August 1, 1998 · 6:33 AM EDT
W: David WellsL: Jamie Moyer
Derek Jeter
SS2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterAR
Alex Rodriguez
SS2-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 R
David WellsP9.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
Jamie MoyerP7.1IP5 ER · 7 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 3 · SEA by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| 9SEMariners | 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 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DJDerek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Williams, Raines Sr.
HR: Jeter, Martinez
RBI: Jeter, Williams, Martinez, Raines Sr., Posada
LOB: 13
| DWDavid WellsW | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 107 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 107 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARAlex RodriguezSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDavid Segui1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RARich AmaralLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2B: Davis
HR: Rodriguez
RBI: Rodriguez 2
CS: Cora
LOB: 12
| BABobby Ayala | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| JMJamie MoyerL | 7.1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 117 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 140 |
The Yankees beat the Mariners 5-2 at The Kingdome.
David Wells got the win and Jamie Moyer took the loss. Derek Jeter went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-3 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
