July 26, 1997 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Bobby AyalaL: Hideki IrabuS: Norm Charlton
Biggest lead SEA by 6
| 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 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJosé Cruz Jr.LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRob DuceyLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
2B: Rodriguez, Sorrento
HR: Rodriguez, Griffey Jr., Buhner, Cruz Jr.
RBI: Rodriguez 3, Griffey Jr. 2, Buhner, Cruz Jr. 3
SB: Cora
LOB: 8
| BABobby AyalaW | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| BWBob Wolcott | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 57 |
| FLFelipe Lira | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| MHMark Holzemer | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
NC Norm CharltonS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 139 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WBWade BoggsDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPScott PoseLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ICIvan CruzPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Jeter, Boggs
HR: O'Neill, Martinez 2
RBI: O'Neill 3, Martinez 3, Curtis
SB: Pose 2
LOB: 14
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| HIHideki IrabuL | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 148 |
The Mariners beat the Yankees 9-7 at Yankee Stadium I.
Bobby Ayala got the win, Hideki Irabu took the loss and Norm Charlton earned the save. Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-5 for the Mariners, while Tino Martinez went 3-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
