July 15, 2004 · 7:05 PM EDT
Alex Rodriguez
3B2-4H-AB2 HR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterDY
Dmitri Young
LF1-4H-AB3B
Jose ContrerasP8.0IP1 ER · 7 K · WWinning pitcherP7.0IP4 ER · 6 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 4 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 101 | 61 | .623 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3.0 |
3LA Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9.0 |
4MI Twins | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9.0 |
5OA Athletics | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10.0 |
6TE Rangers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 12.0 |
7CW White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18.0 |
8CL Guardians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 21.0 |
9BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23.0 |
| 10DETigers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 29.0 |
11TB Rays | 70 | 91 | .435 | 30.5 |
12TO Blue Jays | 67 | 94 | .416 | 33.5 |
13SE Mariners | 63 | 99 | .389 | 38.0 |
14KC Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 43.0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ARAlex Rodriguez3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
HM Hideki MatsuiLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMiguel Cairo2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KL Kenny LoftonCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
HR: Jeter, Rodriguez 2, Matsui, Lofton
RBI: Jeter, Rodriguez 2, Matsui, Lofton
LOB: 4
| JCJose ContrerasW | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 110 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 121 |
OI Omar Infante2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DYDmitri YoungLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CG Carlos GuillénSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RW Rondell WhiteDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CP Carlos Pena1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BI Brandon IngeCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMEric Munson3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2B: Pena
3B: Young
RBI: Pena
LOB: 12
The Yankees beat the Tigers 5-1 at Comerica Park.
Jose Contreras got the win and Jeremy Bonderman took the loss. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Dmitri Young went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
