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TEX
@BAL		6
4
CLE
@CHW		9
4
NYY
@DET		8
5
NYY
@DET		4
12
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@KCR		2
0		 
(10)
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@MIN		7
2
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@TBD		2
1
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4
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1		 
(8)
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@HOU		11
17
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@LAD		0
5
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@MON		6
7
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@NYM		3
4		 
(11)
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@PIT		6
5
ARI
@SDP		3
0
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@SFG		0
10
Wednesday, July 18, 2001, 1:05PM
, Comerica Park
Attendance: 14,800, Time of Game: 2:49
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Yankees
8
56-37
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Tigers
5
40-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Roger Clemens (13-1)
L: Steve Sparks (7-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  1  0   0  0  3   2  0  0    8 13  1
Tigers          0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  0    5 11  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 .249 .675 30 17 0.016 0.71 0.078 -0.062 0.6
Derek Jeter SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .298 .809 12 10 0.044 0.60 0.074 -0.029 -0.2 3 3 GDP
Paul O'Neill RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .763 10 7 -0.062 1.00 0.060 -0.122 -0.8 0 0 SB,GDP
Bernie Williams CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .312 .919 17 9 0.084 0.83 0.127 -0.043 0.8 1 0
Tino Martinez 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .255 .754 16 11 0.185 1.05 0.226 -0.041 1.5 13 1 HR
Shane Spencer LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .235 .664 12 9 0.007 0.48 0.036 -0.029 -0.2 2 0
Scott Brosius 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .297 .827 9 7 0.107 0.82 0.132 -0.025 0.8 1 3 2B
Todd Greene C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .231 .670 8 7 -0.039 1.06 0.000 -0.039 -0.5 6 0
Alfonso Soriano 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .265 .700 14 9 0.290 0.71 0.340 -0.050 1.4 0 3 HR,SB
Roger Clemens P 0 2
   Ramiro Mendoza P 0 1
   Mariano Rivera P 1 0
Team Totals 37 8 13 7 2 5 .351 .925 128 86 0.632 0.81 1.073 -0.440 3.4 27 13
2B: S Brosius (19, off S Sparks).
HR: A Soriano (7, off S Sparks; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Martinez (18, off C Nitkowski; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: A Soriano 5; T Martinez 4; D Jeter 3; S Brosius 3; B Williams 2; P O'Neill; S Spencer; T Greene.
GIDP: P O'Neill (12); D Jeter (9).
RBI: T Martinez 3 (70); A Soriano 2 (36); B Williams (54); T Greene (9).
2-out RBI: A Soriano 2; T Martinez 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Clemens-D Jeter-T Martinez.
E: T Martinez (2).
Baserunning
SB: A Soriano (27, 2nd base off S Sparks/R Fick); P O'Neill (15, 3rd base off S Sparks/R Fick).
Pickoffs: B Williams (1st base by S Sparks).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Cedeno CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .280 .695 19 9 0.257 1.17 0.265 -0.008 2.0 0 0 3·SB
Damion Easley 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .267 .744 25 17 -0.066 1.43 0.075 -0.141 -0.4 2 2 SB
Bobby Higginson LF 5 0 4 2 0 0 .302 .892 21 12 0.208 1.01 0.208 0.000 2.2 2 1 SB
Robert Fick C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .938 17 9 -0.040 1.28 0.118 -0.158 -0.7 5 0 GDP
Tony Clark DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .307 .923 13 5 -0.038 1.26 0.067 -0.105 -0.1 2B,IW
Shane Halter SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .870 10 9 -0.172 1.43 0.000 -0.172 -1.7 4 4
Ryan Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .223 .627 14 9 -0.155 1.33 0.000 -0.155 -1.7 1 0
Randall Simon 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .327 .765 16 15 0.002 1.23 0.070 -0.068 0.1 10 2
Jose Macias 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .298 .766 18 11 0.135 1.40 0.227 -0.092 0.8 3 2 HR
Steve Sparks P 0 2
   C.J. Nitkowski P 0 1
Team Totals 38 5 11 5 3 6 .289 .736 153 96 0.131 1.27 1.030 -0.899 0.4 27 14
2B: T Clark (18, off R Clemens).
HR: J Macias (6, off R Clemens; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: T Clark (7, by R Clemens).
TB: J Macias 4; B Higginson 4; R Simon 2; R Cedeno 2; T Clark 2; D Easley.
GIDP: R Fick (6).
RBI: B Higginson 2 (48); J Macias 2 (32); D Easley (34).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Halter-D Easley-R Simon; D Easley-S Halter-R Simon.
E: S Halter (10).
Outfield Assists: B Higginson (S Brosius at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: R Cedeno 3 (31, 2nd base off R Mendoza/T Greene, 2nd base off R Clemens/T Greene 2); D Easley (7, 2nd base off R Clemens/T Greene); B Higginson (12, 2nd base off R Clemens/T Greene).

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
Roger Clemens, W (13-1) 5.2 9 5 5 3 3 1 3.77 28 108 60 36 12 12 11 11 5 0 31 -0.324 1.21 -2.2
Ramiro Mendoza, H (4) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.70 9 29 24 12 6 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 0.150 1.64 1.3
Mariano Rivera, S (32) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.42 4 16 12 9 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.042 0.80 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 6 1 5.00 41 153 96 57 18 21 19 13 6 0 31 1 0 -0.132 0.81 -0.4

Detroit Tigers

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
Steve Sparks, L (7-4) 6 11 6 5 0 3 1 3.75 28 88 61 43 8 10 12 13 6 0 31 -0.476 0.93 -2.9
C.J. Nitkowski 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 4.66 11 40 25 12 6 7 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.157 0.47 -0.5
Team Totals 9 13 8 7 2 5 2 7.00 39 128 86 55 14 17 15 17 8 0 31 0 0 -0.633 1.27 -3.4
Balks: None.
WP: R Clemens (9).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Clemens (1; T Clark).
Pickoffs: S Sparks (2; B Williams, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Jay Klemm, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 14,800.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Chuck Knoblauch DH 1 Roger Cedeno CF
2 Derek Jeter SS 2 Damion Easley 2B
3 Paul O'Neill RF 3 Bobby Higginson LF
4 Bernie Williams CF 4 Robert Fick C
5 Tino Martinez 1B 5 Tony Clark DH
6 Shane Spencer LF 6 Shane Halter SS
7 Scott Brosius 3B 7 Ryan Jackson RF
8 Todd Greene C 8 Randall Simon 1B
9 Alfonso Soriano 2B 9 Jose Macias 3B
Roger Clemens P Steve Sparks P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 4-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR NYY A. Soriano S. Sparks 32% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball); Greene Scores
b5 1-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR DET J. Macias R. Clemens -23% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball); Simon Scores
t7 6-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR NYY T. Martinez C. Nitkowski 21% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball); Williams Scores
b7 5-8 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET R. Fick R. Mendoza -12% 71% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Higginson to 3B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R NYY B. Williams S. Sparks 9% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 2B

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, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch S. Sparks -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY D. Jeter S. Sparks 2% 50% Single (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY P. O'Neill S. Sparks 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Jeter to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R NYY B. Williams S. Sparks 9% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  NYY T. Martinez S. Sparks 3% 66% O'Neill Steals 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO NYY T. Martinez S. Sparks 1% 67% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Neill Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY S. Spencer S. Sparks -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Cedeno R. Clemens -4% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley R. Clemens 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Higginson R. Clemens -4% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Easley to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO DET R. Fick R. Clemens 9% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY S. Brosius S. Sparks 5% 75% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t2 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Greene S. Sparks -1% 74% Flyball: RF; Brosius to 3B
t2 2-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O NYY A. Soriano S. Sparks -5% 69% Groundout: 1B-2B (P's Left)
t2 2-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  R NYY C. Knoblauch S. Sparks 7% 76% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brosius Scores/No RBI/unER
t2 3-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY D. Jeter S. Sparks 1% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 2B
t2 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill S. Sparks -3% 75% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  DET T. Clark R. Clemens -6% 69% Double (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b2 0-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET S. Halter R. Clemens 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Jackson R. Clemens 3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  DET R. Simon R. Clemens -2% 75% Single (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B); Clark to 3B
b2 0-3 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O DET J. Macias R. Clemens 5% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY B. Williams S. Sparks 2% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 3-0 0 1-- 3,(2-1)  O NYY T. Martinez S. Sparks -3% 78% Williams Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t3 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY T. Martinez S. Sparks -1% 77% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY S. Spencer S. Sparks -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  DET R. Cedeno R. Clemens -4% 73% Walk
b3 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Easley R. Clemens -2% 71% Cedeno Steals 2B
b3 0-3 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley R. Clemens 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno to 3B
b3 0-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RO DET B. Higginson R. Clemens -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B; Cedeno Scores
b3 1-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET R. Fick R. Clemens 1% 73% Popfly: SS
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY S. Brosius S. Sparks -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Greene S. Sparks -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  NYY A. Soriano S. Sparks 1% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t4 3-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY C. Knoblauch S. Sparks 1% 72% Soriano Steals 2B
t4 3-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch S. Sparks -3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark R. Clemens 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET S. Halter R. Clemens 2% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET R. Jackson R. Clemens 1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Jeter S. Sparks -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill S. Sparks -1% 72% Popfly: 3B
t5 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams S. Sparks -1% 71% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b5 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET R. Simon R. Clemens -5% 66% Single (Ground Ball)
b5 1-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR DET J. Macias R. Clemens -23% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball); Simon Scores
b5 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET R. Cedeno R. Clemens -5% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b5 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley R. Clemens -4% 35% Cedeno Steals 2B
b5 3-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley R. Clemens -5% 31% Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 3B
b5 3-3 0 --3 4,(1-2)  R DET D. Easley R. Clemens -5% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores
b5 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Higginson R. Clemens -3% 23% Easley Steals 2B
b5 4-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R DET B. Higginson R. Clemens -7% 16% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Easley Scores
b5 5-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET R. Fick R. Clemens -2% 15% Higginson Steals 2B
b5 5-3 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O DET R. Fick R. Clemens 3% 17% Flyball: LF
b5 5-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET T. Clark R. Clemens -1% 16% Intentional Walk
b5 5-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O DET S. Halter R. Clemens 2% 18% Groundout: 3B-1B; Higginson to 3B; Clark to 2B
b5 5-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  O DET R. Jackson R. Clemens 4% 22% Groundout: P-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
t6 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY T. Martinez S. Sparks -3% 19% Flyball: LF
t6 3-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY S. Spencer S. Sparks 4% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t6 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY S. Brosius S. Sparks 8% 31% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Spencer to 3B
t6 3-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO NYY T. Greene S. Sparks -1% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive); Spencer Scores; Brosius out at 3B/LF-3B
t6 4-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR NYY A. Soriano S. Sparks 32% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball); Greene Scores
t6 6-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch S. Sparks -1% 61% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Yankees' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b6 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Simon R. Clemens 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Macias R. Clemens 3% 67% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
b6 5-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Cedeno R. Clemens -2% 65% Walk
Ramiro Mendoza replaces Roger Clemens pitching
b6 5-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley R. Mendoza -2% 63% Cedeno Steals 2B
b6 5-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley R. Mendoza 6% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 2-3-4
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Steve Sparks pitching
t7 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY D. Jeter C. Nitkowski 4% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 6-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO NYY P. O'Neill C. Nitkowski -8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 6-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY B. Williams C. Nitkowski 1% 66% Walk
t7 6-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR NYY T. Martinez C. Nitkowski 21% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball); Williams Scores
t7 8-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY S. Spencer C. Nitkowski -0% 87% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Yankees' Ramiro Mendoza facing 3-4-5
b7 5-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET B. Higginson R. Mendoza -5% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b7 5-8 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET R. Fick R. Mendoza -12% 71% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Higginson to 3B
b7 5-8 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  O DET T. Clark R. Mendoza 6% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fick to 2B
b7 5-8 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O DET S. Halter R. Mendoza 9% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b7 5-8 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O DET R. Jackson R. Mendoza 7% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 7-8-9
t8 8-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY S. Brosius C. Nitkowski -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY T. Greene C. Nitkowski -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t8 8-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY A. Soriano C. Nitkowski -0% 91% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Yankees' Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
b8 5-8 0 --- 6,(0-2)  O DET R. Simon R. Mendoza 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-8 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET J. Macias R. Mendoza 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET R. Cedeno R. Mendoza 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
t9 8-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY C. Knoblauch C. Nitkowski 1% 97% Walk
t9 8-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO NYY D. Jeter C. Nitkowski -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 8-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill C. Nitkowski -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 2-3-4
Mariano Rivera replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
b9 5-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley M. Rivera 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-8 1 --- 8,(2-2)  DET B. Higginson M. Rivera -3% 95% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b9 5-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET R. Fick M. Rivera 3% 98% Groundout: 1B-P; Higginson to 2B
b9 5-8 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Clark M. Rivera 2% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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