
|
|April 17
|@ Orioles
|colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 20
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|14
|April 19
|@ Orioles
|3 – 2
|Trombley (1–1)
|Mecir (2–1)
|
|40,077
|5-9
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|15
|April 20
|@ Orioles
|8 – 4
|Rapp (2–0)
|Rupe (0–3)
|
|34,536
|5-10
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|16
|April 21
|Angels
|9 – 6
|Petkovsek (1–2)
|Hernandez (1–2)
|Percival (5)
|22,221
|5-11
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|17
|April 22
|Angels
|11 – 9 (10)
|Lopez (1–0)
|Mercker (0–1)
|
|22,042
|6-11
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|18
|April 23
|Angels
|1 – 0
|Eiland (1–0)
|Dickson (2–1)
|Hernandez (2)
|15,601
|7-11
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|19
|April 25
|@ Royals
|7 – 6
|Reichert (1–0)
|Lopez (1–1)
|
|14,677
|7-12
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|20
|April 26
|@ Royals
|7 – 6
|Bottalico (3–1)
|Lopez (1–2)
|
|14,209
|7-13
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|21
|April 27
|@ Angels
|7 – 3
|Gooden (2–0)
|Ortiz (1–2)
|
|16,144
|8-13
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|22
|April 28
|@ Angels
|11 – 2
|Yan (1–1)
|Dickson (2–2)
|
|31,888
|9-13
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|23
|April 29
|@ Angels
|7 – 6 (13)
|Levine (1–0)
|Sparks (0–1)
|
|26,827
|9-14
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|24
|April 30
|@ Angels
|5 – 2
|Bottenfield (2–3)
|Trachsel (1–2)
|Percival (6)
|25,613
|9-15
|-
y background:#9eceee; May (8-19) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|25
|May 2
|Rangers
|8 – 1
|Helling (3–1)
|Rupe (0–4)
|
|15,067
|9-16
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|26
|May 3
|Rangers
|5 – 1
|Clark (3–2)
|Gooden (2–1)
|Wetteland (3)
|14,064
|9-17
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|27
|May 4
|Rangers
|8 –7 (11)
|Lopez (2–2)
|Zimmerman (0–4)
|
|14,107
|10-17
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|28
|May 5
|@ Red Sox
|5 – 3
|Martínez (2–2)
|Eiland (1–1)
|Lowe (6)
|32,479
|10-18
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|29
|May 6
|@ Red Sox
|1 – 0
|Trachsel (2–2)
|Martínez (5–1)
|
|32,497
|11-18
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|30
|May 7
|@ Red Sox
|9 – 7
|Fassero (4–1)
|Rekar (0–1)
|Lowe (7)
|32,336
|11-19
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|31
|May 8
|@ Yankees
|6 – 3
|Pettitte (2–1)
|Gooden (2–2)
|Rivera (12)
|25,361
|11-20
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|32
|May 9
|@ Yankees
|4 – 3 (10)
|Nelson (6–0)
|White (0–2)
|
|23,097
|11-21
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|33
|May 11
|@ Yankees
|1 – 0
|Trachsel (3–2)
|Hernández (4–2)
|Lopez (1)
|14,292
|12-21
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|34
|May 12
|Blue Jays
|4 – 3
|White (1–2)
|Carpenter (3–4)
|Lopez (2)
|17,532
|13-21
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|35
|May 13
|Blue Jays
|8 – 4
|Escobar (4–4)
|Lidle (0–1)
|
|20,054
|13-22
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|36
|May 14
|Blue Jays
|3 – 2
|Wells (7–1)
|Lopez (2–3)
|
|15,788
|13-23
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|37
|May 15
|@ Rangers
|6 – 5
|Oliver (1–2)
|White (1–3)
|Wetteland (6)
|26,683
|13-24
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|38
|May 16
|@ Rangers
|9 – 7
|Zimmerman (1–4)
|Lopez (2–4)
|Wetteland (7)
|31,033
|13-25
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|39
|May 17
|@ Rangers
|11 – 6
|Crabtree (1–1)
|Rekar (0–2)
|
|27,342
|13-26
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|40
|May 19
|@ Mariners
|7 – 6
|Mesa (2–2)
|Taylor (0–1)
|Sasaki (5)
|34,067
|13-27
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|41
|May 20
|@ Mariners
|4 – 3
|Yan (2–1)
|Ramsay (0–1)
|Hernandez (3)
|40,665
|14-27
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|42
|May 21
|@ Mariners
|8 – 4
|Sele (4–2)
|Trachsel (3–3)
|
|45,264
|14-28
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|43
|May 23
|Athletics
|6 – 4
|Rekar (1–2)
|Olivares (3–5)
|Hernandez (4)
|13,555
|15-28
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|44
|May 24
|Athletics
|9 – 2
|Appier (4–3)
|Gooden (2–3)
|Tam (1)
|13,039
|15-29
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|45
|May 25
|Athletics
|6 – 3
|Heredia (6–3)
|Yan (2–2)
|Isringhausen (9)
|13,251
|15-30
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|46
|May 26
|Mariners
|11 – 4
|Sele (5–2)
|Trachsel (3–4)
|
|14,627
|15-31
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|47
|May 27
|Mariners
|6 – 3
|Tomko (3–2)
|Rekar (1–3)
|Sasaki (6)
|24,373
|15-32
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|48
|May 28
|Mariners
|14 – 4
|Mecir (3–1)
|Mesa (2–4)
|
|16,194
|16-32
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|49
|May 29
|Orioles
|5 – 1
|Rapp (4–2)
|Trachsel (3–5)
|
|24,209
|16-33
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|50
|May 30
|Orioles
|8 – 7
|Ponson (3–2)
|Yan (2–3)
|Timlin (4)
|13,113
|16-34
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|51
|May 31
|Orioles
|4 – 3
|Mecir (4–1)
|Groom (3–3
|Hernandez (5)
|13,870
|17-34
|-
y background:#white; June (15-11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|52
|June 1
|Orioles
|2 – 1
|Rekar (2–3)
|Erickson (2–2)
|Hernandez (6)
|14,108
|18-34
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|53
|June 2
|@ Mets
|5 – 3
|Rusch (3–4)
|White (1–4)
|Benítez (14)
|24,123
|18-35
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|54
|June 3
|@ Mets
|1 – 0
|Leiter (6–1)
|Trachsel (3–6)
|Benítez (15)
|33,694
|18-36
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|55
|June 4
|@ Mets
|15 – 5
|Yan (3–3)
|Jones (1–2)
|
|43,610
|19-36
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|56
|June 5
|@ Phillies
|5 – 3 (12)
|Guthrie (3–3)
|Boyd (0–1)
|White (1)
|13,237
|20-36
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|57
|June 6
|@ Phillies
|5 – 3 (10)
|Hernandez (2–2)
|Brantley (1–1)
|White (2)
|13,415
|21-36
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|58
|June 7
|@ Phillies
|5 – 4
|Brock (1–4)
|Guthrie (3–4)
|Brantley (5)
|20,514
|21-37
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|59
|June 9
|Marlins
|6 – 4
|Trachsel (4–6)
|Dempster (6–4)
|Hernandez (7)
|16,035
|22-37
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|60
|June 10
|Marlins
|5 – 1
|Cornelius (1–1)
|Yan (3–4)
|Alfonseca (18)
|42,823
|22-38
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|61
|June 11
|Marlins
|7 – 6
|Mecir (5–1)
|Bones (1–2)
|Hernandez (8)
|20,647
|23-38
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|62
|June 13
|Angels
|5 – 3
|Etherton (1–1)
|Rekar (2–4)
|Percival (16)
|13,483
|23-39
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|63
|June 14
|Angels
|3 – 2
|Lopez (3–4)
|Percival (4–3)
|
|13,362
|24-39
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|64
|June 15
|Angels
|2 – 1
|Trachsel (5–6)
|Hasegawa (5–2)
|
|13,210
|25-39
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|65
|June 16
|Rangers
|9 – 2
|Yan (4–4)
|Oliver (2–4)
|
|16,834
|26-39
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|66
|June 17
|Rangers
|5 – 0
|Perisho (2–0)
|Lidle (0–2)
|
|22,813
|26-40
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|67
|June 18
|Rangers
|6 – 1
|White (2–4)
|Helling (7–6)
|
|20,197
|27-40
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|68
|June 19
|Mariners
|10 – 3
|Lopez (4–4)
|Halama (6–3)
|
|38,331
|28-40
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|69
|June 20
|Mariners
|4 – 3
|Abbott (4–2)
|Trachsel (5–7)
|
|29,349
|28-41
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|70
|June 21
|Mariners
|8 – 5
|Sele (8–3)
|Yan (4–5)
|Sasaki (12)
|27,555
|28-42
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|71
|June 23
|@ Rangers
|7 – 4
|Lidle (1–2)
|Helling (7–7)
|Hernandez (9)
|42,336
|29-42
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|72
|June 24
|@ Rangers
|9 – 7
|White (3–4)
|Crabtree (1–5)
|Hernandez (10)
|48,256
|30-42
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|73
|June 25
|@ Rangers
|9 – 5
|Rogers (7–5)
|Lopez (4–5)
|Loaiza (1)
|37,107
|30-43
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|74
|June 27
|Blue Jays
|11 – 1
|Trachsel (6–7)
|Escobar (6–9)
|
|14,657
|31-43
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|75
|June 28
|Blue Jays
|5 – 2
|Wells (13–2)
|Yan (4–6)
|
|15,308
|31-44
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|76
|June 29
|Blue Jays
|12 – 3
|Castillo (5–5)
|Lidle (1–3)
|
|21,666
|31-45
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|77
|June 30
|Yankees
|6 – 4
|Mecir (6–1)
|Nelson (6–2)
|Hernandez (11)
|30,323
|32-45
|-
y background:#9eceee; July (12-14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|78
|July 1
|Yankees
|6 – 1
|Hernández (7–6)
|Lopez (4–6)
|
|37,990
|32-46
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|79
|July 2
|Yankees
|5 – 2
|Clemens (5–6)
|Trachsel (6–8)
|Rivera (18)
|31,118
|32-47
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|80
|July 3
|Tigers
|5 – 4 (10)
|Patterson (3–1)
|Hernandez (2–3)
|Jones (24)
|15,709
|32-48
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|81
|July 4
|Tigers
|11 – 0
|Mlicki (3–9)
|Lidle (1–4)
|
|18,011
|32-49
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|82
|July 5
|Tigers
|4 – 1
|Rekar (3–4)
|Weaver (5–7)
|Hernandez (12)
|14,934
|33-49
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|83
|July 7
|@ Marlins
|8 – 3
|Lopez (5–6)
|Dempster (9–5)
|Mecir (1)
|13,067
|34-49
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|84
|July 8
|@ Marlins
|6 – 5
|Looper (3–1)
|White (3–5)
|Alfonseca (27)
|21,157
|34-50
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|85
|July 9
|@ Marlins
|10 – 9
|Sanchez (5–7)
|Creek (0–1)
|Alfonseca (28)
|11,907
|34-51
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|86
|July 13
|Expos
|6 – 4
|Mecir (7–1)
|Lira (2–1)
|Hernandez (13)
|14,924
|35-51
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|87
|July 14
|Expos
|8 – 5
|Lopez (6–6)
|Armas (6–6)
|Hernandez (14)
|15,870
|36-51
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|88
|July 15
|Expos
|4 – 1
|Hermanson (7–7)
|Trachsel (6–9)
|Kline (12)
|19,366
|36-52
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|89
|July 16
|Braves
|6 – 4
|Kamieniecki (2–3)
|Mecir (7–2)
|
|41,066
|36-53
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|90
|July 17
|Braves
|8 – 6
|Rupe (1–4)
|Mulholland (9–9)
|Hernandez (15)
|28,538
|37-53
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|91
|July 18
|Braves
|8 – 2
|Maddux (12–3)
|Rekar (3–5)
|
|31,354
|37-54
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|92
|July 19
|@ Blue Jays
|5 – 2
|Escobar (7–9)
|Lopez (6–7)
|Koch (22)
|18,751
|37-55
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|93
|July 20
|@ Blue Jays
|6 – 5
|Quantrill (1–5)
|White (3–6)
|Koch (23)
|18,951
|37-56
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|94
|July 21
|@ Yankees
|11 – 1
|Gooden (4–3)
|Yan (4–7)
|
|39,518
|37-57
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|95
|July 22
|@ Yankees
|12 – 4
|Rupe (2–4)
|Cone (1–9)
|
|47,375
|38-57
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|96
|July 23
|@ Yankees
|5 – 1
|Neagle (10–2)
|Rekar (3–6)
|
|45,528
|38-58
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|97
|July 24
|@ Tigers
|4 – 2
|Lopez (7–7)
|Nomo (3–10)
|Hernandez (16)
|28,102
|39-58
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|98
|July 25
|@ Tigers
|6 – 4
|Blair (7–2)
|Trachsel (6–10)
|Jones (28)
|26,271
|39-59
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|99
|July 26
|@ Tigers
|6 – 2
|Yan (5–7)
|Weaver (5–7)
|Hernandez (17)
|32,884
|40-59
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|100
|July 27
|@ Royals
|8 – 5
|Rupe (3–4)
|Durbin (2–5)
|Hernandez (18)
|20,898
|41-59
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|101
|July 28
|@ Royals
|10 – 3
|Rekar (4–6)
|Stein (1–3)
|
|17,511
|42-59
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|102
|July 29
|@ Royals
|2 – 1
|Lopez (8–7)
|Suzuki (5–6)
|Hernandez (19)
|29,162
|43-59
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|103
|July 30
|@ Royals
|7 – 6 (10)
|Sturtze (2–2)
|Spradlin (4–3)
|Hernandez (20)
|16,612
|44-59
|-
y background:#white; August (15-15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|104
|August 1
|Indians
|6 – 5
|Creek (1–1)
|Wickman (2–3)
|
|24,481
|45-59
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|105
|August 2
|Indians
|5 – 3
|Karsay (3–5)
|Creek (1–2)
|Wickman (17)
|16,909
|45-60
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|106
|August 3
|Indians
|5 – 1
|Bere (8–7)
|Lopez (8–8)
|
|21,703
|45-61
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|107
|August 4
|Orioles
|10 – 9 (15)
|Johnson (1–8)
|Yan (5–8)
|
|15,590
|45-62
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|108
|August 5
|Orioles
|5 – 4 (10)
|Hernandez (3–3)
|Trombley (4–3)
|
|18,471
|46-62
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|109
|August 6
|Orioles
|7 – 4
|Rupe (4–4)
|Mussina (7–11)
|Hernandez (21)
|18,864
|47-62
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|110
|August 7
|Twins
|4 – 2
|Redman (10–5)
|Rekar (4–7)
|Eddie Guardado
|
|47-63
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|111
|August 8
|Twins
|5 – 0
|Lopez (9–8)
|Radke (8–12)
|
|13,155
|48-63
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|112
|August 9
|Twins
|5 – 4 (10)
|Taylor (1–1)
|Hawkins (2–3)
|
|13,916
|49-63
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|113
|August 10
|Twins
|10 – 4
|Sturtze (3–2)
|Mays (6–14)
|
|14,935
|50-63
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|114
|August 11
|White Sox
|6 – 5
|Buehrle (2–1)
|Wilson (0–1)
|Foulke (20)
|18,370
|50-64
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|115
|August 12
|White Sox
|5 – 4 (10)
|Buehrle (3–1)
|Hernandez (3–4)
|Foulke (21)
|27,538
|50-65
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|116
|August 13
|White Sox
|5 – 3
|Lopez (10–8)
|Howry (2–3)
|
|19,685
|51-65
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|117
|August 14
|@ Red Sox
|7 – 3
|Lowe (3–4)
|Taylor (1–2)
|
|32,174
|51-66
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|118
|August 15
|@ Red Sox
|3 – 1
|Sturtze (4–2)
|Fassero (8–6)
|Hernandez (22)
|33,015
|52-66
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|119
|August 16
|@ Red Sox
|4 – 3
|Wilson (0–2)
|Wilson (0–2)
|Lowe (27)
|31,467
|52-67
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|120
|August 18
|@ White Sox
|5 – 2
|Garland (3–4)
|Rekar (4–8)
|Foulke (22)
|25,160
|52-68
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|121
|August 19
|@ White Sox
|7 – 0
|Sirotka (11–10)
|Lopez (10–9)
|
|38,926
|52-69
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|122
|August 20
|@ White Sox
|12 – 11
|Yan (6–8)
|Foulke (3–1)
|Hernandez (23)
|27,744
|53-69
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|123
|August 21
|@ White Sox
|11 – 4
|Sturtze (5–2)
|Parque (10–5)
|
|31,744
|54-69
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|124
|August 22
|@ Twins
|3 – 2
|Rupe (5–4)
|Romero (2–3)
|Hernandez (24)
|7,793
|55-69
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|125
|August 23
|@ Twins
|8 – 2
|Redman (12–6)
|Rekar (4–9)
|Hawkins (9)
|7,278
|55-70
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|126
|August 25
|@ Orioles
|4 – 3
|Ryan (2–3)
|Taylor (1–3)
|Kohlmeier (6)
|24,503
|55-71
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|127
|August 26
|@ Orioles
|4 – 1
|Eiland (2–1)
|Ponson (7–9)
|Hernandez (25)
|40,441
|56-71
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|128
|August 26
|@ Orioles
|2 – 0
|Groom (6–3)
|Lidle (1–5)
|Trombley (4)
|38,783
|56-72
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|129
|August 27
|@ Orioles
|3 – 2
|Spurgeon (1–0)
|Rupe (5–5)
|Kohlmeier (7)
|36,078
|56-73
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|130
|August 28
|Red Sox
|5 – 2
|Rekar (5–9)
|Pichardo (5–3)
|Hernandez (26)
|17,721
|57-73
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|131
|August 29
|Red Sox
|8 – 0
|Martínez (15–4)
|Eiland (2–2)
|
|17,450
|57-74
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|132
|August 30
|Red Sox
|3 – 1
|Lopez (11–9)
|Fassero (8–8)
|Hernandez (27)
|15,043
|58-74
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|133
|August 31
|Royals
|2 – 1
|Fiore (1–0)
|Suppan (7–8)
|Hernandez (28)
|13,608
|59-74
|-
y background:#9eceee; September (9-18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|134
|September 1
|Royals
|9 – 5
|Meadows (10–10)
|Rupe (5–6)
|
|18,460
|59-75
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|135
|September 2
|Royals
|7 – 5
|Santiago (7–4)
|Hernandez (3–5)
|Bottalico (15)
|23,129
|59-76
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|136
|September 3
|Royals
|8 – 2
|Stein (6–3)
|Eiland (2–3)
|
|16,998
|59-77
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|137
|September 4
|@ Indians
|5 – 1
|Burba (13–6)
|Lopez (11–10)
|
|42,628
|59-78
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|138
|September 5
|@ Indians
|7 – 4
|Bere (11–9)
|Fiore (1–1)
|Wickman (26)
|42,660
|59-79
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|139
|September 6
|@ Indians
|6 – 2
|Finley (12–10)
|Harper (0–1)
|
|42,742
|59-80
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|140
|September 7
|@ Indians
|4 – 3
|Rekar (6–9)
|Karsay (4–8)
|Hernandez (29)
|42,709
|60-80
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|141
|September 8
|@ Athletics
|4 – 0
|Lidle (2–5)
|Heredia (14–10)
|Creek (1)
|12,085
|61-80
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|142
|September 9
|@ Athletics
|10 – 0
|Hudson (16–6)
|Lopez (11–11)
|
|30,841
|61-81
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|143
|September 10
|@ Athletics
|11 – 0
|Zito (4–3)
|Wilson (0–3)
|
|20,957
|61-82
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|144
|September 11
|@ Athletics
|5 – 1
|Appier (13–11)
|Creek (1–3)
|
|9,109
|61-83
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|145
|September 12
|@ Angels
|5 – 2
|Belcher (4–2)
|Rekar (6–10)
|Percival (29)
|15,689
|61-84
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|146
|September 13
|@ Angels
|8 – 4
|Ortiz (6–5)
|Lidle (2–6)
|
|16,686
|61-85
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|147
|September 15
|Athletics
|17 – 3
|Zito (5–3)
|Lopez (11–12)
|
|14,087
|61-86
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|148
|September 16
|Athletics
|5 – 2
|Hudson (17–6)
|Wilson (0–4)
|Isringhausen (28)
|17,154
|61-87
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bbb"
|—
|September 17
|Athletics
|colspan=6|Cancelled (Hurricane Gordon) Not rescheduled
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|149
|September 18
|Mariners
|4 – 3
|Paniagua (3–0)
|Hernandez (3–6)
|
|13,129
|61-88
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|150
|September 19
|Mariners
|5 – 2
|Halama (12–9)
|Harper (0–2)
|Paniagua (5)
|16,726
|61-89
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|151
|September 20
|Mariners
|5 – 4
|Sele (16–10)
|Lopez (11–13)
|Sasaki (34)
|17,192
|61-90
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|152
|September 22
|@ Blue Jays
|3 – 2
|Lidle (3–6)
|Frascatore (2–4)
|Hernandez (30)
|18,063
|62-90
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|153
|September 23
|@ Blue Jays
|7 – 6
|Koch (9–3)
|Enders (0–1)
|
|24,473
|62-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|154
|September 24
|@ Blue Jays
|6 – 0
|Harper (1–2)
|Trachsel (8–14)
|
|28,172
|63-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|155
|September 25
|@ Blue Jays
|5 – 1
|Wilson (1–4)
|Loaiza (10–12)
|Hernandez (31)
|20,715
|64-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|156
|September 26
|Yankees
|2 – 1
|Hernandez (4–6)
|Nelson (8–4)
|
|19,469
|65-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|157
|September 27
|Yankees
|11 – 1
|Lidle (4–6)
|Neagle (15–9)
|
|18,863
|66-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|158
|September 28
|Yankees
|11 – 3
|Rekar (7–10)
|Clemens (13–8)
|
|20,961
|67-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|159
|September 29
|Red Sox
|8 – 6
|Yan (7–8)
|Carrasco (5–4)
|Hernandez (32)
|18,290
|68-91
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb"
|160
|September 30
|Red Sox
|4 – 2
|Cormier (3–3)
|Hernandez (4–7)
|Lowe (42)
|23,477
|68-92
|-
y background:#white; October (1-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb"
|161
|October 1
|Red Sox
|3 – 2 (10)
|Wheeler (1–1)
|Croushore (2–1)
|
|28,043
|69-92
|-
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Durham Bulls International League Bill Evers AA Orlando Rays Southern League Mike Ramsey A St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State League Julio Garcia A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Charlie Montoyo A-Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades New York–Penn League Dave Silvestri Rookie Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian League Edwin RodríguezJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baseball Reference
2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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