April 2, 1997 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
@ANA 5 BAL 4
KCR 2 MIN 7
DET 6 CLE 9
@OAK 7 NYY 16
@SEA 2 TOR 6
CHW 1 CIN 5
COL 3 FLA 4
CHC 3 HOU 4
ATL 3 LAD 5
PHI 1 MON 4
STL 1 SDP 6
NYM 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 30,951

Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:53

Yankees

1-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  2   0  1  1   0  2  7   16 14  0
Mariners        1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  3

W: A Pettitte (1-0), L: S Sanders (0-1)

Mariners

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   1   1   1    1   0  .111  .384   31    1   1   HBP
W Boggs 3B                    3   3   0   0    4   0  .286  .831   34    1   7   
B Williams CF                 3   3   0   1    4   0  .143  .741   32    4   0   
T Martinez 1B                 6   5   4   7    1   1  .500 1.945   26    9   0   3·HR
C Fielder DH                  5   1   1   2    1   0  .250  .675   25    0   0   2B
P O'Neill RF                  6   0   3   1    0   1  .444  .944   21    3   0   CS
D Strawberry LF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  M Whiten PH-LF              3   1   3   3    0   0 1.000 2.000   11    0   0   
M Duncan 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .733   12    1   0   
  P Kelly PR-2B               2   2   1   0    1   1  .500 1.667   14    1   0   2B
J Posada C                    6   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .334   21    7   0   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   1
  D Weathers P                                                           0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       44  16  14  16   13   5              236   27   9

BATTING

2B: P Kelly (1, off S Torres); C Fielder (1, off S Torres).

HR: T Martinez 3 (3, 3 off S Sanders; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: D Jeter (1, by S Torres).

TB: T Martinez 13; M Whiten 3; P O'Neill 3; C Fielder 2; P Kelly 2; D Jeter; J Posada.

RBI: T Martinez 7 (7); M Whiten 3 (3); C Fielder 2 (3); P O'Neill (1); D Jeter (1); J Posada (1); B Williams (1).

2-out RBI: M Whiten 2.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

BASERUNNING

CS: P O'Neill (1, 3rd base by G McCarthy/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Amaral LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   10    2   0   
  A Espinoza PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
A Rodriguez SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .555   24    2   1   2B
K Griffey CF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .500 1.875   21    5   0   2B
  L Tinsley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
E Martinez DH                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393   17    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .167  .542   16    2   0   
M Blowers 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   16    9   1   
D Wilson C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .929   16    6   1   
R Davis 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .286 1.000   18    0   4   
B Gates 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   19    1   3   

S Sanders P                                                              0   0
  E Hurtado P                                                            0   0
  G McCarthy P                                                           0   0
  J Manzanillo P                                                         0   0
  S Torres P                                                             0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   2   8   2    4   7              168   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (1, off M Rivera); K Griffey (1, off A Pettitte).

TB: K Griffey 3; A Rodriguez 2; R Amaral 2; R Davis; J Buhner; D Wilson.

RBI: D Wilson (1); J Buhner (1).

2-out RBI: J Buhner; D Wilson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Blowers (1); R Davis 2 (2).

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
A Pettitte, W (1-0)            6     7   2   2    4   4   0   3.00   29  126-73   46·10·17   12· 6· 3· 0     50    -     0.96   0.13
D Weathers                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   24-14    7· 3· 4    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.03
M Rivera                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   18-12    5· 4· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   7   0          39  168-99   58·17·24   13·10· 5· 0           -

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 Sanders, L (0-1)             5     5   6   6    3   1   3  10.80   25   96-57   35·11·11   10·10· 1· 0     31    -     0.63  -0.31
E Hurtado                      0.1   0   1   1    3   0   0  27.00    4   18-5     4· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.03
G McCarthy                     1.2   2   1   1    2   2   0   5.40    9   43-23    9· 7· 7    1· 2· 2· 0          3-1    0.33   0.01
J Manzanillo                   1     2   1   1    2   1   0   9.00    7   27-15    7· 4· 4    1· 0· 3· 0          1-1    0.13  -0.01
S Torres                       0.1   3   7   7    2   0   0 189.00    8   29-15    9· 2· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
B Wells                        0.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   23-14    8· 1· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  16  16   13   5   3          58  236-129  72·26·31   16·14· 9· 0          6-4

G McCarthy faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Torres (1; D Jeter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 3:53.

Attendance: 30,951.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. D Jeter              SS    1. R Amaral             LF 
2. W Boggs              3B    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. B Williams           CF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. T Martinez           1B    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. C Fielder            DH    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. P O'Neill            RF    6. M Blowers            1B 
7. D Strawberry         LF    7. D Wilson             C  
8. M Duncan             2B    8. R Davis              3B 
9. J Posada             C     9. B Gates              2B 

   A Pettitte           P        S Sanders            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3   21%  74% T Martinez      S Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Boggs Scores; Williams Scores
   t 3   0  1-3  1--  3   12%  85% T Martinez      S Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Williams Scores
   b 1   2  3-0  12-  4   -8%  65% J Buhner        A Pettitte      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Griffey Scores; Martinez to 2B
   b 3   2  5-1  1-3  3   -7%  76% D Wilson        A Pettitte      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Griffey Scores; Blowers to 2B
   t 5   1  2-5  ---  1    7%  88% T Martinez      S Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanders facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   50%  W Boggs         Walk
          1--  8   54%  B Williams      Walk; Boggs to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   74%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Boggs Scores; Williams Scores
          ---  4   76%  C Fielder       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   78%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fielder to 2B
   O      12-  1   75%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   72%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   75%  R Amaral        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   76%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   75%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   73%  E Martinez      Walk; Griffey to 2B
   R      12-  4   65%  J Buhner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Griffey Scores; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  2   69%  M Blowers       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Sanders facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   67%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   66%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   68%  D Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   65%  R Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   68%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   66%  R Amaral        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gates to 2B
   O      12- 10   71%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Sanders facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   73%  B Williams      Walk
   RR     1--  3   85%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Williams Scores
   O      ---  4   84%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   83%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   78%  K Griffey       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   80%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Griffey to 3B
   O      --3  1   84%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3  5   83%  M Blowers       Walk
   R      1-3  3   76%  D Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Griffey Scores; Blowers to 2B
   O      12-  6   81%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Sanders facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   79%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   78%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   79%  D Jeter         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole to 3B)
   O      1--  3   77%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   80%  B Gates         Lineout: 3B
          ---  1   77%  R Amaral        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   80%  A Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  5   83%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Sanders facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   82%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  1   88%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   87%  C Fielder       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   88%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   87%  D Strawberry    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   89%  E Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   87%  J Buhner        Walk
   O      1--  5   89%  M Blowers       Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   87%  D Wilson        Walk; Buhner to 3B
   O      1-3  6   91%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Edwin Hurtado facing 8-9-1
                  Edwin Hurtado replaces Scott Sanders pitching
          ---  7   92%  M Duncan        Walk
                  Pat Kelly pinch runs for Mariano Duncan batting 8th
   O      1--  3   91%  J Posada        Flyball: LF
          1--  4   92%  D Jeter         Walk; Kelly to 2B
          12-  4   94%  W Boggs         Walk; Kelly to 3B; Jeter to 2B
                  Greg McCarthy replaces Edwin Hurtado pitching
   R      123  6   97%  B Williams      Walk; Kelly Scores; Jeter to 3B; Boggs to 2B
   O      123  3   95%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 1B); Boggs to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123  3   94%  C Fielder       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Kelly moves to 2B
   O      ---  9   95%  B Gates         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   96%  R Amaral        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   97%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Greg McCarthy facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   97%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Mark Whiten pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry batting 7th
          1--  5   98%  M Whiten        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); O'Neill to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  P Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   97%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking, O'Neill Caught Stealing 3B, Safe on E5; O'Neill to 3B; Whiten to 2B
   O      -23  5   96%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Weathers replaces Andy Pettitte pitching; Mark Whiten moves to LF
   O      ---  6   97%  K Griffey       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  E Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   98%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Greg McCarthy facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   98%  W Boggs         Walk
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Greg McCarthy pitching
   O      1--  3   98%  B Williams      Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
          1--  3   98%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Boggs to 2B
          12-  6   99%  C Fielder       Walk; Boggs to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  3  100%  M Whiten        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Boggs Scores; Martinez Scores; Fielder to 2B
          12-  6  100%  P Kelly         Walk; Fielder to 3B; Whiten to 2B
   O      123  2   99%  J Posada        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 9, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-9, Dave Weathers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  M Blowers       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-2, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
                  Salomon Torres replaces Josias Manzanillo pitching
          ---  2  100%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5  100%  W Boggs         Walk; Jeter to 2B
          12-  3  100%  B Williams      Fielder's Choice 2B; Jeter to 3B; Boggs to 2B; Williams to 1B
   R      123  6  100%  T Martinez      Walk; Jeter Scores; Boggs to 3B; Williams to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  C Fielder       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores; Williams Scores; Martinez to 3B
   RO     -23  4  100%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Martinez Scores; Fielder to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  M Whiten        Single to RF (Line Drive); Fielder Scores
          1--  4  100%  P Kelly         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Whiten to 3B
                  Bob Wells replaces Salomon Torres pitching
   R      -23  1  100%  J Posada        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Whiten Scores; Kelly to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Kelly Scores; Posada to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  W Boggs         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
          12-  6  100%  B Williams      Walk; Posada to 3B; Jeter to 2B
   O      123  7  100%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 16, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-16, Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Dave Weathers pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Alvaro Espinoza pinch hits for Rich Amaral batting 1st
   O      ---  6  100%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF
          ---  5  100%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Lee Tinsley pinch hits for Ken Griffey batting 3rd
   O      -2-  5  100%  L Tinsley       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 16, Mariners 2.

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