May 18, 2003 · 1:05 PM EDT
W: John ThomsonL: Mike Mussina
Rafael Palmeiro
1B2-3H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterAS
Alfonso Soriano
2B2-4H-AB2 2B · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 9 K · WWinning pitcher
Mike MussinaP7.0IP3 ER · 6 K · LBiggest lead TEX by 4 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 101 | 61 | .623 | — |
2OA Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | 5.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 6.0 |
4SE Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 8.0 |
5MI Twins | 90 | 72 | .556 | 11.0 |
6CW White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15.0 |
8KC Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18.0 |
9LA Angels | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24.0 |
10BA Orioles | 71 | 91 | .439 | 30.0 |
| 11TERangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 30.0 |
12CL Guardians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33.0 |
13TB Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 38.0 |
14DE Tigers | 43 | 119 | .265 | 58.0 |
CE Carl EverettLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HB Hank Blalock3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RPRafael Palmeiro1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JG Juan GonzalezRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MY Michael Young2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EDEinar DíazC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDonnie SadlerCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HPHerbert Perry Jr.PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRyan ChristensonCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2B: Rodriguez, Palmeiro
HR: Gonzalez
RBI: Everett, Palmeiro, Gonzalez 2
SB: Young
LOB: 10
| ASAlfonso Soriano2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
HM Hideki MatsuiCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RV Robin Ventura3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RM Raúl MondesiRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BTBubba TrammellLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
2B: Soriano 2, Matsui
RBI: Jeter
SB: Soriano
LOB: 10
| AOAntonio Osuna | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| CHChris Hammond | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MMMike MussinaL | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 102 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 135 |
The Rangers beat the Yankees 5-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
John Thomson got the win and Mike Mussina took the loss. Rafael Palmeiro went 2-for-3 for the Rangers, while Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
