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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 4, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Buddie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 23,357 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: John Shulock 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Fieldin Culbreth |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | DH |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Chad Curtis | Center Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Luis Sojo | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Bournigal | Shortstop |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 4, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rogers
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rogers
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rogers
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Buddie
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Buddie
There goes McDonald. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. McDonald steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Buddie
Christenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Christenson reaches second base with a double. McDonald scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Buddie
The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Christenson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Buddie
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Stairs vs. Buddie
Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Christenson scores. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Giambi vs. Buddie
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Giambi reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. Stairs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Buddie
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Giambi trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Buddie
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields the ball and throws to Buddie covering. Safe. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bournigal vs. Buddie
Bournigal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiezio scores. Blowers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hinch vs. Buddie
Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Buddie
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rogers
Martinez hits a line drive into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Rogers
Raines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Rogers
Curtis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Rogers
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Buddie
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Buddie
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Buddie
Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Buddie
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Rogers
Sojo hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Sojo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Rogers
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Rogers
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sojo scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rogers
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rogers
The umpire calls a balk on Rogers O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Buddie
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Buddie
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Buddie
Bournigal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Buddie
There goes Bournigal. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rogers
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Rogers
Raines hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Rogers
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Buddie
Hinch hits a line drive towards third. Sojo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Buddie
McDonald bunts towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Buddie
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Rogers
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Rogers
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rogers
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Buddie
Grieve is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Buddie
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Buddie
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Buddie
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first, with Buddie covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rogers
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rogers
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Buddie
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Buddie
Bournigal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Buddie
Hinch strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rogers
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Rogers
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Rogers
Curtis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Rogers
Girardi hits a line drive towards the mound. Rogers catches it and throws to first to double up Curtis. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Lloyd
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lloyd
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Rogers
Jason McDonald now playing right field. Rickey Henderson now playing left field.
Sojo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Rogers
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Rogers
Jeter hits a line drive into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rogers
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Lloyd
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first, with Lloyd covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Lloyd
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Lloyd
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rogers
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Rogers
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers juggles the ball. That's an error on Blowers. Martinez moves to third. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Strawberry vs. Taylor
Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Joe Girardi.
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Taylor
Jorge Posada pinch hits for Luis Sojo.
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Taylor
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Taylor
The umpire calls a balk on Taylor Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Taylor
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Taylor
Mike Blowers now playing first base. Ed Sprague now playing third base.
O'Neill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Worrell
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Worrell
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Worrell
Shane Spencer pinch runs for Tim Raines.
Curtis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Curtis reaches second base with a double. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching. Jorge Posada now catching. Shane Spencer now playing left field. Scott Brosius now playing third base.
Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Rivera
Bournigal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Rivera
Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for A.J. Hinch.
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Rivera
McDonald takes first base on ball four. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Rivera
Christenson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1998, game 2 -- New York at Oakland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 5 1 1 0 McDonald J, lf-rf 3 1 0 0
Jeter D, ss 5 0 1 2 Christenson R, cf 5 1 1 1
O'Neill P, rf 4 1 1 1 Grieve B, rf 2 1 0 0
Williams B, dh 5 1 1 0 Henderson R, lf 0 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 5 2 2 2 Stairs M, dh 4 1 2 1
Raines T, lf 5 1 4 0 Giambi J, 1b 4 0 1 2
Spencer S, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Curtis C, cf 5 1 3 1 Spiezio S, 2b 4 1 1 0
Girardi J, c 3 0 0 0 Blowers M, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry D, ph 2 1 1 4 Bournigal R, ss 4 0 2 1
Brosius S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hinch A, c 3 0 0 0
Sojo L, 3b 3 1 2 0 Macfarlane M, ph 1 0 1 0
Posada J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 10 16 10 34 5 9 5
New York 001 000 009 -- 10
Oakland 500 000 000 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Buddie M 6.0 8 5 5 2 5
Lloyd G (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Rivera M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers K* 8.0 9 3 3 1 2
Taylor B (L) 0.2 3 4 1 0 0
Worrell T+ 0.0 4 3 3 0 0
Groom B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Blowers M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- New York 7, Oakland 6
2B -- Christenson R, Stairs M, Giambi J, Sojo L, Curtis C
HR -- Strawberry D, O'Neill P, Martinez T
SB -- McDonald J
CS -- Bournigal R
HBP -- by Buddie M (Grieve B)
Balk -- Rogers K, Taylor B
PB -- Girardi J
T -- 3:09
A -- 23357
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