May 8, 2004 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
TBD 2 BAL 10
CLE 7 BOS 9
KCR 1 MIN 3
@OAK 2
(10) NYY 6
@SEA 0 TEX 16
DET 15
(10) TOR 4
CHW 2 PHI 8
@ARI 7 ATL 5
HOU 4
(10) COL 4
@CHC 3 CIN 5
SFG 3 SDP 6
@FLA 3
(10) MON 2
STL 0 MIL 6
@NYM 4 LAD 4
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 46,454

Saturday, May 8, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

17-13

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  3   3  0  0    6 11  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

W: M Mussina (3-4), L: G Meche (1-3)

Mariners

12-18

Lost 1

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .177  .484   27    0   2   
B Williams DH                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .204  .586   24    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                5   1   1   0    0   2  .263  .817   25    1   3   2B
J Giambi 1B                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .275 1.012   16    5   1   HR,2B
  T Clark 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .928         2   0   
G Sheffield RF                4   2   2   1    0   0  .283  .817   15    1   0   2·2B
J Posada C                    4   0   4   2    0   0  .308 1.099   17    8   0   2·2B
H Matsui LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .866   20    3   0   
E Wilson 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .194  .453   14    3   3   
K Lofton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .194  .659   19    3   0   2B

M Mussina P                                                              1   1
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   6  11   6    2  13              177   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (6, off G Meche); G Sheffield 2 (8, off G Meche, off R Villone); J Posada 2 (10, off G Meche, off R Villone); K Lofton (1, off G Meche); J Giambi (6, off G Meche).

HR: J Giambi (7, off R Villone; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Posada 6; J Giambi 6; G Sheffield 4; A Rodriguez 2; K Lofton 2; B Williams.

RBI: J Giambi 3 (16); J Posada 2 (23); G Sheffield (16).

2-out RBI: J Giambi 2; J Posada.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .688   12    2   0   
S Spiezio 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .764   22    0   4   
B Boone 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .739   14    1   2   
R Ibanez LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .252  .839   17    1   0   
E Martinez DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .750   14    0   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .717   12    7   1   
R Aurilia SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .544   10    1   1   
P Borders C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    8   0   
  D Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .853    3    0   0   
  D Wilson C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .688         5   0   
Q McCracken CF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .421   16    1   0   

G Meche P                                                                0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
  J Putz P                                                               1   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   7              132   27   8

BATTING

TB: I Suzuki 2; R Aurilia; B Boone.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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
M Mussina, W (3-4)             8     4   0   0    2   7   0   4.93   30  123-80   42·10·28   10· 9· 2· 0     79    -     0.77   0.37
P Quantrill                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.95    3    9-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   7   0          33  132-86   45·10·31   12·10· 2· 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
G Meche, L (1-3)               5     7   3   3    2   6   0   4.88   24  105-68   38· 8·22    5· 7· 4· 0     45    -     0.98  -0.10
R Villone                      2     4   3   3    0   2   1   4.71   10   42-28   16· 3· 9    5· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.41  -0.03
J Putz                         2     0   0   0    0   5   0   0.00    6   30-22   10· 6· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2  13   1          40  177-118  64·17·37   11· 9· 5· 0          1-0

G Meche faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 46,454.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. D Jeter              SS    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. B Williams           DH    2. S Spiezio            3B 
3. A Rodriguez          3B    3. B Boone              2B 
4. J Giambi             1B    4. R Ibanez             LF 
5. G Sheffield          RF    5. E Martinez           DH 
6. J Posada             C     6. J Olerud             1B 
7. H Matsui             LF    7. R Aurilia            SS 
8. E Wilson             2B    8. P Borders            C  
9. K Lofton             CF    9. Q McCracken          CF 

   M Mussina            P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-0  -2-  4   13%  72% J Giambi        G Meche         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Rodriguez Scores
   t 6   0  0-1  -2-  1   10%  82% G Sheffield     G Meche         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Giambi Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  ---  6    9%  59% A Rodriguez     G Meche         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line)
   t 7   2  0-3  1--  2    8%  96% J Giambi        R Villone       Home Run (Fly Ball); Williams Scores
   t 6   0  0-2  -2-  6    7%  89% J Posada        G Meche         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sheffield Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   45%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  I Suzuki        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   45%  S Spiezio       Flyball: RF
          1--  1   39%  B Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Suzuki to 3B
   O      1-3  5   45%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   50%  E Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF
          ---  1   47%  J Posada        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   45%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   45%  R Aurilia       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   48%  P Borders       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  5   45%  Q McCracken     Walk; Aurilia to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  E Wilson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   46%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   47%  D Jeter         Walk
          1--  5   49%  B Williams      Walk; Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  B Boone         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   47%  J Posada        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   44%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   49%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  R Aurilia       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   52%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   48%  D Jeter         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   43%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   46%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   48%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  I Suzuki        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   59%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   72%  J Giambi        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Rodriguez Scores
   R      -2-  1   82%  G Sheffield     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Giambi Scores
   R      -2-  6   89%  J Posada        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sheffield Scores
                  Ron Villone replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      -2-  6   88%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B; Posada to 3B
   O      --3  3   85%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   83%  K Lofton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   86%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  B Boone         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   89%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   89%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   87%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   96%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball); Williams Scores
          ---  6   96%  G Sheffield     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  5   98%  J Posada        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Sheffield Scores
   O      -2-  2   98%  H Matsui        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   98%  E Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   98%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 8th
   O      1--  3   99%  D Hansen        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, J.J. Putz facing 8-9-1
                  J.J. Putz replaces Ron Villone pitching; Dan Wilson replaces Dave Hansen playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   99%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   99%  Q McCracken     Flyball: LF
          ---  3   99%  I Suzuki        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   99%  S Spiezio       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, J.J. Putz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5  100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Quantrill facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Tony Clark replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  E Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA200405080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation