August 31, 2005 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 46,240

Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Yankees

75-57

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: R Johnson (13-8), L: F Hernandez (2-2), S: M Rivera (35)

Mariners

56-76

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .312  .839   11    0   5   SH
H Matsui CF-LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .847   16    5   0   GDP
G Sheffield RF                3   1   2   1    1   0  .297  .908   16    2   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .318 1.033   16    1   3   
J Giambi DH-1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .987   17    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .773    9    8   0   2·GDP
  B Williams PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .731    5    0   0   
  M Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Lawton LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .768   18    0   0   
  B Crosby CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .470         0   0   
J Flaherty C                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .162  .427   11    9   0   
R Cano 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .710    9    2   1   HR

R Johnson P                                                              0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   2   5   2    5   7              128   27   9

BATTING

HR: G Sheffield (28, off F Hernandez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); R Cano (9, off F Hernandez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: D Jeter (7, off F Hernandez).

TB: R Cano 5; G Sheffield 5; J Giambi.

GIDP: T Martinez 2 (10); H Matsui (15).

RBI: R Cano (45); G Sheffield (100).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: T Martinez (7).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .784   14    1   0   
J Strong CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .788   11    1   0   
  J Reed PH-CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .670    5    0   0   
R Ibanez DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .799   25    0   0   
R Sexson 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .260  .897   16    9   2   
A Beltre 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .742   15    1   2   
J Lopez 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .601   16    3   5   
M Morse LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .742   11    1   0   
Y Torrealba C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .669   16    7   1   
Y Betancourt SS               3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .592   15    2   4   2B

F Hernandez P                                                            2   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   9              144   27  14

BATTING

2B: Y Betancourt (6, off R Johnson).

TB: Y Betancourt 2; J Lopez; R Sexson; A Beltre.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. Y Betancourt-R Sexson; R Sexson-Y Betancourt-F Hernandez; Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson.

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
R Johnson, W (13-8)            7     3   0   0    2   7   0   4.04   26  116-79   43·11·25   11· 4· 2· 0     76    -     1.28   0.44
T Gordon, H (27)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.59    3   12-8     5· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.09
M Rivera, S (35)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.42    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.93   0.09
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   9   0          33  139-95   53·14·28   12· 8· 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
F Hernandez, L (2-2)           8     4   2   2    4   7   2   1.84   29  108-60   26·10·24   13· 3· 2· 0     69    -     0.73   0.10
J Nelson                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.96    2    7-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.00
M Thornton                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.58    3   13-6     3· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.48   0.02
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   7   2          34  128-70   32·11·27   13· 7· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 46,240.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 3mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. D Jeter              SS    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. H Matsui             CF    2. J Strong             CF 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. R Ibanez             DH 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. R Sexson             1B 
5. J Giambi             DH    5. A Beltre             3B 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. J Lopez              2B 
7. M Lawton             LF    7. M Morse              LF 
8. J Flaherty           C     8. Y Torrealba          C  
9. R Cano               2B    9. Y Betancourt         SS 

   R Johnson            P        F Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  2   12%  59% R Cano          F Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  2   11%  73% G Sheffield     F Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   b 6   0  2-0  ---  4   -9%  65% Y Betancourt    R Johnson       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 7   2  2-0  1-3  5    8%  87% Y Torrealba     R Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 6   1  2-0  --3  6    8%  77% J Strong        R Johnson       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  D Jeter         Walk
   OO     1--  2   46%  H Matsui        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  J Strong        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   45%  A Beltre        Walk
   O      1--  7   48%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   50%  M Morse         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Felix Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   48%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   59%  R Cano          Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   58%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   57%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   59%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felix Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   73%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   71%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   73%  J Giambi        Walk
   OO     1--  3   69%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   72%  J Strong        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   73%  R Sexson        Walk
   O      1--  3   75%  A Beltre        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felix Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   74%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   72%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  R Cano          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   75%  J Lopez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   77%  M Morse         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   78%  Y Torrealba     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felix Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   77%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   74%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   65%  Y Betancourt    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   69%  I Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B; Betancourt to 3B
   O      --3  6   77%  J Strong        Strikeout Looking
          --3      77%  R Ibanez        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      --3  6   82%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felix Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   84%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  4   87%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   OO     12-  3   81%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3  4   78%  M Lawton        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   82%  R Sexson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   78%  A Beltre        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   71%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Beltre to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  M Morse         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Beltre to 3B
   O      1-3  5   87%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felix Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   85%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   87%  R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   86%  D Jeter         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cano to 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Gordon replaces Randy Johnson pitching
   O      ---  5   88%  Y Betancourt    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   91%  I Suzuki        Popfly: 2B
                  Jeremy Reed pinch hits for Jamal Strong batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   93%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Nelson facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Felix Hernandez pitching; Jeremy Reed moves to CF
          ---  4   94%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   93%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
                  Matt Thornton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   O      1--  4   92%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
                  Bernie Williams pinch hits for Tino Martinez batting 6th
          1--  5   92%  B Williams      Walk; Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  M Lawton        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Mariano Rivera facing 3-4-5
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Bernie Williams pitching and batting 6th; Jason Giambi moves to 1B (team loses DH); Hideki Matsui moves to LF; Bubba Crosby replaces Matt Lawton playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  4   96%  R Ibanez        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   89%  R Sexson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   95%  A Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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