April 8, 1998 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 2
BOS 1 TOR 9
@MIN 6 OAK 3
CLE 1 NYY 4
@SEA 3 STL 13
@COL 9 ARI 3
@LAD 0 PHI 9
FLA 5 PIT 5
ATL 3 SDP 6
CIN 3 HOU 6
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 33,922

Wednesday, April 8, 1998, 3:36
Time of Game: 3:42

Yankees

3-4

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  2  0    4 10  0
Mariners        0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  1    3 10  0

W: G Lloyd (1-0), L: B Ayala (0-1), S: M Stanton (1)

Mariners

3-5

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   0   1   0    2   0  .360 1.020    0    5   4   SB
D Jeter SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .532    0    3   6   2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .805    0    4   0   
B Williams CF                 5   0   3   1    0   0  .276  .689    0    2   0   2B
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .214  .540    0    4   0   
D Strawberry DH               3   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .941    0    0   0   2B
  T Raines PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .497    0    0   0   
  H Bush PR                   1   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
C Curtis LF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .250 1.271    0    2   0   HR
J Posada C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .353 1.074    0    7   0   
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .808    0    0   0   SB

H Irabu P                                                                0   0
  M Buddie P                                                             0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   4    6   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Williams (2, off K Cloude); D Jeter (2, off K Cloude); D Strawberry (2, off K Cloude).

HR: C Curtis (2, off B Ayala; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: B Williams 4; C Curtis 4; D Strawberry 2; D Jeter 2; C Knoblauch; P O'Neill; S Brosius; J Posada.

RBI: C Curtis 2 (6); B Williams (3); J Posada (5).

2-out RBI: B Williams.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-C Knoblauch-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (4, 2nd base off M Timlin/D Wilson); S Brosius (1, 2nd base off B Ayala/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .353  .851    0    1   1   
  C Gipson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.100         0   0   
A Rodriguez SS                5   0   2   0    0   1  .243  .725    0    2   2   SB
K Griffey CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .989    0    6   1   2B
E Martinez DH                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .138  .483    0    0   0   GDP
D Segui 1B                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .485 1.589    0    6   0   3B
G Hill LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .444 1.360    0    2   0   SB
D Wilson C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .583    0    5   0   HBP
  R Wilkins PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.142         0   0   
  J Marzano PH-C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    2   0   
R Perez RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .584    0    3   0   
R Davis 3B                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .360 1.288    0    0   2   2·HR

K Cloude P                                                               0   1
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
  B Ayala P                                                              0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   2    3   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (1, off H Irabu).

3B: D Segui (1, off H Irabu).

HR: R Davis 2 (3, off M Buddie, off M Stanton; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: D Wilson (1, by H Irabu).

TB: R Davis 8; D Segui 5; A Rodriguez 2; J Cora 2; K Griffey 2.

GIDP: E Martinez (3).

RBI: R Davis 2 (9).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rodriguez (1, 3rd base off H Irabu/J Posada); G Hill (1, 2nd base off H Irabu/J Posada).

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
H Irabu                        5     4   1   1    2   7   0   1.80   22     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 4· 0     60    -     1.11   0.16
M Buddie                       1.2   2   1   1    0   0   1  16.88    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.56  -0.06
G Lloyd, W (1-0)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.83   0.02
J Nelson, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.83   0.05
M Stanton, S (1)               1.1   3   1   1    1   0   1   4.91    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 2· 0          1-0    4.14   0.15
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   7   2          40     -       ·  ·      9·12· 8· 0          1-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Cloude                       6.2   6   2   2    4   2   0   4.26   29     -       ·  ·      4·13· 6· 0     52    -     1.37   0.27
T Fossas                       0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.37  -0.15
B Ayala, L (0-1)               0.1   3   2   2    1   0   1   9.64    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.18  -0.39
M Timlin                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.00   0.04
P Spoljaric                    1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   1.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.50   0.06
Totals                         9    10   4   4    6   6   1          42     -       ·  ·      6·16· 8· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: H Irabu 2 (2); K Cloude (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: H Irabu (1; D Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:42.

Attendance: 33,922.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. J Cora               2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. D Segui              1B 
6. D Strawberry         DH    6. G Hill               LF 
7. C Curtis             LF    7. D Wilson             C  
8. J Posada             C     8. R Perez              RF 
9. S Brosius            3B    9. R Davis              3B 

   H Irabu              P        K Cloude             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-3  12-      35% 100% E Martinez      M Stanton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 8   0  2-2  1--      28%  85% C Curtis        B Ayala         Home Run (Fly Ball); Bush Scores
   b 7   0  2-1  ---     -21%  41% R Davis         M Buddie        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   2  1-1  12-      20%  68% B Williams      T Fossas        Single to CF (Line Drive); Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 3B
   b 9   0  4-3  12-      19%  65% K Griffey       M Stanton       Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Jeter         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      47%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  B Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch out at Hm/CF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Cora          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      45%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      46%  E Martinez      Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      45%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---      44%  D Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      48%  R Perez         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      50%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Posada        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  S Brosius       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Cora          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---      44%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      42%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
          -2-      39%  " "             Rodriguez Steals 3B
   O      --3      46%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      50%  E Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      47%  B Williams      Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      44%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
          ---      33%  D Segui         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      --3      32%  G Hill          Wild Pitch; Segui Scores
          ---      29%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      32%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      30%  R Perez         Hill Steals 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      37%  R Davis         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Cloude facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  D Strawberry    Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          -2-      49%  C Curtis        Wild Pitch; Strawberry to 3B
   O      --3      43%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   R      --3      50%  J Posada        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Strawberry Scores
   O      1--      46%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Posada to 2B
   O      12-      43%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  J Cora          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---      45%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      -2-      50%  E Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Cloude facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  B Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      55%  T Martinez      Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF; Williams to 3B
          1-3      53%  C Curtis        Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      123      42%  J Posada        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Buddie facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Buddie replaces Hideki Irabu pitching
          ---      37%  D Segui         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      42%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hill to 1B
   O      1--      46%  D Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilson to 1B
   O      1--      50%  R Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Cloude facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---      43%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  D Jeter         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
                  Tony Fossas replaces Ken Cloude pitching
          -2-      48%  P O'Neill       Walk
   R      12-      68%  B Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive); Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Buddie facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      41%  R Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---      45%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Mike Buddie pitching
   O      ---      50%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Bobby Ayala facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Tony Fossas pitching; Tim Raines pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry batting 6th
          ---      57%  T Raines        Walk
                  Homer Bush pinch runs for Tim Raines batting 6th
   RR     1--      85%  C Curtis        Home Run (Fly Ball); Bush Scores
   O      ---      84%  J Posada        Popfly: SS
          ---      85%  S Brosius       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  C Knoblauch     Brosius Steals 2B
          -2-      89%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brosius to 3B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Bobby Ayala pitching
          1-3      90%  D Jeter         Knoblauch Steals 2B
   O      -23      86%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      -23      82%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Nelson facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
   O      ---      87%  E Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  D Segui         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      87%  G Hill          Popfly: SS
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching; John Marzano pinch hits for Rick Wilkins batting 7th; Rick Wilkins pinch hits for Dan Wilson batting 7th
          1--      83%  J Marzano       Walk; Segui to 2B
   O      12-      92%  R Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Spoljaric facing 4-5-6
                  John Marzano moves to C
   O      ---      91%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  H Bush          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Stanton facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      78%  R Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---      64%  J Cora          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cora to 2B
   O      12-      65%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
                  Charles Gipson pinch runs for Joey Cora batting 1st
   OO     12-     100%  E Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation