July 17, 2004 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · DET by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 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 |
10DE Tigers | 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 |
KL Kenny LoftonCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex Rodriguez3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HM Hideki MatsuiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EWEnrique Wilson2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2B: Lofton, Wilson
HR: Sheffield, Sierra
RBI: Sheffield 3, Rodriguez, Sierra
LOB: 18
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| OHOrlando HernandezW | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 99 |
PQ Paul QuantrillH | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
TG Tom GordonH | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 161 |
OI Omar Infante2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DY Dmitri YoungDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CG Carlos GuillénSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RW Rondell WhiteLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CP Carlos Pena1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| EMEric Munson3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BI Brandon IngeCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
2B: Higginson
HR: Munson
RBI: Young, Munson 2
CS: Rodriguez
LOB: 16
| EYEsteban Yan | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| GKGary KnottsL | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 80 |
| JWJamie Walker | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
UU Ugueth Urbina | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 128 |
The Yankees beat the Tigers 5-3 at Comerica Park.
Orlando Hernandez got the win, Gary Knotts took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Gary Sheffield went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Eric Munson went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
