July 20, 1998 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 4
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
LG Luis GonzalezLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTrey BeamonDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JRJoe Randa3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBPaul BakoC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GBGerónimo BerroaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Higginson
HR: Higginson
RBI: Higginson 2, Cruz
SB: Bako
LOB: 12
| HBHomer Bush2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDale Sveum1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLuis Sojo3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Bush
RBI: Jeter, O'Neill, Sojo
CS: Curtis
LOB: 21
| HIHideki IrabuW | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 104 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 125 |
The Yankees edged the Tigers 4-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Hideki Irabu got the win, Bryce Florie took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Homer Bush went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Bobby Higginson went 2-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
