September 21, 2002 · 1:25 PM EDT
Jorge Posada
C3-3H-AB2 2B · 1 RTop hitterCP
Carlos Pena
1B1-4H-AB3B · 1 RBI
Andy PettitteP7.0IP2 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP4.2IP3 ER · 1 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYY by 2 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 103 | 58 | .640 | — |
2OA Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | 0.5 |
3LA Angels | 99 | 63 | .611 | 4.5 |
4MI Twins | 94 | 67 | .584 | 9.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10.5 |
6SE Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10.5 |
7CW White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 22.5 |
8TO Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 25.5 |
9CL Guardians | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.5 |
10TE Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 31.5 |
11BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.5 |
12KC Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 41.5 |
| 13DETigers | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48.0 |
14TB Rays | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48.0 |
AS Alfonso Soriano2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NJNick Johnson1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JPJorge PosadaC | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RV Robin Ventura3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RM Raúl MondesiCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJuan RiveraLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVJohn Vander WalRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Johnson, Posada 2
RBI: Johnson 2, Ventura
LOB: 12
| APAndy PettitteW | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 110 |
MR Mariano RiveraH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| SKSteve KarsayS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 137 |
| ATAndres TorresCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OI Omar InfanteSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RF Robert FickRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CPCarlos Pena1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MRMike RiveraDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CMCraig MonroeLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CTChris Truby3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BI Brandon IngeC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMatt WalbeckC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
3B: Pena
RBI: Infante, Pena
SB: Torres
LOB: 12
The Yankees edged the Tigers 3-2 at Comerica Park.
Andy Pettitte got the win, Jason Beverlin took the loss and Steve Karsay earned the save. Jorge Posada went 3-for-3 for the Yankees, while Carlos Pena went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
