April 17, 1999 · 1:05 PM EDT
W: Matt AndersonL: Jeff NelsonS: Todd Jones
Joe Girardi
C1-3H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterJEJuan Encarnacion
LF2-4H-AB1 RBI · 1 RP0.1IP0 ER · 1 K · W
Jeff NelsonP0.1IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher
Todd JonesP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · SBiggest lead NYY by 1 · DET by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2CL Guardians | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1.0 |
3TE Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 3.0 |
4BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
5OA Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
6TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
7SE Mariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
9CW White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22.5 |
10LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28.0 |
| 11DETigers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 28.5 |
12TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
13KC Royals | 64 | 97 | .398 | 33.5 |
14MI Twins | 63 | 97 | .394 | 34.0 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeeLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LSLuis Sojo3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JGJoe GirardiC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
2B: Girardi
RBI: Knoblauch
LOB: 19
AP Andy Pettitte | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
| JGJason Grimsley | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| JNJeff NelsonL | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 126 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GJ Gregg JefferiesDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JEJuan EncarnacionLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LGLuis GarciaSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKarim GarciaPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
RBI: Palmer, Encarnacion, Ausmus
SB: Higginson, Encarnacion 2
CS: Hunter
LOB: 22
| DBDoug BrocailH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| MAMatt AndersonW | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| TJTodd JonesS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| WBWillie Blair | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 131 |
The Tigers beat the Yankees 3-1 at Tiger Stadium.
Matt Anderson got the win, Jeff Nelson took the loss and Todd Jones earned the save. Juan Encarnacion went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Joe Girardi went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
