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May 7, 1997

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Rangers 2 9 0
Yankees 5 8 2
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Rangers 2 9 0
Yankees 5 8 2

Ivan Rodriguez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .359
OBP .500 .382
At Bats 4 117
Hits 2 42
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 16

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 9
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Yankee Stadium - May 7, 1997
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Walk
Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Luis Sojo
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Tim Raines
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Ivan Rodriguez
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fielder strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Eric Gunderson now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gil strikes out.
Top 8 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields the ball and throws to Nelson covering. Safe.
Top 8 Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Raines for the out.
Bottom 7 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clark strikes out.
Top 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 7 Greer strikes out.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ripken moves to second.
Top 7 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Ripken takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gil strikes out. The throw from Girardi to pick off Stevens, and he's out.
Top 6 Buford takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Stevens moves to third.
Top 6 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field. O'Neill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Neill. Stevens moves to second.
Top 6 Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fielder hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Raines hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Sojo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Sojo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Jeter. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Ripken applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Billy Ripken now playing second base. Jeter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 McLemore strikes out.
Top 4 Gil hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buford hits a popup towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fielder hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Top 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Palmer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Clark moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 3 Greer strikes out.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo misplays the ball. That's an error on Sojo.
Bottom 2 Boggs strikes out.
Bottom 2 Raines hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Girardi tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeter scores. Girardi moves to third.
Bottom 2 Girardi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stevens. Girardi reaches second base with a double. Fielder scores. O'Neill scores. Jeter moves to third.
Bottom 2 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fielder moves to third. O'Neill moves to second.
Bottom 2 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fielder moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fielder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Stevens trying to get to home. O'Neill throws the ball in to Girardi who tags Stevens who's trying to score from second, for the out. Gil moves to second.
Top 2 Gil takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Buford strikes out. There goes Stevens. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 2 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Raines. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Raines steals second.
Bottom 1 Raines takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clark strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores.
Top 1 Greer strikes out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.