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Moriarty9 · 12-09-2008, 04:12 PM

Radmanovich hits for cycle
Sele spins shutout in Devil Rays rout
May 2, 1998

CLEVELAND - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays put together an impressive 11-0 victory over the Indians today as Aaron Sele threw a complete game shutout and rightfielder Ryan Radmanovich hit for the cycle.

Radmanovich went 4-for-5 with a single, double, triple and home run, scoring two runs and driving in three. He is the first player in franchise history to hit for the cycle, albeit the team is still just one month into its first season.

"I never thought I'd ever do something like this," Radmanovich said. "I wasn't really even thinking about the possibility of it happening. I don't ever expect to hit a triple, so when I came up in the ninth, I wasn't thinking about hitting a triple or hitting for the cycle. I was just trying to keep it going."

Radmanovich's home run, a solo shot of Steve Kline in the seventh inning, was one of four hit by Tampa Bay batters in the contest and was his fourth of the season. Paul Konerko and Greg Vaughn each hit their second home runs of the year while Will Clark hit his fourth.

While the offense pounded out 11 runs on 16 hits and four walks, sele needed very little run support as he improved to 3-2 with nine shutout innings. Sele held Cleveland to five hits and two walks, striking out nine Indian batters.

"I felt good out there tonight," Sele said. "The curveball was working and I managed to keep them off balance."

"He really did a job on us," said Cleveland manager James Riley. "He had good command of his pitches. He changed speeds well and pretty much confused us. We never could zero in on him, but he certainly zeroed in us."

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Radmanovich hits for cycle Sele spins shutout in Devil Rays rout May 2, 1998 CLEVELAND - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays put together an impressive 11-0 victory over the Indians today as Aaron Sele threw a complete game shutout and rightfielder Ryan Radmanovich hit for the cycle. Radmanovich went 4-for-5 with a single, double, triple and home run, scoring two runs and driving in three. He is the first player in franchise history to hit for the cycle, albeit the team is still just one month into its first season. "I never thought I'd ever do something like this," Radmanovich said. "I wasn't really even thinking about the possibility of it happening. I don't ever expect to hit a triple, so when I came up in the ninth, I wasn't thinking about hitting a triple or hitting for the cycle. I was just trying to keep it going." Radmanovich's home run, a solo shot of Steve Kline in the seventh inning, was one of four hit by Tampa Bay batters in the contest and was his fourth of the season. Paul Konerko and Greg Vaughn each hit their second home runs of the year while Will Clark hit his fourth. While the offense pounded out 11 runs on 16 hits and four walks, sele needed very little run support as he improved to 3-2 with nine shutout innings. Sele held Cleveland to five hits and two walks, striking out nine Indian batters. "I felt good out there tonight," Sele said. "The curveball was working and I managed to keep them off balance." "He really did a job on us," said Cleveland manager James Riley. "He had good command of his pitches. He changed speeds well and pretty much confused us. We never could zero in on him, but he certainly zeroed in us."