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BOS  5
@ANA  1

DET  4
@BAL  3

MIN  9
@KCR  8

OAK  9
CHW  1

NYY 11
@SEA  8

TBD  4
CLE  2

TOR  5
@TEX  4

ATL  7
SFG  3

HOU  6
@CHC  1

CHC  6
HOU  0

FLA  9
COL  1

CIN  9
@MIL  2

SDP 12
@MON 10

NYM  2
LAD  1

PHI  4
ARI  2

(11)
PIT  5
STL  1

STL  5
@PIT  1

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 45,262

Friday, August 6, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:55
Yankees
11
66-42
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         5  0  0   2  4  0   0  0  0   11 15  1
Mariners        3  0  0   1  0  1   0  3  0    8 13  1
W: A Watson (3-3), L: J Fassero (4-13), S: M Rivera (30)
Mariners
8
53-56
Lost 3
3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   1   1   2    0   0  .288  .829   18    1   5   HR,HBP
J Girardi C                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .234  .583   19    4   1   
  J Posada PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .747    1    1   0   GDP
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   1   2    1   0  .293  .844   26    1   0   HR
B Williams CF                 4   1   3   3    1   1  .348  .982   19    3   0   HR,IW
J Leyritz 1B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .773   27    7   0   GDP
  T Martinez 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .783         4   1   
S Spencer DH                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .232  .694   15    0   0   
S Brosius 3B                  5   2   2   3    0   1  .271  .776   19    0   0   HR,2B
C Curtis LF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .239  .728   20    2   0   
L Sojo SS                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .272  .656    9    2   5   2B

O Hernandez P                                                            0   0
  A Watson P                                                             1   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            1   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40  11  15  11    6   4              173   27  12
BATTING
2B: S Brosius (22, off T Davey); L Sojo (4, off T Davey).
HR: C Knoblauch (10, off J Fassero; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B Williams (18, off J Fassero; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs); P O'Neill (13, off J Fassero; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); S Brosius (12, off J Fassero; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: B Williams (10, by T Davey).
HBP: C Knoblauch (17, by F Rodriguez).
TB: S Brosius 6; B Williams 6; P O'Neill 4; C Knoblauch 4; L Sojo 4; J Leyritz 2; J Girardi; C Curtis; S Spencer.
GIDP: J Leyritz (5); J Posada (5).
RBI: S Brosius 3 (49); B Williams 3 (77); P O'Neill 2 (70); C Knoblauch 2 (42); L Sojo (7).
2-out RBI: S Brosius 3; P O'Neill; B Williams.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
FIELDING
E: S Brosius (11).
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter LF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .263  .659   18    2   0   SB
  S Monahan LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
D Bell 2B                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .276  .787   19    1   2   2B,SB
  R Bournigal 2B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .298  .818    4    1   1   
  T Lampkin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .927    6    0   0   
K Griffey CF                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .312 1.017   12    3   0   
A Rodriguez SS                4   1   2   5    0   0  .306 1.022   19    1   4   HR,SF
E Martinez DH                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .314  .949   21    0   0   SB,HBP
J Buhner RF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .232  .859   28    0   0   
R Ibanez 1B                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .275  .701   14   11   1   
J Mabry 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .711   12    3   4   2B
D Wilson C                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .719   19    4   0   

J Fassero P                                                              0   0
  T Davey P                                                              0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          1   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   8  13   8    5   5              177   27  12
BATTING
2B: J Mabry (14, off R Mendoza); D Bell (21, off R Mendoza).
HR: A Rodriguez (27, off J Grimsley; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: A Rodriguez (6, off O Hernandez).
HBP: E Martinez (3, by J Grimsley).
TB: A Rodriguez 5; D Bell 4; K Griffey 3; E Martinez 3; J Mabry 2; B Hunter.
RBI: A Rodriguez 5 (75); R Ibanez (12); D Bell (58); K Griffey (96).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 2. D Bell-A Rodriguez-R Ibanez; A Rodriguez-R Bournigal-R Ibanez.
E: J Mabry (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: E Martinez (5, 2nd base off A Watson/J Girardi); B Hunter (28, 2nd base off A Watson/J Girardi); D Bell (4, 2nd base off A Watson/J Girardi).

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
O Hernandez                    0.1   3   3   3    3   0   0   4.43    7   30-11    5· 2· 4    1· 1· 2· 0     30    -     1.44  -0.30
A Watson, W (3-3)              3     4   1   1    1   2   0   4.05   14   51-37   22· 4·11    3· 5· 3· 0          3-0    1.53   0.18
R Mendoza, H (5)               3.2   4   1   1    1   1   0   4.39   16   53-30   15· 4·11    9· 3· 2· 0          1-0    0.44   0.11
J Grimsley                     0     2   3   2    0   0   1   4.19    4   10-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.15
M Rivera, S (30)               2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.84    6   27-19   12· 5· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.17
Totals                         9    13   8   7    5   5   1          47  171-102  58·15·29   19·10· 7· 0          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
J Fassero, L (4-13)            3.1  10   7   7    1   3   4   7.11   21   84-52   27· 7·18    7· 5· 5· 0     14    -     0.65  -0.40
T Davey                        1     2   4   4    4   0   0   5.13    9   38-16   12· 1· 3    0· 3· 2· 0          1-0    0.67  -0.10
F Rodriguez                    4     3   0   0    1   1   0   5.93   16   50-31   18· 3·10    7· 5· 1· 0          3-2    0.11  -0.00
J Mesa                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.83    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9    15  11  11    6   4   4          47  173-100  58·11·31   15·13· 8· 0          5-2 
J Grimsley faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: T Davey (1; B Williams).
HBP: F Rodriguez (4; C Knoblauch); J Grimsley (3; E Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:55.
Attendance: 45,262.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Hunter             LF 
2. J Girardi            C     2. D Bell               2B 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. A Rodriguez          SS 
5. J Leyritz            1B    5. E Martinez           DH 
6. S Spencer            DH    6. J Buhner             RF 
7. S Brosius            3B    7. R Ibanez             1B 
8. C Curtis             LF    8. J Mabry              3B 
9. L Sojo               SS    9. D Wilson             C  

   O Hernandez          P        J Fassero            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  1-3  5   17%  84% S Brosius       J Fassero       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Leyritz Scores; Spencer Scores
   t 4   0  3-5  1--  5   12%  86% C Knoblauch     J Fassero       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sojo Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  4    9%  55% P O'Neill       J Fassero       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 1   0  5-0  12-  1   -9%  68% K Griffey       O Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Hunter Scores; Bell to 3B
   t 1   2  0-1  ---  4    9%  64% B Williams      J Fassero       Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Fassero facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   46%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  4   55%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  4   64%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   65%  J Leyritz       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   67%  S Spencer       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Leyritz to 3B/Adv on E5
   RRR    1-3  5   84%  S Brosius       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Leyritz Scores; Spencer Scores
          ---  5   85%  C Curtis        Walk
          1--  2   86%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Curtis to 3B
   O      1-3  4   83%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: LF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   81%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--  4   77%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Hunter to 2B
   R      12-  1   68%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Hunter Scores; Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   71%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores
          1--  5   65%  E Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Griffey to 3B
          1-3  6   62%  J Buhner        Walk; Martinez to 2B
   R      123  4   53%  R Ibanez        Walk; Griffey Scores; Martinez to 3B; Buhner to 2B
                  Allen Watson replaces Orlando Hernandez pitching
   O      123  1   61%  J Mabry         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      123  3   68%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff Fassero facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   66%  J Girardi       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   65%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   68%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   67%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   69%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff Fassero facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   72%  J Leyritz       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   69%  S Spencer       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   67%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   65%  C Curtis        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Allen Watson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   61%  E Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      58%  J Buhner        Martinez Steals 2B
          -2-  6   54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   61%  R Ibanez        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  2   64%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); Martinez to 3B; Buhner to 2B
   O      -23  5   71%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff Fassero facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   74%  L Sojo          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  5   86%  C Knoblauch     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sojo Scores
          ---  1   87%  J Girardi       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   86%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Girardi to 2B
                  Tom Davey replaces Jeff Fassero pitching
          -2-  5   87%  B Williams      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  8   85%  J Leyritz       Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  2   83%  S Spencer       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-7, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   80%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      78%  D Bell          Hunter Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   71%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hunter Scores
   O      1--  5   74%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging, Bell Steals 2B
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Allen Watson pitching
   O      -2-  6   78%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B; Bell to 3B
   O      --3  6   82%  E Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Davey facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   85%  S Brosius       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  7   87%  C Curtis        Walk
   R      12-  1   93%  L Sojo          Double to RF (Fly Ball); Brosius Scores; Curtis to 3B
   O      -23  2   91%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          -23  5   91%  J Girardi       Walk
   R      123  4   95%  P O'Neill       Walk; Curtis Scores; Sojo to 3B; Girardi to 2B
                  Frank Rodriguez replaces Tom Davey pitching
   RR     123  3   97%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sojo Scores; Girardi Scores; O'Neill to 2B
   OO     12-  4   96%  J Leyritz       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-11, Ramiro Mendoza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   97%  J Buhner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  R Ibanez        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   97%  J Mabry         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   97%  D Wilson        Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  B Hunter        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   98%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   98%  C Curtis        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   97%  L Sojo          Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-11, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   96%  D Bell          Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   97%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Bell to 3B
   R      --3  3   96%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores
          1--  2   94%  E Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  J Buhner        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  1   98%  R Ibanez        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-5, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Rafael Bournigal replaces David Bell playing 2B batting 2nd; Shane Monahan replaces Brian Hunter playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   98%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
          ---  6   98%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Girardi to 2B
          -2-  4   98%  B Williams      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Girardi to 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-11, Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
                  Tino Martinez replaces Jim Leyritz playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  5   98%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  D Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  S Monahan       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-5, Frank Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  S Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-11, Jason Grimsley facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
          ---  4   98%  R Bournigal     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   95%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bournigal to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   89%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bournigal Scores/unER; Griffey Scores
          ---  2   84%  E Martinez      Hit By Pitch
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
   O      1--  6   89%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   93%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   96%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 8.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-8, Frank Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   95%  L Sojo          Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   96%  C Knoblauch     Hit By Pitch
                  Jose Mesa replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching; Jorge Posada pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 2nd
   OO     1--  1   95%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 8-11, Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Jorge Posada moves to C
   O      ---  5   98%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  S Monahan       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal batting 2nd
   O      ---  6  100%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Mariners 8.

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