April 30, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMike Blowers1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| AEAlvaro Espinoza2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJoey CoraPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSPaul SorrentoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
2B: Wilson, Espinoza
HR: Buhner
RBI: Amaral, Buhner
LOB: 12
DM Dennis MartinezL | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 112 |
| GMGreg McCarthy | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| SSScott Sanders | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 142 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
HR: Raines Sr., Martinez
RBI: Raines Sr., Martinez
SB: Jeter
LOB: 18
DW David WellsW | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 122 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 139 |
The Yankees edged the Mariners 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
David Wells got the win, Dennis Martinez took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Tino Martinez went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Jay Buhner went 3-for-4 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
