August 2, 1998 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
@ANA 7 BAL 9
@KCR 2 TOR 6
@MIN 4 OAK 7
CLE 5 SEA 6
NYY 3 DET 3
@TBD 2 TEX 12
CHW 3 ATL 4
STL 3 COL 6
@CHC 3 CIN 5
@FLA 1 MIL 7
ARI 2 SDP 4
@MON 1 NYM 9
LAD 3 SFG 15
@PHI 3 HOU 6
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 47,872

Sunday, August 2, 1998, 5:08
Time of Game: 2:49

Yankees

77-28

Lost 1

1st

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

W: B Wells (1-2), L: D Cone (15-4), S: M Timlin (6)

Mariners

49-61

Won 1

4th, 10 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .727   16    0   1   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .319  .862   16    1   0   
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .314  .865    8    3   0   HR,GDP
B Williams CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .348 1.040   13    1   0   CS
T Raines DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .768   13    0   0   
J Posada C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .872   17   11   1   GDP
C Curtis LF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .262  .770   16    2   0   HR,2B
S Spencer 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .472   14    3   1   
  T Martinez 1B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .837    3    2   0   
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   3  .287  .794   24    1   1   2B

D Cone P                                                                 0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3   9   3    3   8              140   24   4

BATTING

2B: S Brosius (20, off P Spoljaric); C Curtis (16, off M Timlin).

HR: P O'Neill (15, off P Spoljaric; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs); C Curtis (9, off G McCarthy; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: C Curtis 6; P O'Neill 4; S Brosius 2; T Raines; C Knoblauch; D Jeter; T Martinez; B Williams.

GIDP: J Posada (11); P O'Neill (13).

RBI: C Curtis (45); P O'Neill (79); S Brosius (62).

2-out RBI: P O'Neill.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: J Posada (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Williams (7, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by P Spoljaric).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .733   19    1   3   
A Rodriguez SS                4   1   2   0    0   1  .298  .913   17    5   4   2B
K Griffey CF                  3   1   1   1    1   2  .295 1.034   18    1   0   
E Martinez DH                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .304  .963   12    0   0   
D Segui 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .334  .925   13    8   2   2B,SB
J Buhner RF                   3   1   2   3    1   1  .255  .803   15    0   0   HR
R Davis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .755   14    0   2   
J Oliver C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .590   14    8   0   
S Monahan LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .583   13    3   0   

P Spoljaric P                                                            0   1
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  G McCarthy P                                                           1   0
  B Ayala P                                                              0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   6    4  11              135   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (18, off D Cone); D Segui (29, off D Cone).

HR: J Buhner (8, off D Cone; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Buhner 5; A Rodriguez 3; D Segui 2; K Griffey; E Martinez; J Oliver; J Cora.

RBI: J Buhner 3 (34); K Griffey (94); J Oliver (23); D Segui (71).

2-out RBI: J Buhner 3; K Griffey; J Oliver.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Cora-A Rodriguez-D Segui 2; A Rodriguez.

E: R Davis (29).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Segui (3, 2nd base off D Cone/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
D Cone, L (15-4)               7     9   6   6    4  11   1   3.54   34  125-81   42·18·21    6· 8· 5· 0     42    -     1.01  -0.28
J Borowski                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   6    4  11   1          37  133-86   45·18·23    7·10· 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
P Spoljaric                    4.1   3   2   2    3   6   1   5.51   18   74-45   27· 8·10    4· 3· 2· 0     52    -     0.95   0.02
B Wells, W (1-2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.54    2    9-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.42   0.08
G McCarthy, H (2)              1.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.35    6   15-10    6· 0· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.03
B Ayala, H (4)                 0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   5.82    3   11-9     5· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.10
M Timlin, S (6)                2     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.07    7   25-20   15· 2· 3    3· 0· 3· 0          2-0    1.15   0.21
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   8   2          36  134-89   56·12·21   12· 7· 6· 0          3-0

B Ayala faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Spoljaric (2).

IBB: None.

PO: P Spoljaric (1; B Williams, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 47,872.

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 Raines             DH    5. D Segui              1B 
6. J Posada             C     6. J Buhner             RF 
7. C Curtis             LF    7. R Davis              3B 
8. S Spencer            1B    8. J Oliver             C  
9. S Brosius            3B    9. S Monahan            LF 

   D Cone               P        P Spoljaric          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-4  -2-  4   16%  92% J Buhner        D Cone          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Segui Scores
   t 8   0  6-3  12-  2   15%  95% P O'Neill       M Timlin        Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted (SS-2B)
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  5   12%  56% J Oliver        D Cone          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martinez Scores; Buhner to 3B; Oliver to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  4-2  ---  4  -11%  73% C Curtis        G McCarthy      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  2   -9%  44% P O'Neill       P Spoljaric     Home Run (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   44%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---  5   43%  B Williams      Walk
          1--  5   42%  T Raines        Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  J Cora          Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   41%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   42%  C Curtis        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   44%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  E Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   45%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   49%  J Buhner        Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   56%  J Oliver        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martinez Scores; Buhner to 3B; Oliver to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  4   50%  S Monahan       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Spoljaric facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   50%  D Jeter         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   56%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Cora          Lineout: RF
          ---  3   58%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-      61%  K Griffey       Passed Ball; Rodriguez to 3B
          --3  7   63%  " "             Walk
          1-3  5   66%  E Martinez      Walk; Griffey to 2B
   RO     123  1   66%  D Segui         Lineout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Rodriguez Scores; Griffey to 3B
   R      1-3  2   76%  J Buhner        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Griffey Scores; Segui to 3B
   O      1-3  4   72%  R Davis         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul Spoljaric facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   68%  B Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   72%  T Raines        Flyball: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      77%  J Posada        Williams Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  6   78%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   76%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  S Monahan       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   76%  J Cora          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  6   77%  A Rodriguez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Cora to 2B
   R      12-  1   85%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cora Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   82%  E Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Spoljaric facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   79%  C Curtis        Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  S Spencer       Flyball: LF
          1--      81%  S Brosius       Wild Pitch; Curtis to 2B
   R      -2-  5   72%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Curtis Scores
                  Bob Wells replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
   O      -2-  4   77%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  5   80%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, David Cone facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   83%  D Segui         Walk
   O      1--  3   80%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   79%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging, Segui Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   77%  J Oliver        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Greg McCarthy facing 3-4-5
                  Greg McCarthy replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      ---  1   80%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   82%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  T Raines        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, David Cone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   82%  S Monahan       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   81%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   80%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Greg McCarthy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   84%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  4   73%  C Curtis        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   76%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Greg McCarthy pitching
   O      ---  4   78%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-3, David Cone facing 3-4-5
                  Tino Martinez replaces Shane Spencer playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   76%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   75%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   77%  D Segui         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   RR     -2-  4   92%  J Buhner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Segui Scores
   O      ---  2   92%  R Davis         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 6.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Bobby Ayala facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   88%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   80%  D Jeter         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Knoblauch to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Bobby Ayala pitching
   OO     12-  2   95%  P O'Neill       Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   97%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joe Borowski facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Borowski replaces David Cone pitching
   O      ---  1   97%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  S Monahan       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Cora          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 6.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   92%  T Raines        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3  100%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   99%  C Curtis        Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   96%  T Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Curtis to 3B
          1-3      95%  S Brosius       Defensive Indifference; Martinez to 2B
   O      -23  8  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation