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BAL 12
OAK 11

(10)
BOS  4
@CAL  1

MIL  3
@CHW  2

CLE  2
@DET  1

SEA  2
NYY  1

TOR  5
MIN  3

COL  9
CIN  5

(7)
STL  3
@HOU  2

SFG  1
PHI  0

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 32,857

Monday, August 26, 1996, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:59
Yankees
1
74-56
Lost 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  0
Mariners        0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  X    2  9  0
W: B Ayala (5-3), L: G Lloyd (2-5), S: N Charlton (14)
Mariners
2
67-63
Won 1
2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .274  .742   19    2   0   SB
D Jeter SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .305  .787   23    0   2   CS
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .911   22    5   0   
C Fielder DH                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .254  .840   16    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .850   16    4   1   2B
D Strawberry RF               3   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .895   14    2   0   
  R Rivera PR-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .820    4    1   1   
M Duncan 2B                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .326  .811    9    2   0   SF
J Leyritz C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .729   14    7   0   
L Sojo 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .511   11    0   1   

J Key P                                                                  0   0
  B Boehringer P                                                         1   1
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
  D Pavlas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    2  10              148   24   6
BATTING
2B: T Martinez (26, off S Hitchcock).
SF: M Duncan (5, off S Hitchcock).
TB: T Martinez 2; T Raines; L Sojo; J Leyritz; D Strawberry.
RBI: M Duncan (48).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
BASERUNNING
SB: T Raines (7, 2nd base off S Hitchcock/D Wilson).
CS: D Jeter (6, 2nd base by B Ayala/D Wilson).
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Amaral 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .744   15    2   1   
  J Cora PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .735    2    0   1   
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .365 1.078   17    1   3   3B
K Griffey CF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .305 1.031   17    2   0   2B
E Martinez DH                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .339 1.109   16    0   0   2B
J Buhner RF                   4   0   1   1    0   3  .269  .925   17    0   0   
B Hunter 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .826    8    8   0   
  D Strange PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .598    3    0   0   
  P Sorrento 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .902         2   0   
D Wilson C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .812    9   10   2   
M Whiten LF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .818   10    2   0   
A Sheets 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .546   10    0   3   SH

S Hitchcock P                                                            0   0
  B Ayala P                                                              0   0
  N Charlton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   9   2    2   5              124   27  10
BATTING
2B: E Martinez (48, off B Boehringer); K Griffey (21, off B Boehringer).
3B: A Rodriguez (1, off J Key).
SH: A Sheets (2, off B Boehringer).
TB: A Rodriguez 3; E Martinez 3; M Whiten 2; K Griffey 2; D Strange; J Buhner; D Wilson.
RBI: E Martinez (87); J Buhner (117).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.

PITCHING

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
J Key                          0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.89    2   14-8     5· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0     50    -     0.75  -0.04
B Boehringer                   7     6   1   1    0   4   0   5.60   27   94-63   43· 6·14    9·12· 2· 0          1-0    1.15   0.40
G Lloyd, L (2-5)               0     0   1   1    1   0   0   3.31    1    6-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.44  -0.05
D Pavlas                       0.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.38    4   10-5     5· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.08  -0.20
Totals                         8     9   2   2    2   5   0          34  124-78   54· 7·17   11·12· 4· 0          2-1 
Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hitchcock                    7     5   1   1    1   7   0   5.18   27  117-68   36· 9·23   11· 7· 1· 0     69    -     1.14   0.31
B Ayala, W (5-3)               1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   5.29    4   18-12    4· 4· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.94   0.20
N Charlton, S (14)             0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    2   10-6     2· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.86   0.10
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2  10   0          33  145-86   42·15·29   12· 8· 1· 0           -  
G Lloyd faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 32,857.
Weather: 68° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. T Raines             LF    1. R Amaral             2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. B Williams           CF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. C Fielder            DH    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. D Strawberry         RF    6. B Hunter             1B 
7. M Duncan             2B    7. D Wilson             C  
8. J Leyritz            C     8. M Whiten             LF 
9. L Sojo               3B    9. A Sheets             3B 

   J Key                P        S Hitchcock          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  1-1  12-  1   20%  88% J Buhner        D Pavlas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Griffey Scores; Martinez to 2B
   b 4   1  0-0  -2-  2   11%  69% E Martinez      B Boehringer    Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Griffey Scores
   t 7   0  1-0  -2-  5  -11%  46% D Strawberry    S Hitchcock     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Martinez to 3B
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  3  -11%  57% T Martinez      S Hitchcock     Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   t 8   1  1-1  1--  2    9%  59% B Williams      B Ayala         Jeter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   53%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  R Amaral        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   59%  A Rodriguez     Triple to P (Line Drive to P's Left)
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Jimmy Key pitching
   O      --3  7   54%  K Griffey       Lineout: 1B
   O      --3  3   50%  E Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   54%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   56%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Boehringer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  J Leyritz       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  L Sojo          Bunt Popfly: C
          ---  3   53%  T Raines        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      52%  D Jeter         Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Boehringer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  M Whiten        Lineout: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   51%  A Sheets        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Amaral        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   53%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  C Fielder       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   56%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Boehringer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   54%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
          ---  3   58%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2   69%  E Martinez      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Griffey Scores
   O      -2-  3   66%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   62%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sterling Hitchcock facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   66%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   68%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   67%  J Leyritz       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   64%  L Sojo          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Leyritz to 2B
   O      12-  5   70%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Boehringer facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   73%  D Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   78%  M Whiten        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  A Sheets        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 3B; Whiten to 2B
   O      -23  4   70%  R Amaral        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   64%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sterling Hitchcock facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   68%  D Jeter         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   71%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  6   73%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Boehringer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   70%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  6   73%  E Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   70%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   67%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Sterling Hitchcock facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   57%  T Martinez      Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   46%  D Strawberry    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Martinez to 3B
                  Ruben Rivera pinch runs for Darryl Strawberry batting 6th
   RO     1-3  2   50%  M Duncan        Flyball: 2B/Sacrifice Fly (Deep 2B); Martinez Scores
   O      1--  6   53%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Rivera to 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  L Sojo          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Boehringer facing 7-8-9
                  Ruben Rivera moves to RF
   O      ---  2   55%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   60%  M Whiten        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   54%  A Sheets        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Joey Cora pinch hits for Rich Amaral batting 1st
   O      1--  2   50%  J Cora          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Bobby Ayala facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Sterling Hitchcock pitching; Joey Cora moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   55%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      1--      59%  B Williams      Jeter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   62%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Boehringer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   57%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: RF
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Brian Boehringer pitching
          ---  6   62%  K Griffey       Walk
                  Dave Pavlas replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
          1--  5   68%  E Martinez      Walk; Griffey to 2B
   R      12-  1   88%  J Buhner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Griffey Scores; Martinez to 2B
                  Doug Strange pinch hits for Brian Hunter batting 6th
   O      12-  3   86%  D Strange       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Martinez out at Hm/RF-C; Buhner to 3B; Strange to 2B
   O      -23  1   82%  D Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Bobby Ayala facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Sorrento replaces Doug Strange playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  4   90%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  Norm Charlton replaces Bobby Ayala pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 2.

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