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CLE
@NYY		6
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CLE
@NYY		7
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NYY
@CLE		6
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NYY
@CLE		2
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@CLE		3
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Sunday, October 5, 1997 7:31
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 45,231, Time of Game: 3:22
Yankees
2
 at Indians
3
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  1
Indians         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    3  9  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tim Raines LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .678 17 10 -0.060 0.90 0.015 -0.074 -0.7 1 0
   Chad Curtis PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .611 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Derek Jeter SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .375 1.286 8 5 -0.004 0.89 0.052 -0.056 0.1 0 3 2B
Paul O'Neill RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.337 13 9 0.066 1.07 0.126 -0.060 0.7 2 0 2B
Bernie Williams CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .448 22 14 -0.100 0.98 0.000 -0.100 -1.1 3 0
Tino Martinez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .983 12 9 -0.066 1.04 0.011 -0.077 -0.6 9 0 HBP
Cecil Fielder DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .125 .250 16 11 0.020 0.93 0.080 -0.060 0.4
Charlie Hayes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .523 15 10 -0.076 1.28 0.036 -0.112 -0.5 1 0
Joe Girardi C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .368 9 7 -0.115 1.28 0.000 -0.115 -0.9 8 0 SH
Rey Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 .593 13 10 -0.075 1.00 0.020 -0.095 -0.4 1 4
Dwight Gooden P 0 0
   Graeme Lloyd P 0 0
   Jeff Nelson P 0 0
   Mike Stanton P 0 0
   Mariano Rivera P 0 0
   Ramiro Mendoza P 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 0 7 .265 .609 125 85 -0.410 1.04 0.340 -0.749 -3.1 25 7
2B: P O'Neill (1, off O Hershiser); D Jeter (1, off O Hershiser).
SH: J Girardi (1, off O Hershiser).
HBP: T Martinez (1, by O Hershiser).
TB: D Jeter 3; P O'Neill 3; C Hayes 2; C Fielder; T Raines; R Sanchez.
RBI: P O'Neill (7); C Fielder (1).
2-out RBI: C Fielder.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Hayes (3).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bip Roberts 2B-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .583 19 12 -0.173 1.81 0.000 -0.173 -1.5 1 1 SH
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 3 1 1 0 .533 1.122 20 11 0.404 1.45 0.430 -0.026 1.8 2 2 SB
Manny Ramirez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .235 16 10 -0.151 1.52 0.000 -0.151 -1.2 0 0
Jim Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .462 13 10 -0.161 1.41 0.000 -0.161 -1.2 12 1
David Justice DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 .333 1.078 21 12 0.034 1.50 0.140 -0.106 0.7 HR
Matt Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .853 10 7 -0.070 1.54 0.063 -0.133 -0.1 0 0 2B
Sandy Alomar C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .313 1.000 16 10 0.281 1.24 0.349 -0.068 0.6 8 0 HR
Brian Giles LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 9 4 -0.022 0.94 0.017 -0.038 -0.2 0 1
   Tony Fernandez PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 7 4 0.021 1.97 0.050 -0.029 0.2 0 1
Marquis Grissom CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .214 .624 14 9 -0.074 2.35 0.084 -0.158 -0.6 3 0
Orel Hershiser P 1 3
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0
   Michael Jackson P 0 1
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 3 7 .265 .795 145 89 0.089 1.58 1.133 -1.043 -1.6 27 10
2B: M Williams (1, off D Gooden).
HR: D Justice (1, off D Gooden; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); S Alomar (2, off M Rivera; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: B Roberts (1, off R Mendoza).
TB: S Alomar 5; D Justice 4; O Vizquel 3; M Williams 2; M Grissom; B Giles.
RBI: S Alomar (5); D Justice (2); O Vizquel (1).
2-out RBI: S Alomar.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: B Giles (T Martinez at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: O Vizquel (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/J Girardi).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dwight Gooden 5.2 5 1 1 3 5 1 1.59 25 101 57 28 8 21 7 10 2 0 57 0.237 1.19 2.0
Graeme Lloyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 -0.050 2.86 -0.3
Jeff Nelson, H (2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 17 13 8 1 4 2 2 1 0 3 0 0.187 2.67 1.1
Mike Stanton, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 2 8 6 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.121 2.17 0.5
Mariano Rivera, BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.50 3 9 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.237 1.44 -0.7
Ramiro Mendoza, L (1-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.45 3 5 5 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.349 2.87 -1.0
Team Totals 8.1 9 3 3 3 7 2 3.24 38 145 89 48 10 31 13 15 3 0 57 6 0 -0.091 1.04 1.6
G Lloyd faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Orel Hershiser 7 8 2 2 0 3 0 3.97 29 97 61 39 4 18 16 9 5 0 56 0.197 0.93 2.0
Paul Assenmacher 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 3 14 12 6 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.032 1.25 0.3
Michael Jackson, W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 14 12 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.180 1.68 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 0 7 0 2.00 36 125 85 48 9 28 18 10 6 0 56 1 0 0.409 1.58 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: O Hershiser (1; T Martinez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Tim McClelland, LF - Dale Ford, RF - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 45,231.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R CLE S. Alomar M. Rivera 32% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 2-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CLE O. Vizquel R. Mendoza 29% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Grissom Scores
b6 1-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CLE M. Grissom J. Nelson -13% 32% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R CLE D. Justice D. Gooden 10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYY P. O'Neill O. Hershiser -9% 40% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jeter Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Raines O. Hershiser 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Jeter O. Hershiser -4% 48% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYY P. O'Neill O. Hershiser -9% 40% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jeter Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Williams O. Hershiser 3% 42% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); O'Neill to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  NYY T. Martinez O. Hershiser -1% 41% Hit By Pitch
t1 1-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R NYY C. Fielder O. Hershiser -8% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores; Martinez to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Hayes O. Hershiser 3% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Martinez out at Hm/LF-C; Fielder to 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE B. Roberts D. Gooden -2% 34% Foul Popfly: C
b1 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE O. Vizquel D. Gooden 3% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b1 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CLE M. Ramirez D. Gooden -3% 34% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE J. Thome D. Gooden -2% 31% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi O. Hershiser 2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY R. Sanchez O. Hershiser -2% 31% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 2-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYY T. Raines O. Hershiser 2% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Sanchez to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter O. Hershiser -1% 32% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sanchez to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill O. Hershiser 4% 36% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R CLE D. Justice D. Gooden 10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE M. Williams D. Gooden 6% 52% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b2 1-2 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  O CLE S. Alomar D. Gooden -5% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 1-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE B. Giles D. Gooden -4% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  CLE M. Grissom D. Gooden 1% 44% Walk
b2 1-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CLE B. Roberts D. Gooden -5% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
t3 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY B. Williams O. Hershiser 2% 42% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Martinez O. Hershiser 2% 44% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t3 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Fielder O. Hershiser 1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
b3 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE O. Vizquel D. Gooden 4% 49% Walk
b3 1-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE M. Ramirez D. Gooden -4% 45% Flyball: CF
b3 1-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CLE J. Thome D. Gooden 2% 47% Vizquel Steals 2B
b3 1-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Thome D. Gooden -4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE D. Justice D. Gooden -4% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
t4 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY C. Hayes O. Hershiser -4% 35% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Girardi O. Hershiser 2% 37% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Hayes to 2B
t4 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Sanchez O. Hershiser 4% 40% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY T. Raines O. Hershiser 4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
b4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Williams D. Gooden -3% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b4 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE S. Alomar D. Gooden -2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CLE B. Giles D. Gooden 2% 40% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Grissom D. Gooden -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
t5 2-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY D. Jeter O. Hershiser 3% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill O. Hershiser 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t5 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams O. Hershiser 1% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b5 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE B. Roberts D. Gooden -4% 39% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Gooden -3% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Ramirez D. Gooden -2% 35% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
t6 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Martinez O. Hershiser 3% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY C. Fielder O. Hershiser 2% 40% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Hayes O. Hershiser 1% 41% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
b6 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Thome D. Gooden -4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE D. Justice D. Gooden 4% 42% Walk
b6 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE M. Williams D. Gooden -5% 36% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CLE S. Alomar D. Gooden 3% 40% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Justice to 2B
Graeme Lloyd replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Brian Giles (LF) batting 8th
b6 1-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  CLE T. Fernandez G. Lloyd 5% 45% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Justice to 3B; Alomar to 2B
Jeff Nelson replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
b6 1-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CLE M. Grissom J. Nelson -13% 32% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
Tony Fernandez moves from PH to 2B
Bip Roberts moves from 2B to LF
t7 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Girardi O. Hershiser 3% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY R. Sanchez O. Hershiser 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY T. Raines O. Hershiser -1% 35% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Chad Curtis pinch runs for Tim Raines (LF) batting 1st
t7 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter O. Hershiser 3% 38% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 1-2-3
Chad Curtis moves from PR to LF
b7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE B. Roberts J. Nelson -5% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b7 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE O. Vizquel J. Nelson 5% 39% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
b7 1-2 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez J. Nelson -6% 32% Lineout: 3B
Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
b7 1-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CLE J. Thome M. Stanton -5% 27% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Paul Assenmacher facing 3-4-5
Paul Assenmacher replaces Orel Hershiser pitching
t8 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY P. O'Neill P. Assenmacher -4% 23% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 2-1 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  O NYY B. Williams P. Assenmacher 4% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-1 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O NYY T. Martinez P. Assenmacher 3% 30% Strikeout Swinging
Michael Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
t8 2-1 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O NYY C. Fielder M. Jackson 3% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Mike Stanton facing 5-6-7
b8 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE D. Justice M. Stanton -7% 26% Strikeout Looking
Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
b8 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE M. Williams M. Rivera -5% 21% Flyball: RF
b8 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R CLE S. Alomar M. Rivera 32% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b8 2-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE T. Fernandez M. Rivera -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Michael Jackson facing 7-8-9
t9 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Hayes M. Jackson 6% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY J. Girardi M. Jackson 5% 61% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t9 2-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY R. Sanchez M. Jackson 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees' Ramiro Mendoza facing 9-1-2
Ramiro Mendoza replaces Mariano Rivera pitching
b9 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CLE M. Grissom R. Mendoza 7% 72% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b9 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE B. Roberts R. Mendoza -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Grissom to 2B
b9 2-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CLE O. Vizquel R. Mendoza 29% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Grissom Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3.

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