July 8, 1999 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 1
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 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 |
11DE Tigers | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeeCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
3B: Ledee
HR: Martinez
RBI: Davis, Martinez, Curtis
CS: Knoblauch
LOB: 19
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| OHOrlando HernandezW | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 112 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 122 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DP Dean PalmerDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank Catalanotto3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GKGabe KaplerCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKarim GarciaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJason WoodSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GJ Gregg JefferiesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Polonia, Catalanotto, Kapler
3B: Polonia
RBI: Polonia, Higginson
LOB: 18
| CNC.J. NitkowskiL | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| JWJeff Weaver | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 110 |
TJ Todd Jones | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 141 |
The Yankees edged the Tigers 3-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Orlando Hernandez got the win, C.J. Nitkowski took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Tino Martinez went 1-for-4 for the Yankees, while Luis Polonia went 2-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
