August 7, 2003 · 1:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead TEX by 3 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 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 |
11TE Rangers | 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 |
MY Michael Young2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HB Hank Blalock3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
RP Rafael PalmeiroDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MT Mark Teixeira1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSShane SpencerLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNLaynce NixRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDonnie SadlerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EDEinar DíazC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTMarcus ThamesPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RNRamon NivarCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGTodd GreenePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2B: Nix
HR: Rodriguez, Palmeiro
RBI: Rodriguez, Palmeiro 3, Nivar
CS: Young
LOB: 14
| AFAaron FultzL | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| BSBrian Shouse | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 |
| ERErasmo Ramirez | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
JB Joaquín Benoit | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 60 |
| RGRosman Garcia | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 151 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NJNick JohnsonDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HM Hideki MatsuiLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AB Aaron Boone3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKarim GarciaRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| EWEnrique Wilson2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DDDavid DellucciRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
2B: Giambi
HR: Wilson
RBI: Posada 2, Matsui, Wilson 4
LOB: 10
JN Jeff NelsonH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
JO Jesse OroscoH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
MM Mike MussinaW | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 98 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 133 |
The Yankees beat the Rangers 7-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mike Mussina got the win, Aaron Fultz took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Enrique Wilson went 1-for-3 for the Yankees, while Rafael Palmeiro went 1-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
