April 29, 1998 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: David ConeL: Jeff FasseroS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead SEA by 3 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DSDavid Segui1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GHGlenallen HillLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RDRob DuceyRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RWRick WilkinsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RPRobert PérezRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RARich Amaral3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
2B: Martinez, Amaral
3B: Cora
HR: Griffey Jr.
RBI: Griffey Jr., Segui 2
LOB: 12
| FLFelipe Lira | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
HS Heathcliff Slocumb | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| JFJeff FasseroL | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 106 |
| TFTony Fossas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 159 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
JP Jorge PosadaDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Jeter, Raines Sr., Posada
HR: Jeter, Curtis, Posada
RBI: Jeter, Martinez 2, Curtis 3, Posada, O'Neill
SB: Williams
CS: Raines Sr.
LOB: 21
DC David ConeW | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 112 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 160 |
The Yankees beat the Mariners 8-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
David Cone got the win, Jeff Fassero took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Derek Jeter went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Ken Griffey Jr. went 1-for-3 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
