April 18, 1998 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: David ConeL: Greg Keagle
Paul O'Neill
RF2-3H-AB2 2B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterLG
Luis Gonzalez
LF2-5H-AB2 2B · 1 RBI · 1 R
David ConeP5.2IP2 ER · 5 K · WWinning pitcherP4.2IP3 ER · 3 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 5 · DET by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
3CL Guardians | 89 | 73 | .549 | 25.0 |
4TE Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
6LA Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 29.0 |
7CW White Sox | 80 | 82 | .494 | 34.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
9SE Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 37.5 |
10OA Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 40.0 |
11KC Royals | 72 | 89 | .447 | 41.5 |
12MI Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 44.0 |
| 13DETigers | 65 | 97 | .401 | 49.0 |
14TB Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| POPaul O'NeillRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CCChad CurtisRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
2B: O'Neill 2, Girardi
RBI: Jeter, O'Neill, Williams 2, Martinez 2, Strawberry
SB: Williams, Girardi
CS: Williams
LOB: 22
| DCDavid ConeW | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 111 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 169 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LGLuis GonzalezLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank CatalanottoDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJoe Randa3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BRBilly RipkenSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BRBip RobertsPH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Clark, Gonzalez 2
RBI: Hunter, Gonzalez, Randa
SB: Hunter, Catalanotto
LOB: 28
The Yankees routed the Tigers 8-3 at Tiger Stadium.
David Cone got the win and Greg Keagle took the loss. Paul O'Neill went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
