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5
Wednesday, August 24, 1988, 1:07
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 34,520, Time of Game: 3:03
Athletics
6
79-49
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Yankees
7
68-56
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Gene Nelson (7-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    6 12  2
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  5    7 17  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips LF-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .188 .564 24 14 -0.012 0.66 0.036 -0.047 -0.6 1 1 SH,GDP
Dave Henderson CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .305 .890 19 8 -0.007 0.70 0.035 -0.042 0.1 2 0
Jose Canseco RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .288 .916 15 10 0.032 0.84 0.148 -0.116 0.7 1 0 HR,2B,GDP
Mark McGwire 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .794 22 9 -0.026 0.63 0.012 -0.038 -0.3 7 0 IW
Terry Steinbach C 5 0 2 3 0 0 .252 .692 14 10 0.203 0.78 0.220 -0.017 1.8 9 0 2B
Don Baylor DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .649 2 2 -0.064 1.44 0.000 -0.064 -0.9 GDP
   Dave Parker PH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .734 11 5 -0.007 0.35 0.004 -0.011 -0.1 IW
Glenn Hubbard 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .253 .672 14 8 -0.009 0.57 0.030 -0.039 -0.2 3 2
Mike Gallego 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .209 .565 2 1 0.069 1.09 0.069 0.000 1.0 0 2
   Luis Polonia PH-LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .723 7 5 0.002 0.38 0.019 -0.017 -0.2 2 0
Walt Weiss SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .238 .613 7 6 0.020 0.66 0.049 -0.029 0.4 1 3
Dave Stewart P 0 0
   Rick Honeycutt P 0 0
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0
   Greg Cadaret P 0 0
   Gene Nelson P 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 12 6 5 0 .343 .911 137 78 0.201 0.68 0.622 -0.420 1.7 26 8
2B: T Steinbach (13, off S Nielsen); J Canseco (24, off J Candelaria).
HR: J Canseco (33, off S Nielsen; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: T Phillips (1, off J Candelaria).
IBB: D Parker (2, by S Nielsen); M McGwire (4, by J Candelaria).
TB: J Canseco 6; T Steinbach 3; W Weiss 2; G Hubbard 2; D Henderson; L Polonia; T Phillips; M Gallego.
GIDP: D Baylor (7); T Phillips (3); J Canseco (12).
RBI: T Steinbach 3 (35); J Canseco 2 (97); W Weiss (30).
2-out RBI: J Canseco 2; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Hubbard-M McGwire.
E: T Phillips (7); T Steinbach (7).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 6 1 2 1 0 0 .325 .840 15 9 0.316 1.84 0.453 -0.138 0.9 2 0 SB
Claudell Washington CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .337 .833 20 14 -0.005 0.62 0.041 -0.046 0.2 4 0 2B
Don Mattingly 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .314 .829 17 9 0.047 0.82 0.091 -0.044 0.8 14 1
Ken Phelps DH 4 1 3 3 1 1 .284 .995 19 12 0.120 1.18 0.169 -0.049 1.9 HR
Dave Winfield RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .334 .974 15 11 0.155 1.71 0.231 -0.075 0.4 1 0
Mike Pagliarulo 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .229 .664 12 8 0.094 1.61 0.179 -0.085 0.9 0 2 2B
   Gary Ward PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .204 .561 6 5 0.329 5.40 0.329 0.000 1.0
Don Slaught C 3 0 0 1 1 1 .308 .860 21 14 -0.222 2.37 0.044 -0.267 -1.3 0 0 SF,GDP
Randy Velarde 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .198 .653 9 5 -0.046 0.84 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 3 2
   Jack Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .812 5 3 -0.093 3.67 0.000 -0.093 -0.8
   Luis Aguayo 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 .259 .675 3 2 0.107 1.82 0.107 0.000 0.5 0 1
Rafael Santana SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .242 .594 20 15 -0.100 1.89 0.072 -0.173 -1.0 3 7
John Candelaria P 0 0
   Scott Nielsen P 0 3
   Cecilio Guante P 0 1
Team Totals 42 7 17 6 3 8 .405 .959 162 107 0.702 1.63 1.716 -1.016 3.1 27 17
2B: M Pagliarulo (17, off D Stewart); C Washington (17, off D Stewart).
HR: K Phelps (20, off D Eckersley; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
SF: D Slaught (4, off D Eckersley).
TB: K Phelps 6; D Winfield 3; C Washington 3; M Pagliarulo 3; R Henderson 2; L Aguayo 2; G Ward; R Santana; D Mattingly.
GIDP: D Slaught (8).
RBI: K Phelps 3 (46); D Slaught (38); R Henderson (41); C Washington (52).
2-out RBI: R Henderson.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Santana-R Velarde-D Mattingly 2; S Nielsen-R Santana-D Mattingly.
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (73, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics

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
Dave Stewart 6.2 6 1 1 3 6 0 3.25 29 109 67 35 11 21 10 10 3 0 61 0.243 1.08 2.1
Rick Honeycutt, H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 2 9 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.030 1.48 0.3
Dennis Eckersley, H (1) 1 7 5 5 0 1 1 2.65 10 29 23 14 3 6 3 6 3 0 0 0 -0.302 2.27 -3.9
Greg Cadaret 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 1 6 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -0.329 5.40 -1.0
Gene Nelson, BS (3), L (7-5) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.26 4 9 6 5 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 -0.343 3.27 -0.6
Team Totals 8.2 17 7 7 3 8 1 7.27 46 162 107 61 16 30 16 19 8 0 61 4 1 -0.701 0.68 -3.1
D Eckersley faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
G Cadaret faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

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
John Candelaria 1.1 6 3 3 2 0 0 3.38 11 33 16 13 0 3 3 6 3 0 28 -0.294 1.26 -3.6
Scott Nielsen 7.1 6 3 3 3 0 1 4.05 29 97 57 39 3 15 15 11 4 0 3 0 0.092 0.47 1.7
Cecilio Guante, W (5-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 1 7 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.002 0.06 0.2
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 5 0 1 6.00 41 137 78 55 4 19 19 17 7 0 28 4 0 -0.200 1.63 -1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Candelaria (2; M McGwire); S Nielsen (2; D Parker).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 34,520.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Tony Phillips LF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Dave Henderson CF 2 Claudell Washingto CF
3 Jose Canseco RF 3 Don Mattingly 1B
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Ken Phelps DH
5 Terry Steinbach C 5 Dave Winfield RF
6 Don Baylor DH 6 Mike Pagliarulo 3B
7 Glenn Hubbard 2B 7 Don Slaught C
8 Mike Gallego 3B 8 Randy Velarde 2B
9 Walt Weiss SS 9 Rafael Santana SS
Dave Stewart P John Candelaria P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-6 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R NYY R. Henderson G. Nelson 37% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Aguayo Scores; Santana to 2B
b9 5-6 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  NYY G. Ward G. Cadaret 33% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Winfield to 3B
b9 5-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY D. Winfield D. Eckersley 13% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b9 5-6 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO NYY D. Slaught G. Nelson -12% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Winfield Scores/No RBI
t1 0-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR OAK T. Steinbach J. Candelaria -12% 28% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Phillips Scores; Canseco Scores; McGwire 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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK T. Phillips J. Candelaria -4% 46% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK D. Henderson J. Candelaria 3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK J. Canseco J. Candelaria -8% 41% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Phillips to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK M. McGwire J. Candelaria -1% 40% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  RR OAK T. Steinbach J. Candelaria -12% 28% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Phillips Scores; Canseco Scores; McGwire to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO OAK D. Baylor J. Candelaria 6% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Henderson D. Stewart -2% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY C. Washington D. Stewart -2% 30% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY D. Mattingly D. Stewart 1% 32% Walk
b1 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY K. Phelps D. Stewart 3% 34% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mattingly to 3B
b1 0-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Winfield D. Stewart -5% 29% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK G. Hubbard J. Candelaria -3% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK M. Gallego J. Candelaria -7% 20% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hubbard to 3B
t2 2-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK W. Weiss J. Candelaria -4% 16% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Hubbard Scores; Gallego to 2B
t2 3-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Phillips J. Candelaria 0% 16% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gallego to 3B; Weiss to 2B
t2 3-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK D. Henderson J. Candelaria -0% 16% Walk
Scott Nielsen replaces John Candelaria pitching
t2 3-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO OAK J. Canseco S. Nielsen 8% 24% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
b2 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY M. Pagliarulo D. Stewart 6% 30% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYY D. Slaught D. Stewart -4% 26% Popfly: SS
b2 0-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY R. Velarde D. Stewart -3% 23% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYY R. Santana D. Stewart -3% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. McGwire S. Nielsen 1% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK T. Steinbach S. Nielsen 1% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
Dave Parker pinch hits for Don Baylor (DH) batting 6th
t3 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Parker S. Nielsen 1% 22% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY R. Henderson D. Stewart 4% 26% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY C. Washington D. Stewart 5% 31% Henderson Steals 2B; Henderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 0-3 0 --3 4,(1-2)  RO NYY C. Washington D. Stewart -2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson Scores
b3 1-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly D. Stewart -2% 27% Lineout: LF
b3 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY K. Phelps D. Stewart 1% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 1-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Winfield D. Stewart -3% 26% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK G. Hubbard S. Nielsen 2% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Mike Gallego (3B) batting 8th
t4 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK L. Polonia S. Nielsen -2% 26% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t4 3-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK W. Weiss S. Nielsen 2% 28% Flyball: LF
t4 3-1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK T. Phillips S. Nielsen 2% 30% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
Tony Phillips moves from LF to 3B
Luis Polonia moves from PH to LF
b4 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo D. Stewart -3% 27% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Slaught D. Stewart -2% 25% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY R. Velarde D. Stewart -1% 24% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Henderson S. Nielsen -3% 21% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t5 3-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. Canseco S. Nielsen 2% 24% Flyball: LF
t5 3-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. McGwire S. Nielsen 2% 26% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK T. Steinbach S. Nielsen -10% 16% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Henderson Scores
t5 4-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK D. Parker S. Nielsen -0% 16% Intentional Walk
t5 4-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O OAK G. Hubbard S. Nielsen 2% 18% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
b5 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY R. Santana D. Stewart -3% 16% Flyball: CF
b5 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY R. Henderson D. Stewart -2% 14% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY C. Washington D. Stewart -1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 8-9-1
t6 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK L. Polonia S. Nielsen 1% 14% Popfly: SS
t6 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK W. Weiss S. Nielsen -1% 13% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO OAK T. Phillips S. Nielsen 2% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Mattingly D. Stewart -3% 13% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY K. Phelps D. Stewart 3% 16% Walk
b6 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Winfield D. Stewart 5% 20% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Phelps to 2B
b6 1-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo D. Stewart -6% 15% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  NYY D. Slaught D. Stewart 4% 19% Walk; Phelps to 3B; Winfield to 2B
Jack Clark pinch hits for Randy Velarde (2B) batting 8th
b6 1-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Clark D. Stewart -9% 10% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 2-3-4
Luis Aguayo replaces Jack Clark (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t7 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Henderson S. Nielsen 1% 11% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Canseco S. Nielsen 1% 11% Groundout: P-1B
t7 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. McGwire S. Nielsen 0% 12% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
b7 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY R. Santana D. Stewart -3% 9% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY R. Henderson D. Stewart -2% 8% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY C. Washington D. Stewart 2% 10% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching
b7 1-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Mattingly R. Honeycutt 2% 12% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mattingly to 1B
b7 1-4 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O NYY K. Phelps R. Honeycutt -5% 7% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 5-6-7
t8 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK T. Steinbach S. Nielsen 1% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK D. Parker S. Nielsen 0% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK G. Hubbard S. Nielsen -0% 7% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t8 4-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK L. Polonia S. Nielsen 1% 8% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
b8 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Winfield D. Eckersley 5% 13% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY M. Pagliarulo D. Eckersley 12% 25% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Winfield to 3B
b8 1-4 0 1-3 5,(1-2)  RO NYY D. Slaught D. Eckersley -8% 17% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Winfield Scores
b8 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY L. Aguayo D. Eckersley 8% 25% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pagliarulo to 2B
b8 2-4 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O NYY R. Santana D. Eckersley -9% 15% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYY R. Henderson D. Eckersley -8% 7% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Yankees' Scott Nielsen facing 9-1-2
t9 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK W. Weiss S. Nielsen 1% 8% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Phillips S. Nielsen 1% 8% Groundout: P-1B
t9 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK D. Henderson S. Nielsen -0% 8% Walk
t9 4-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR OAK J. Canseco S. Nielsen -6% 2% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Henderson Scores
t9 6-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. McGwire S. Nielsen -0% 2% Walk
Cecilio Guante replaces Scott Nielsen pitching
t9 6-2 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach C. Guante 0% 2% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
b9 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY C. Washington D. Eckersley 2% 4% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b9 2-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Mattingly D. Eckersley 6% 10% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Washington to 3B
b9 2-6 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RRR NYY K. Phelps D. Eckersley 10% 19% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Washington Scores; Mattingly Scores
b9 5-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY D. Winfield D. Eckersley 13% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Greg Cadaret replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
Gary Ward pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo (3B) batting 6th
b9 5-6 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  NYY G. Ward G. Cadaret 33% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Winfield to 3B
Gene Nelson replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
b9 5-6 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO NYY D. Slaught G. Nelson -12% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Winfield Scores/No RBI
b9 6-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY L. Aguayo G. Nelson 3% 56% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
b9 6-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY R. Santana G. Nelson 7% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Aguayo to 3B
b9 6-6 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R NYY R. Henderson G. Nelson 37% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Aguayo Scores; Santana to 2B
5 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Yankees 7.

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