September 26, 1999 · 1:35 PM EDT
Biggest lead TB by 1 · NYY by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
3TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
4BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
| MCMiguel Cairo2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGTony GraffaninoSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JC José CansecoDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BTBubba TrammellLF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HPHerbert Perry Jr.3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JGJose GuillenRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMike DiFeliceC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TLTerrell LoweryLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave MartinezCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DLDavid LambPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALAaron Ledesma3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Cairo, Graffanino, Trammell 2, Perry Jr. 2, Guillen
HR: Trammell
RBI: Graffanino, Trammell, Guillen, DiFelice
SB: Cairo
LOB: 19
| ALAlbie LopezH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| CLCory LidleW | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| JSJeff Sparks | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| RWRick White | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56 |
RH Roberto HernandezS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
WA Wilson Alvarez | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 188 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| JLJim Leyritz1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSShane SpencerRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBClay Bellinger1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AS Alfonso SorianoPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
2B: Jeter, Spencer, Strawberry
RBI: Jeter, Leyritz 2, Curtis, Girardi
SB: Knoblauch, Curtis, Girardi
LOB: 26
| AWAllen Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
AP Andy Pettitte | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 106 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| RMRamiro MendozaL | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 149 |
The Rays edged the Yankees 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Cory Lidle got the win, Ramiro Mendoza took the loss and Roberto Hernandez earned the save. Bubba Trammell went 3-for-5 for the Rays, while Shane Spencer went 2-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
