August 18, 1990 Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 3
@BAL 1 CAL 4
@BOS 3 DET 6
CLE 3 KCR 10
@MIL 1 TOR 3
@MIN 0 NYY 6
SEA 0 TEX 8
CHW 3 ATL 17
@CHC 6 PIT 3
@CIN 1 LAD 3
MON 2 SDP 4
PHI 2 NYM 9
@SFG 2 HOU 3
@STL 2
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Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 30,532

Saturday, August 18, 1990, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:31

Mariners

60-60

Lost 2

4th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0
Yankees         0  0  1   3  0  1   1  0  X    6  9  0

W: M Witt (2-5), L: B Holman (11-9)

Yankees

48-70

Won 2

7th, 15 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .677   14    2   3   HBP
  J Schaefer PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .366         0   0   
G Briley RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .682   15    2   0   
K Griffey CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .879   12    4   0   
A Davis 1B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .288  .803   11    6   0   
J Leonard LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .614    9    1   0   GDP
S Bradley DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .566   10    0   0   
E Martinez 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .307  .853   12    0   1   
D Valle C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .594    9    7   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .596    7    2   4   

B Holman P                                                               0   0
  G Harris P                                                             0   0
  V Lovelace P                                                           0   0
  B Knackert P                                                           0   0
  M Schooler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    4   4               99   24   8

BATTING

HBP: H Reynolds (1, by M Witt).

TB: A Davis 2.

GIDP: J Leonard (20).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-H Reynolds-A Davis.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .734   22    5   0   
S Sax 2B                      3   2   1   0    1   0  .255  .626   19    3   3   GDP
O Azocar LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .305  .753   13    2   0   
M Hall DH                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .718   12    0   0   
  S Balboni PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .197  .709    4    0   0   
K Maas 1B                     3   1   1   3    1   1  .267  .986   21    8   1   HR
M Nokes C                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .258  .711   20    3   1   
J Barfield RF                 2   1   1   2    1   1  .246  .813   19    4   0   HR,SF
J Leyritz 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .690   19    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .527    8    1   4   

M Witt P                                                                 1   1
Totals                       31   6   9   6    5   7              157   27  10

BATTING

HR: K Maas (14, off B Holman; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Barfield (17, off B Holman; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: J Barfield (4, off B Holman).

TB: K Maas 4; J Barfield 4; M Nokes 2; R Kelly; M Hall; A Espinoza; S Sax; O Azocar.

GIDP: S Sax (12).

RBI: K Maas 3 (26); J Barfield 2 (52); M Nokes (31).

2-out RBI: K Maas 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Espinoza-S Sax-K Maas.

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Holman, L (11-9)             5.2   7   5   5    1   4   2   3.96   24   97-61   40· 2·19    7· 9· 3· 0     38    -     0.65  -0.20
G Harris                       1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.25    5   23-12    6· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.12   0.00
V Lovelace                     0.1   0   0   0    3   1   0   0.00    4   20-5     1· 0· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.11  -0.01
B Knackert                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.83    2    8-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
M Schooler                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.32    2    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   6    5   7   2          37  152-85   51· 5·29   10·11· 4· 0          2-1

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Witt, W (2-5)                9     2   0   0    4   4   0   2.91   33   99-56   36· 2·18   11· 8· 5· 0     83    -     0.48   0.30
Totals                         9     2   0   0    4   4   0          33   99-56   36· 2·18   11· 8· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: G Harris (2); V Lovelace (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Witt (4; H Reynolds).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 30,532.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              New York Yankees                     
1. H Reynolds           2B    1. R Kelly              CF 
2. G Briley             RF    2. S Sax                2B 
3. K Griffey            CF    3. O Azocar             LF 
4. A Davis              1B    4. M Hall               DH 
5. J Leonard            LF    5. K Maas               1B 
6. S Bradley            DH    6. M Nokes              C  
7. E Martinez           3B    7. J Barfield           RF 
8. D Valle              C     8. J Leyritz            3B 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. A Espinoza           SS 

   B Holman             P        M Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  2   12%  67% J Barfield      B Holman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  54% J Leonard       M Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-1  12-  3    6%  83% M Hall          B Holman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sax to 3B; Azocar to 2B
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  3    5%  77% O Azocar        B Holman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sax to 2B
   b 4   1  0-2  -23  6    5%  90% M Nokes         B Holman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Azocar Scores; Hall to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  H Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  G Briley        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   55%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Holman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  8   51%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  O Azocar        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  A Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   54%  J Leonard       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  S Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Holman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  M Hall          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   51%  K Maas          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  M Nokes         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   52%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Valle         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Holman facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   67%  J Barfield      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   65%  J Leyritz       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   64%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   63%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  H Reynolds      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   68%  G Briley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   69%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Holman facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   72%  S Sax           Walk
          1--  3   77%  O Azocar        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sax to 2B
          12-  3   83%  M Hall          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sax to 3B; Azocar to 2B
   RO     123  4   85%  K Maas          Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Sax Scores; Azocar to 3B; Hall to 2B
   R      -23  6   90%  M Nokes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Azocar Scores; Hall to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   91%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores
   O      1--  2   90%  J Leyritz       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   92%  A Davis         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   93%  J Leonard       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  S Bradley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Holman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   93%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   94%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   92%  S Sax           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   94%  E Martinez      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   95%  D Valle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Holman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   95%  O Azocar        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   95%  M Hall          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   97%  K Maas          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   97%  M Nokes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Gene Harris replaces Brian Holman pitching
          1--  6   98%  J Barfield      Walk; Nokes to 2B
          12-      98%  J Leyritz       Wild Pitch; Nokes to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   O      -23  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   97%  G Briley        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          1--  2   97%  A Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Briley to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gene Harris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   99%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   98%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   99%  S Sax           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Vance Lovelace replaces Gene Harris pitching
          1--      99%  O Azocar        Wild Pitch; Sax to 2B
          -2-  5   99%  " "             Walk
                  Steve Balboni pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 4th
          12-  4   99%  S Balboni       Walk; Sax to 3B; Azocar to 2B
   R      123  5   99%  K Maas          Walk; Sax Scores; Azocar to 3B; Balboni to 2B
   O      123  6   99%  M Nokes         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  S Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  E Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  D Valle         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  2  100%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brent Knackert facing 7-8-9
                  Brent Knackert replaces Vance Lovelace pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Leyritz       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Mike Schooler replaces Brent Knackert pitching
          ---  1  100%  A Espinoza      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  100%  H Reynolds      Hit By Pitch
                  Jeff Schaefer pinch runs for Harold Reynolds batting 1st
   O      1--  2  100%  G Briley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  4  100%  K Griffey       Walk; Briley to 2B
          12-  4   99%  A Davis         Walk; Briley to 3B; Griffey to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      123  3  100%  S Bradley       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Yankees 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation