April 28, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jeff NelsonL: Bobby AyalaS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead SEA by 4 · NYY by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3SE Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8.0 |
4CL Guardians | 86 | 75 | .534 | 11.5 |
5LA Angels | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
6CW White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 17.5 |
7DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8MI Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 19.5 |
9BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
10TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11TO Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12MI Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 30.0 |
13KC Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 30.5 |
14OA Athletics | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33.0 |
| RARich AmaralLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMike Blowers3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro Espinoza2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJoey CoraPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BGBrent Gates2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Blowers
HR: Martinez
RBI: Martinez 2, Buhner, Blowers, Espinoza
CS: Amaral
LOB: 10
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PKPat KellyPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Raines Sr., Fielder
HR: Girardi
RBI: Raines Sr. 2, Martinez, Fielder, O'Neill, Girardi
SB: Raines Sr.
LOB: 22
JN Jeff NelsonW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| JMJim Mecir | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
KR Kenny Rogers | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 101 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 158 |
The Yankees edged the Mariners 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Jeff Nelson got the win, Bobby Ayala took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Tim Raines Sr. went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Edgar Martinez went 1-for-3 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
