April 9, 2005 · 1:05 PM EDT
Javy Lopez
DH2-4H-AB2B · 2 RTop hitterRS
Ruben Sierra
DH1-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WP0.2IP3 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher
Mariano RiveraP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead BAL by 4 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
3TO Blue Jays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15.0 |
| 4BAOrioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
5TB Rays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28.0 |
BR Brian Roberts2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MM Melvin Mora3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MT Miguel TejadaSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SS Sammy SosaRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJavy LopezDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BS B.J. SurhoffLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLuis MatosCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris Gomez1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GGGeronimo GilC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2B: Roberts, Lopez
RBI: Tejada 2, Matos, Gomez, Gil
SB: Sosa, Gomez
CS: Gomez
LOB: 22
BC Bruce Chen | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 110 |
| JJJorge Julio | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| SKSteve KlineBS | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| SRSteve ReedL | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 164 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AR Alex Rodriguez3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
HM Hideki MatsuiLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRuben SierraDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRey Sanchez2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TW Tony Womack2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Matsui
HR: Sierra, Giambi
RBI: Rodriguez, Sheffield, Matsui, Sierra 3, Giambi
SB: Jeter, Rodriguez
CS: Rodriguez
LOB: 17
| MRMariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
RJ Randy Johnson | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| TSTanyon SturtzeW | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
TG Tom GordonH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 146 |
The Yankees beat the Orioles 8-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Tanyon Sturtze got the win, Steve Reed took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Ruben Sierra went 1-for-4 for the Yankees, while Javy Lopez went 2-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
