April 25, 1998 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: David WellsL: Sean RunyanS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead DET by 1 · NYY by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 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 |
13DE Tigers | 65 | 97 | .401 | 49.0 |
14TB Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJoe Randa3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff MantoDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
LG Luis GonzalezLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JOJoe OliverC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BRBilly RipkenSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATAndy TomberlinPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BRBip RobertsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Hunter, Easley
RBI: Hunter, Randa 2
LOB: 8
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Williams, Curtis
3B: Strawberry
HR: Martinez
RBI: Martinez, Strawberry, Curtis 2
SB: Williams, Strawberry
LOB: 11
DW David WellsW | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 111 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 123 |
The Yankees edged the Tigers 5-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
David Wells got the win, Sean Runyan took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Darryl Strawberry went 1-for-3 for the Yankees, while Brian L. Hunter went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
