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Thursday, September 24, 1998, 7:35
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 24,555, Time of Game: 3:10
Devil Rays
2
63-96
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Yankees
5
111-48
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Mike Buddie (4-1)
L: Wilson Alvarez (6-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  5   0  0  X    5  5  0

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Winn CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .279 .708 16 12 -0.097 0.74 0.000 -0.097 -1.3 3 0
Quinton McCracken LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .296 .756 18 13 0.004 0.56 0.039 -0.035 0.1 2 0 2B
Bob Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .772 14 10 -0.076 0.71 0.000 -0.076 -1.0 1 2
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 .813 15 7 -0.023 0.73 0.026 -0.049 -0.2 6 1
Bubba Trammell DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 .294 .931 15 4 0.002 0.78 0.058 -0.056 -0.1
Aaron Ledesma SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .324 .742 17 13 -0.032 0.96 0.037 -0.068 -0.4 2 1
Mike Kelly RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .240 .691 32 21 0.043 0.96 0.080 -0.038 0.4 1 0
Miguel Cairo 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .268 .674 23 18 0.066 1.17 0.120 -0.055 0.6 0 1
John Flaherty C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .539 9 7 -0.080 1.05 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 8 1
   Wade Boggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .748 5 3 -0.012 0.44 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Wilson Alvarez P 1 0
   Esteban Yan P 0 0
   Albie Lopez P 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 4 8 .182 .482 164 108 -0.205 0.83 0.360 -0.566 -2.9 24 6
2B: Q McCracken (38, off M Buddie).
TB: Q McCracken 3; F McGriff; M Kelly; M Cairo; A Ledesma.
RBI: M Cairo 2 (45).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Smith-F McGriff.
E: A Ledesma (12).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .266 .768 11 6 0.000 0.92 0.059 -0.059 -0.4 4 2
Derek Jeter SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .324 .865 17 11 0.146 0.99 0.167 -0.021 0.9 1 3
Bernie Williams CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .334 .992 15 9 0.042 1.21 0.094 -0.052 0.1 3 0
   Ricky Ledee LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .700 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chili Davis DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 .278 .783 17 9 0.057 1.66 0.112 -0.055 0.3
   Homer Bush PR 0 1 0 0 1 0 .371 .870 7 3 -0.002 0.16 0.004 -0.006 -0.1 CS
Shane Spencer RF 4 1 1 4 0 1 .404 1.374 16 10 0.180 1.30 0.236 -0.055 1.3 2 0 HR
Jorge Posada C 3 0 1 0 1 2 .271 .834 19 10 -0.020 0.43 0.014 -0.034 0.2 8 0
Chad Curtis LF-CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .242 .712 15 9 0.011 0.50 0.038 -0.027 0.7 2 0 HBP
Scott Brosius 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .303 .851 24 13 0.000 0.67 0.056 -0.055 -0.7 2 2 2B,GDP
Luis Sojo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .499 10 6 -0.121 1.02 0.000 -0.121 -1.9 5 0
David Wells P 0 0
   Mike Buddie P 0 0
   Graeme Lloyd P 0 0
   Jay Tessmer P 0 0
   Jeff Nelson P 0 0
Team Totals 29 5 5 5 6 9 .172 .644 151 86 0.293 0.90 0.780 -0.485 0.6 27 7
2B: S Brosius (33, off W Alvarez).
HR: S Spencer (8, off W Alvarez; 6th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: C Curtis (7, by W Alvarez).
TB: S Spencer 4; S Brosius 2; D Jeter; J Posada; B Williams.
GIDP: S Brosius (4).
RBI: S Spencer 4 (22); B Williams (95).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
PB: J Posada (7).
Baserunning
CS: H Bush (3, 2nd base by A Lopez/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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
Wilson Alvarez, L (6-14) 5 4 5 5 2 6 1 4.73 23 97 57 34 11 12 5 9 3 0 43 -0.336 1.30 -2.3
Esteban Yan 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.62 7 25 15 9 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0.035 0.35 1.1
Albie Lopez 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2.41 6 29 14 9 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.008 0.15 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 5 5 6 9 1 5.62 36 151 86 52 14 20 8 12 6 0 43 0 0 -0.293 0.83 -0.6
W Alvarez faced 5 batters in the 6th 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
David Wells 5 5 2 2 3 5 0 3.49 23 97 69 50 8 11 7 8 4 0 51 0.028 0.94 0.7
Mike Buddie, W (4-1) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.62 7 37 23 17 3 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 0.093 0.64 1.1
Graeme Lloyd, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.72 1 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.94 0.3
Jay Tessmer, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.12 3 13 5 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.023 0.81 0.3
Jeff Nelson, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.79 3 13 8 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.037 0.47 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 4 8 0 2.00 37 164 108 71 13 24 10 15 6 0 51 0 0 0.206 0.90 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: A Lopez (5).
HBP: W Alvarez (9; C Curtis).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 24,555.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         New York Yankees
1 Randy Winn CF 1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2 Quinton McCracken LF 2 Derek Jeter SS
3 Bob Smith 3B 3 Bernie Williams CF
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Chili Davis DH
5 Bubba Trammell DH 5 Shane Spencer RF
6 Aaron Ledesma SS 6 Jorge Posada C
7 Mike Kelly RF 7 Chad Curtis LF
8 Miguel Cairo 2B 8 Scott Brosius 3B
9 John Flaherty C 9 Luis Sojo 1B
Wilson Alvarez P David Wells P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-2 0 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR NYY S. Spencer W. Alvarez 24% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jeter Scores; Williams Scores; Bush Scores
b6 0-2 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  NYY D. Jeter W. Alvarez 13% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Knoblauch to 3B
t2 0-0 1 123 8,(1-2)  RR TBD M. Cairo D. Wells -12% 28% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Trammell Scores; Ledesma Scores; Kelly to 2B
b6 1-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  NYY C. Davis W. Alvarez 11% 67% Walk; Jeter to 3B; Williams to 2B
b6 0-2 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  R NYY B. Williams W. Alvarez 9% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' David Wells facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD R. Winn D. Wells 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken D. Wells 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD B. Smith D. Wells 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY C. Knoblauch W. Alvarez -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Jeter W. Alvarez -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY B. Williams W. Alvarez -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' David Wells facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBD F. McGriff D. Wells 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TBD B. Trammell D. Wells -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  TBD A. Ledesma D. Wells -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Trammell to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 16,(3-2)  TBD M. Kelly D. Wells -6% 40% Walk; Trammell to 3B; Ledesma to 2B
t2 0-0 1 123 8,(1-2)  RR TBD M. Cairo D. Wells -12% 28% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Trammell Scores; Ledesma Scores; Kelly to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TBD J. Flaherty D. Wells 3% 32% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t2 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O TBD R. Winn D. Wells 3% 35% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY C. Davis W. Alvarez -3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY S. Spencer W. Alvarez -2% 31% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY J. Posada W. Alvarez -1% 30% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' David Wells facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken D. Wells 2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD B. Smith D. Wells 1% 33% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD F. McGriff D. Wells -1% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 2-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TBD B. Trammell D. Wells 2% 34% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Curtis W. Alvarez -3% 31% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b3 0-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O NYY S. Brosius W. Alvarez -2% 29% Popfly: 1B
b3 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY L. Sojo W. Alvarez -1% 28% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' David Wells facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD A. Ledesma D. Wells 2% 30% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t4 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  TBD M. Kelly D. Wells -2% 28% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t4 2-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O TBD M. Cairo D. Wells 2% 30% Flyball: CF
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TBD J. Flaherty D. Wells 2% 32% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch W. Alvarez -3% 29% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter W. Alvarez 3% 32% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Williams W. Alvarez -4% 29% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYY C. Davis W. Alvarez -3% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' David Wells facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD R. Winn D. Wells 2% 28% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD Q. McCracken D. Wells -2% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TBD B. Smith D. Wells 2% 28% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 2-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  TBD F. McGriff D. Wells -2% 26% Walk; Smith to 2B
t5 2-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TBD B. Trammell D. Wells 4% 30% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY S. Spencer W. Alvarez -3% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY J. Posada W. Alvarez -2% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY C. Curtis W. Alvarez 2% 26% Hit By Pitch
b5 0-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY S. Brosius W. Alvarez 5% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive); Curtis to 3B
b5 0-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O NYY L. Sojo W. Alvarez -8% 23% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 6-7-8
Mike Buddie replaces David Wells pitching
t6 2-0 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma M. Buddie 2% 25% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD M. Kelly M. Buddie 1% 26% Flyball: RF
t6 2-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O TBD M. Cairo M. Buddie 1% 27% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY C. Knoblauch W. Alvarez 6% 33% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  NYY D. Jeter W. Alvarez 13% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Knoblauch to 3B
b6 0-2 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  R NYY B. Williams W. Alvarez 9% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter to 2B
b6 1-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  NYY C. Davis W. Alvarez 11% 67% Walk; Jeter to 3B; Williams to 2B
Homer Bush pinch runs for Chili Davis (DH) batting 4th
b6 1-2 0 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR NYY S. Spencer W. Alvarez 24% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jeter Scores; Williams Scores; Bush Scores
Esteban Yan replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
b6 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY J. Posada E. Yan 1% 92% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b6 5-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Curtis E. Yan 2% 94% Walk; Posada to 2B
b6 5-2 0 12- 6,(2-2)  OO NYY S. Brosius E. Yan -4% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Curtis to 2B
b6 5-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYY L. Sojo E. Yan -1% 89% Lineout: RF
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 5.
Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 9-1-2
t7 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD J. Flaherty M. Buddie 3% 91% Flyball: CF
t7 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD R. Winn M. Buddie 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  TBD Q. McCracken M. Buddie -2% 91% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 2-5 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O TBD B. Smith M. Buddie 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 1-2-3
b7 5-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch E. Yan -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Jeter E. Yan -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY B. Williams E. Yan -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 5.
Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Yankees' Graeme Lloyd facing 4-5-6
Graeme Lloyd replaces Mike Buddie pitching
Ricky Ledee replaces Bernie Williams (CF) playing LF batting 3rd
Chad Curtis moves from LF to CF
t8 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. McGriff G. Lloyd 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jay Tessmer replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
t8 2-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TBD B. Trammell J. Tessmer -3% 92% Walk
t8 2-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TBD A. Ledesma J. Tessmer 3% 95% Lineout: CF
t8 2-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBD M. Kelly J. Tessmer -0% 95% Passed Ball; Trammell to 2B
t8 2-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBD M. Kelly J. Tessmer 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Devil Rays' Albie Lopez facing 4-5-6
Albie Lopez replaces Esteban Yan pitching
b8 5-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY H. Bush A. Lopez 0% 98% Walk
b8 5-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY S. Spencer A. Lopez -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY J. Posada A. Lopez -1% 96% Bush Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 5-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY J. Posada A. Lopez 0% 97% Walk
b8 5-2 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  NYY C. Curtis A. Lopez 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Posada to 2B; Curtis to 1B
b8 5-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  NYY S. Brosius A. Lopez 0% 97% Walk; Posada to 3B; Curtis to 2B
b8 5-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O NYY L. Sojo A. Lopez -1% 96% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 5.
Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-5, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 8-9-1
Jeff Nelson replaces Jay Tessmer pitching
t9 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD M. Cairo J. Nelson 2% 98% Flyball: RF
Wade Boggs pinch hits for John Flaherty (C) batting 9th
t9 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD W. Boggs J. Nelson 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD R. Winn J. Nelson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Yankees 5.

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