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Moriarty9 · 12-14-2008, 08:32 PM

Cone, Yanks squeak by 1-0
Sele tough-luck loser in Bronx
June 4, 1998

NEW YORK - Aaron Sele pitched well today, but David Cone was a little bit better as the Yankees shutout the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 1-0.

Cone improved to 5-3 on the year, throwing eight shutout innings, holding the Devil Rays to three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera took the ball for the ninth inning and, although he did allow a base hit and a walk, recorded his 14th save of the season.

"Those guys did a good job of keeping us off balance today," said Devil Rays firstbaseman Will Clark, who went 0-for-3 with a walk in the game. "Coney has been around a long time and knows how to pitch, that much is for sure."

Sele fell to 3-6 with the loss, giving up just one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings. Danny Graves and Vic Darensbourg combined for a scoreless eighth inning.

The only run of the game came in the first inning, a RBI single from Rafael Palmeiro. Derek Jeter led off for New York and singled, only to be caught trying to steal second base. Andy Fox was hit by a pitch and was later advanced to second by a Jorge Posada single, and scored on Palmeiro's base hit to left field.

Greg Vaughn was the only Devil Rays batter with multiple hits, going 2-for-4 in the contest. There were no extrabase hits in the game for either side.

"It was a good, clean game," said Tampa Bay skipper Christian O'Neal. "The only thing more we could've asked for was that we scraped out that one run instead of them. We'll get 'em next time."

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Cone, Yanks squeak by 1-0 Sele tough-luck loser in Bronx June 4, 1998 NEW YORK - Aaron Sele pitched well today, but David Cone was a little bit better as the Yankees shutout the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 1-0. Cone improved to 5-3 on the year, throwing eight shutout innings, holding the Devil Rays to three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera took the ball for the ninth inning and, although he did allow a base hit and a walk, recorded his 14th save of the season. "Those guys did a good job of keeping us off balance today," said Devil Rays firstbaseman Will Clark, who went 0-for-3 with a walk in the game. "Coney has been around a long time and knows how to pitch, that much is for sure." Sele fell to 3-6 with the loss, giving up just one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings. Danny Graves and Vic Darensbourg combined for a scoreless eighth inning. The only run of the game came in the first inning, a RBI single from Rafael Palmeiro. Derek Jeter led off for New York and singled, only to be caught trying to steal second base. Andy Fox was hit by a pitch and was later advanced to second by a Jorge Posada single, and scored on Palmeiro's base hit to left field. Greg Vaughn was the only Devil Rays batter with multiple hits, going 2-for-4 in the contest. There were no extrabase hits in the game for either side. "It was a good, clean game," said Tampa Bay skipper Christian O'Neal. "The only thing more we could've asked for was that we scraped out that one run instead of them. We'll get 'em next time."