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4
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6
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4
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8
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@TEX		7
2
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5
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, 8:05
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 31,693, Time of Game: 3:26
Yankees
7
21-6
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
 at Rangers
2
19-11
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: David Cone (4-1)
L: John Burkett (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    7 13  0
Rangers         1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  4  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .243 .673 17 15 0.010 0.67 0.083 -0.074 -0.7 1 6 2B,CS
Derek Jeter SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 .286 .751 20 12 0.084 0.74 0.118 -0.034 0.9 0 1
Paul O'Neill RF 4 1 2 4 1 0 .307 .885 16 10 0.120 0.61 0.149 -0.028 2.1 1 0 HR
Tino Martinez 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .360 1.052 20 10 -0.006 0.53 0.027 -0.033 0.0 14 0
Bernie Williams CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .297 .830 25 14 -0.068 0.44 0.013 -0.081 -0.7 1 0 2B,GDP
Darryl Strawberry DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .317 1.157 15 9 -0.027 0.33 0.000 -0.027 -0.5
   Tim Raines PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .747 8 5 -0.004 0.08 0.000 -0.004 -1.1
Chad Curtis LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .329 .967 15 9 -0.010 0.49 0.037 -0.047 -0.7 3 0
Scott Brosius 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .733 9 6 0.041 0.54 0.068 -0.028 0.2 0 2
Joe Girardi C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .204 .501 10 7 0.075 0.59 0.092 -0.017 2.2 7 0 3B
Team Totals 37 7 13 6 5 5 .351 .969 155 97 0.215 0.53 0.587 -0.373 1.7 27 10
2B: B Williams (7, off E Gunderson); C Knoblauch (2, off J Burkett).
3B: J Girardi (1, off D Patterson).
HR: P O'Neill (2, off J Burkett; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
TB: P O'Neill 5; J Girardi 4; D Jeter 3; C Knoblauch 3; B Williams 2; S Brosius; C Curtis; T Martinez.
GIDP: B Williams (3).
RBI: P O'Neill 4 (17); D Jeter (13); J Girardi (3).
2-out RBI: P O'Neill.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Baserunning
CS: C Knoblauch (4, 2nd base by J Burkett/I Rodriguez).
Pickoffs: C Curtis (1st base by X Hernandez).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .346 .800 21 13 -0.084 0.82 0.000 -0.084 -1.1 5 0
Mark McLemore 2B 2 1 1 1 2 1 .349 .902 23 11 0.136 0.88 0.156 -0.019 2.0 1 2
Rusty Greer LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .646 17 7 -0.048 0.99 0.034 -0.083 -0.6 2 0
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .331 .916 17 11 -0.083 1.01 0.008 -0.092 -0.8 1 0
Will Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 .892 17 9 -0.082 0.73 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 9 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .440 1.202 18 12 -0.036 0.51 0.011 -0.047 -0.5 5 1
Lee Stevens DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .813 14 10 -0.058 0.52 0.000 -0.058 -0.9
Kevin Elster SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .242 .775 20 13 -0.015 0.42 0.019 -0.034 0.0 3 2
Luis Alicea 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .698 15 10 -0.017 0.61 0.027 -0.044 -0.3 1 3
Team Totals 31 2 4 1 5 7 .129 .379 162 96 -0.287 0.73 0.255 -0.543 -3.3 27 10
TB: J Gonzalez; M McLemore; K Elster; L Alicea.
RBI: M McLemore (19).
2-out RBI: M McLemore.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark; I Rodriguez-K Elster.
PB: I Rodriguez (4).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
David Cone, W (4-1) 5 3 2 2 3 4 0 6.61 21 101 58 28 12 18 8 6 3 0 54 0.151 0.94 0.9
Darren Holmes 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 7 30 19 12 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.089 0.56 1.2
Jeff Nelson 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 8 31 19 9 3 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.047 0.29 1.2
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 5 7 0 2.00 36 162 96 49 17 30 15 9 4 0 54 0 0 0.287 0.53 3.3

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Burkett, L (2-4) 4.1 7 6 5 2 4 1 8.03 20 70 45 27 5 13 4 10 5 0 29 -0.239 0.79 -3.1
Scott Bailes 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.63 5 21 12 7 2 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 -0.014 0.64 -0.0
Xavier Hernandez 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 20 11 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.24 0.7
Eric Gunderson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.71 3 10 5 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0.003 0.24 0.1
Danny Patterson 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.35 8 29 21 12 3 6 3 4 1 0 1 0 0.011 0.17 -0.2
Tim Crabtree 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.003 0.11 0.8
Team Totals 9 13 7 6 5 5 1 6.00 42 155 97 56 13 28 13 19 7 0 29 9 1 -0.213 0.73 -1.7
Balks: None.
WP: D Cone (1); S Bailes (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: X Hernandez (0; C Curtis, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 31,693.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 17mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR NYY P. O'Neill J. Burkett 13% 75% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter Scores
t5 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY S. Brosius J. Burkett 7% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Curtis to 3B
b1 0-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R TEX W. Clark D. Cone -6% 65% Wild Pitch; McLemore Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
t3 3-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO NYY D. Jeter J. Burkett -6% 66% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Knoblauch Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter J. Burkett 6% 61% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Knoblauch to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' John Burkett facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(0-2)  NYY C. Knoblauch J. Burkett 6% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter J. Burkett 6% 61% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Knoblauch to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR NYY P. O'Neill J. Burkett 13% 75% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter Scores
t1 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY T. Martinez J. Burkett 2% 77% Walk
t1 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO NYY B. Williams J. Burkett -5% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry J. Burkett -1% 71% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' David Cone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Cone 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore D. Cone -2% 71% Walk
b1 0-3 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Greer D. Cone -3% 68% Walk; McLemore to 2B
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Cone 4% 71% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); McLemore to 3B
b1 0-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R TEX W. Clark D. Cone -6% 65% Wild Pitch; McLemore Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
b1 1-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TEX W. Clark D. Cone 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' John Burkett facing 7-8-9
t2 3-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYY C. Curtis J. Burkett -2% 66% Popfly: CF
t2 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY S. Brosius J. Burkett -1% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Girardi J. Burkett -1% 64% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' David Cone facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez D. Cone 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX L. Stevens D. Cone 2% 68% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b2 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX K. Elster D. Cone 1% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' John Burkett facing 1-2-3
t3 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY C. Knoblauch J. Burkett 3% 72% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t3 3-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO NYY D. Jeter J. Burkett -6% 66% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Knoblauch Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill J. Burkett -1% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' David Cone facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX L. Alicea D. Cone 3% 68% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b3 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Cone 2% 70% Lineout: 1B
b3 1-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore D. Cone -1% 69% Walk
b3 1-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TEX R. Greer D. Cone 3% 71% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' John Burkett facing 4-5-6
t4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Martinez J. Burkett -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Williams J. Burkett -2% 68% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry J. Burkett -1% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' David Cone facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Cone 3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX W. Clark D. Cone 2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b4 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez D. Cone 1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' John Burkett facing 7-8-9
t5 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY C. Curtis J. Burkett 3% 76% Walk
t5 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY S. Brosius J. Burkett 7% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Curtis to 3B
t5 3-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R NYY J. Girardi J. Burkett 4% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Curtis Scores; Brosius to 2B
t5 4-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch J. Burkett -3% 84% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 4-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R NYY D. Jeter J. Burkett 6% 89% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Brosius Scores; Girardi to 2B
Scott Bailes replaces John Burkett pitching
t5 5-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill S. Bailes -2% 88% Popfly: CF
t5 5-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  NYY T. Martinez S. Bailes 1% 88% Wild Pitch; Girardi to 3B; Jeter to 2B
t5 5-1 2 -23 7,(3-2)  NYY T. Martinez S. Bailes 0% 89% Walk
t5 5-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  R NYY B. Williams S. Bailes 4% 93% Passed Ball; Girardi Scores/unER; Jeter to 3B; Martinez to 2B
t5 6-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams S. Bailes -2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' David Cone facing 7-8-9
b5 1-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens D. Cone 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b5 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX K. Elster D. Cone -2% 91% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX L. Alicea D. Cone -3% 88% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Elster to 2B
b5 1-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Cone 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R TEX M. McLemore D. Cone -5% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Elster Scores; Alicea to 3B
b5 2-6 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer D. Cone 4% 90% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rangers' Scott Bailes facing 6-7-8
t6 6-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry S. Bailes -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Curtis S. Bailes 1% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
Xavier Hernandez replaces Scott Bailes pitching
t6 6-2 1 1-- 4,(2-2)  O NYY S. Brosius X. Hernandez -2% 89% Curtis Picked off 1B (1B)
t6 6-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY S. Brosius X. Hernandez -0% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Yankees' Darren Holmes facing 4-5-6
Darren Holmes replaces David Cone pitching
b6 2-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Holmes 2% 91% Flyball: CF
b6 2-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX W. Clark D. Holmes 1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX I. Rodriguez D. Holmes -1% 91% Walk
b6 2-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Stevens D. Holmes 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rangers' Xavier Hernandez facing 9-1-2
t7 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Girardi X. Hernandez -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t7 6-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch X. Hernandez -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY D. Jeter X. Hernandez 0% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 6-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY P. O'Neill X. Hernandez 1% 93% Walk; Jeter to 2B
Eric Gunderson replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching
t7 6-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYY T. Martinez E. Gunderson -1% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Yankees' Darren Holmes facing 8-9-1
b7 2-6 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O TEX K. Elster D. Holmes 2% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Alicea D. Holmes 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Holmes 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rangers' Eric Gunderson facing 5-6-7
t8 6-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY B. Williams E. Gunderson 1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Tim Raines pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 6th
t8 6-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Raines E. Gunderson -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Short RF); Williams to 3B
Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
t8 6-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Curtis D. Patterson -1% 95% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
t8 6-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O NYY S. Brosius D. Patterson -1% 95% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 2-3-4
Jeff Nelson replaces Darren Holmes pitching
b8 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. McLemore J. Nelson 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Greer J. Nelson 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b8 2-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez J. Nelson -1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 2-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Nelson 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rangers' Danny Patterson facing 9-1-2
t9 6-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY J. Girardi D. Patterson 1% 99% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 6-2 0 --3 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch D. Patterson -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 6-2 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Jeter D. Patterson -1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R NYY P. O'Neill D. Patterson 1% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Girardi Scores
t9 7-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY T. Martinez D. Patterson 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Neill to 2B
t9 7-2 2 12- 10,(3-2)  NYY B. Williams D. Patterson 0% 99% Walk; O'Neill to 3B; Martinez to 2B
Tim Crabtree replaces Danny Patterson pitching
t9 7-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Raines T. Crabtree -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 7, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-7, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 6-7-8
b9 2-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Nelson 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b9 2-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Nelson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-7 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX K. Elster J. Nelson -0% 100% Walk
b9 2-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX L. Alicea J. Nelson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Rangers 2.

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