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What a disappointment. :( We battled great in this game, overcome some great bullpen pitching by the Yankees to tie it up, and go to extra innings. However, Corey Lee making his major league debut gave up a three run home run in the top of the 11th. That was too bad, he didn't look that bad for a kid making his first appearance under pressure against the Yankees.
We try and salvage the third game, which honestly, was the only game I thought we'd win coming into this anyway.
-- Joe Siegler
Game Recap
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Tino Martinez's three-run homer with two out in the top of the 11th inning lifted the New York Yankees to a 10-7 victory over the Texas Rangers in a showdown of American League division leaders.
Unlike Monday's 21-3 drubbing administered by the Yankees, tonight's contest featured three lead changes before Texas pulled even in the bottom of the eighth on a solo homer by Lee Stevens off Mike Stanton.
But New York solved Corey Lee (0-1), who was making his major league debut after being recalled from Class AAA Oklahoma earlier today.
Derek Jeter drew a one-out walk and Paul O'Neill singled. Bernie Williams, who was 4-for-5 to that point, grounded out to third, advancing the runners.
Lee, the seventh Texas pitcher, nearly struck out Martinez on a 2-2 pitch but barely missed low. After fouling off two pitches, Martinez belted a towering fly ball into the right-field seats for his 20th homer.
"I've got a good swing going, and I feel well," said Martinez. "I'll just try to keep it up the rest of the season. I had some good swings today, I'm trying to just get a good ball to hit."
"I was excited," said Lee. "Unfortunately, things didn't turn out the way we wanted it to. I threw a bad pitch to a good hitter. If you play a long time, that's going to happen."
Mariano Rivera recorded his league-leading 36th save in 40 opportunities but not without some excitement. The Rangers had runners on the corners with two out, but the hard-throwing closer struck out Ivan Rodriguez, blowing a fastball by him to end the game and complete the All-Star catcher's 0-for-6 night.
Ramiro Mendoza (6-7) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory as New York won for the 14th time in its last 20 games. The Yankees are 7-3 against the Rangers this season and 15-5 dating back to the start of the 1998 season.
The Rangers attacked Yankees starter David Cone from the onset, getting four runs in the first. Rusty Greer had a two-run homer, Todd Zeile added an RBI double and Stevens a run-scoring groundout.
But New York responded with five runs in the second against Mike Morgan. Chuck Knoblauch capped the uprising with a three-run homer, his 13th, as the Yankees grabbed a 5-4 lead.
"You have to count every pitch that he throws, and that was a bad pitch he threw to Knoblauch," Oates said.
"I made a lot of good pitches, I let the game get away in the second inning," admitted Morgan. "With two out, I hung a 2-0 slider to Knoblauch. I lost this thing in the second inning."
Texas regained the lead in the second on a solo homer by Tom Goodwin and RBI single by Juan Gonzalez. The Rangers chased Cone after just 1 2/3 innings, his shortest start since August 17, 1997.
"They came out swinging, it happened quickly," said Cone. "There's been concern about me for the last 10 years. I really did feel good in warmups. It just didn't work out. They jumped on me early and I never got a chance to settle in, and I was done."
But as bad as Cone was, reliever Allen Watson turned things around. The veteran lefthander scattered three hits over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out four.
"Watson did a hell of a job for us," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "I was kidding him when he came out and told him, `Just three more innings and we're there.' He thought I was serious."
Williams and Martinez had RBI singles in the fifth to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead, but Stevens drilled a 1-1 pitch over the right-field fence with two out in the eighth to tie the game.
Morgan lasted four-plus innings, surrendering six runs and five hits. Mike Venafro, Tim Crabtree, Mike Munoz, Jeff Zimmerman and closer Jeff Wetteland limited the Yankees to one run over six innings before Lee started the 11th.
Recap #2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The New York Yankees' bullpen kept them in the game long enough for Tino Martinez to win it.
Four Yankee relievers allowed one run over 9 1/3 innings, and Tino Martinez hit a three-run homer in the 11th as New York maintained its dominance of the Texas Rangers with a 10-7 victory Tuesday night.
"Our bullpen did a heck of a job," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "They were the difference in the game."
One day after the Yankees beat the Rangers 21-3 -- the worst loss in Texas history -- New York needed extra innings to beat Texas for the eighth time in 11 meetings this year.
Rangers manager Johnny Oates was forced to use rookie left-hander Corey Lee in the 11th because Oates had used his five other relievers. Lee was making his major league debut after being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma before the game.
Derek Jeter drew a one-out walk from Lee (0-1), who made his major league debut. Paul O'Neill followed with a single. One out later, Martinez hit a 3-2 hanging curveball into the right-field seats for his 20th homer.
"I've had good at-bats the last two days," said Martinez, 4-for-6 with a two-run homer against Texas on Monday night. "I haven't been swinging at bad pitches. I'm taking what they're giving me and it's been working."
Lee said Martinez did what a major league hitter should do.
"I threw a bad pitch to a good hitter," he said. "I was excited. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out the way I wanted them to."
The Yankees, who have knocked the Rangers out of the playoffs two of the last three years, are 25-9 against Texas since the beginning of the 1996 division series.
Allen Watson was Torre's best pitcher, throwing 4 1/3 innings of three-hit scoreless ball in relief of ineffective starter David Cone.
"Everything's coming together for me," said Watson, pitching for his third team this season. "I was able to get ahead of the hitters with my fastball. They're a free-swinging team, so I was able to get them out by swinging at sliders in the dirt."
Ramiro Mendoza (6-7) held the Rangers scoreless in the ninth and 10th, and Mariano Rivera pitched the 11th for his 36th save. With two runners on and two outs, Rivera struck out Ivan Rodriguez, who went 0-for-6.
Rusty Greer went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and two doubles for Texas.
Trailing 7-6, the Rangers tied the game in the eighth inning on Lee Stevens' 20th homer with two outs. Yankees reliever Mike Stanton had 14 consecutive scoreless appearances before allowing the homer.
Chuck Knoblauch's 13th homer, a three-run shot, gave the Yankees a 5-4 second-inning lead, then New York rallied to take a 7-6 advantage with a two-run fifth. Tino Martinez's RBI single put the Yankees in front.
Cone allowed six runs and seven hits in 1 2/3 innings -- his shortest since Aug. 17, 1997 against the Rangers, when he left after one inning with arm problems.
"I felt fine, but they came out aggressive," Cone said. "I'm entitled to a bad night."
GAME NOTES: The Rangers sent reliever Danny Patterson to Triple-A Oklahoma and recalled Lee. ... Before Monday night, Texas' most lopsided loss was a 19-2 defeat to Seattle in 1994. ... The Rangers have received permission from the commissioner's office to mail playoff ticket forms to season ticket holders. ... Goodwin hit his 11th career homer. ... Derek Jeter is the first Yankee to score at least 100 runs in four straight seasons since Mickey Mantle hit the 100-run mark in nine straight season from 1953-61. ... Williams has 30 RBIs in August, the third Yankee this decade to have 30 or more in any month. Martinez had 34 in April 1997 and Paul O'Neill drove in 33 in May 1998.
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| Juan - "It's a ball! Get it away from me!" | Mr. Twinkie expresses his undying love for Jerek Jeter - it must be the eyes. | David Cone leaves the game | Greer takes off as Derek Jeter tries to get a Juan Gonzalez hit ball | Congratulations on the 11th inning home run |
Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
TEXAS 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 11 R H E
-- -- - - -
NY YANKEES 0 3 10 11 0
TEXAS 0 0 7 14 1 (FINAL 11)
BATTERIES: NYY - DAVID CONE, ALLEN WATSON (2ND), MIKE STANTON
(7TH), RAMIRO MENDOZA (9TH), MARIANO RIVERA
(11TH) AND JORGE POSADA
TEX - MIKE MORGAN, MIKE VENAFRO (5TH), TIM CRABTREE
(5TH), MIKE MUNOZ (7TH), JEFF ZIMMERMAN (7TH),
JOHN WETTELAND (9TH), COREY LEE (11TH) AND
IVAN RODRIGUEZ
WP - RAMIRO MENDOZA (6-7)
LP - COREY LEE (0-1)
SAVE - MARIANO RIVERA (36)
HOME RUNS: NYY - CHUCK KNOBLAUCH (13) OFF MORGAN IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
TINO MARTINEZ (20) OFF CO LEE IN THE 11TH, 2 ON
TEX - RUSTY GREER (16) OFF CONE IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
TOM GOODWIN (2) OFF CONE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
LEE STEVENS (20) OFF STANTON IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
TIME: 4:07 ATT: 39,727
PROBABLES: NYY - HIDEKI IRABU (10-4, 4.26)
TEX - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (6-1, 4.79)
Box Score
NY YANKEES (10) AT TEXAS (7) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS
NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Knoblauch 2b 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 .289
Jeter ss 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 .345
Oneill rf 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 .291
B Williams cf 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 .348
T Martinez 1b 5 2 3 4 1 0 2 .267
Ledee lf 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 .310
Leyritz dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313
a-C Davis ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278
Posada c 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .240
Brosius 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .256
Totals 43 10 11 10 7 5 15
a-struck out for Leyritz in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - Ledee (9, Morgan); Knoblauch (26, Morgan). HR -
Knoblauch (13, 2nd inning off Morgan 2 on, 2 out); T Martinez
(20, 11th inning off Co Lee 2 on, 2 out). SF - Brosius. RBI -
Ledee (28), Brosius (63), Knoblauch 3 (53), B Williams (93),
T Martinez 4 (81). 2-out RBI - Knoblauch 3, T Martinez 3. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Leyritz 1, C Davis 1.
Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: CS - B Williams (10, 2nd base by Morgan/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Martinez-Jeter-T Martinez).
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .276
I Rodriguez c 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .325
Greer lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .299
J Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .313
R Palmeiro dh 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .340
Zeile 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .299
L Stevens 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .280
Clayton ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .267
T Goodwin cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .242
Totals 44 7 14 7 2 8 10
BATTING: 2B - Zeile (34, Cone); Greer 2 (35, Cone, Stanton);
Clayton (14, Watson). HR - Greer (16, 1st inning off Cone 1 on,
1 out); T Goodwin (2, 2nd inning off Cone 0 on, 0 out); L Stevens
(20, 8th inning off Stanton 0 on, 2 out). S - Mclemore. RBI -
Greer 2 (82), Zeile (76), L Stevens 2 (69), T Goodwin (19),
J Gonzalez (102). 2-out RBI - J Gonzalez, L Stevens. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Clayton 1, T Goodwin 1,
J Gonzalez 1, Greer 1, I Rodriguez 2. GIDP - T Goodwin.
Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: CS - L Stevens (3, 2nd base by Watson).
FIELDING: E - Clayton (16, bobble).
NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
Cone 1 2/3 7 6 6 1 1 2 3.04
Watson 4 1/3 3 0 0 0 4 0 2.91
Stanton (BS, 4) 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.65
Mendoza (W, 6-7) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.44
M Rivera (S, 36) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.44
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Morgan 4 5 6 6 3 2 1 6.11
Venafro 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.47
Crabtree 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82
M Munoz 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.83
Je Zimmerman 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.19
Wetteland 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.11
Co Lee (L, 0-1) 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 27.00
Morgan pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
Pitches-strikes: Morgan 86-49; Venafro 18-10; Crabtree 27-18;
M Munoz 14-8; Je Zimmerman 26-13; Wetteland 20-14; Co Lee 22-14;
Cone 38-24; Watson 60-38; Stanton 31-20; Mendoza 20-15; M Rivera
15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Morgan 6-3; Venafro 1-1; Crabtree
0-3; M Munoz 2-0; Je Zimmerman 0-3; Wetteland 1-4; Co Lee 2-1;
Cone 2-2; Watson 5-3; Stanton 4-0; Mendoza 4-2; M Rivera 1-1.
Batters faced: Morgan 19; Venafro 5; Crabtree 5; M Munoz 4;
Je Zimmerman 5; Wetteland 7; Co Lee 6; Cone 13; Watson 14;
Stanton 8; Mendoza 7; M Rivera 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Larry Young. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Al
Clark.
T--4:07. Att--39,727. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, left to right.
Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- Chuck Knoblauch 2B, Derek Jeter SS, Paul Oneill RF, Bernie Williams CF, Tino Martinez 1B, Ricky Ledee LF, Jim Leyritz DH, Jorge Posada C, Scott Brosius 3B, David Cone RHP.
Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens 1B, Royce Clayton SS, Tom Goodwin CF, Mike Morgan RHP.
Umpires -- Young (HP), Tschida (1B), Reed (2B), Clark (3B).
Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 8 mph.
NY YANKEES 1ST: Knoblauch grounded out to shortstop. Jeter struck out swinging. Oneill grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore singled to center. I Rodriguez flied out to deep center. Greer homered to right, Mclemore scored. J Gonzalez walked. R Palmeiro singled to right, J Gonzalez to second. Zeile doubled to deep left center, J Gonzalez scored, R Palmeiro to third. L Stevens grounded out to second, R Palmeiro scored, Zeile to third. Clayton grounded out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, TEXAS 4.
NY YANKEES 2ND: B Williams singled to right. T Martinez walked, B Williams to second. Ledee doubled to deep left center, B Williams scored, T Martinez to third. Leyritz grounded out to pitcher. Posada walked. Brosius hit sacrifice fly to right, T Martinez scored, Ledee to third. Knoblauch homered to left, Ledee and Posada scored. Jeter struck out looking. (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TEXAS 4.
TEXAS 2ND: T Goodwin homered to right. Mclemore struck out looking. I Rodriguez flied out to deep right center. Greer doubled to left. J Gonzalez singled to left center, Greer scored. Allen Watson relieved David Cone. R Palmeiro struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TEXAS 6.
NY YANKEES 3RD: Oneill grounded out to first. B Williams singled to center. T Martinez flied out to center. B Williams caught stealing, catcher to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TEXAS 6.
TEXAS 3RD: Zeile popped out to third. L Stevens singled to right. L Stevens caught stealing, pitcher to first to shortstop. Clayton doubled to deep center. T Goodwin struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TEXAS 6.
NY YANKEES 4TH: Ledee grounded out to first. Leyritz grounded out to pitcher. Posada walked. Brosius flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TEXAS 6.
TEXAS 4TH: Mclemore grounded out to third. I Rodriguez grounded out to third. Greer flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 5, TEXAS 6.
NY YANKEES 5TH: Knoblauch doubled to deep left. Mike Venafro relieved Mike Morgan. Jeter grounded out to shortstop, Knoblauch to third. Oneill walked. B Williams singled to center, Knoblauch scored, Oneill to second. T Martinez singled to left, Oneill scored, B Williams to second. Ledee popped out to shallow left. Tim Crabtree relieved Mike Venafro. Leyritz popped out to shallow right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
TEXAS 5TH: J Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Palmeiro grounded out to first. Zeile fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
NY YANKEES 6TH: Posada flied out to left. Brosius struck out swinging. Knoblauch safe at first on shortstop Clayton's fielding error. Jeter flied out to right center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
TEXAS 6TH: L Stevens struck out swinging. Clayton singled to shallow right. T Goodwin grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Clayton out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
NY YANKEES 7TH: Mike Munoz relieved Tim Crabtree. Oneill grounded out to second. B Williams grounded out to shortstop. T Martinez reached on infield single. Ledee walked, T Martinez to second. Jeff Zimmerman relieved Mike Munoz. C Davis hit for Leyritz. C Davis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
TEXAS 7TH: Mike Stanton relieved Allen Watson. Mclemore grounded out to first. I Rodriguez grounded out to third. Greer doubled to left center. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
NY YANKEES 8TH: Posada flied out to deep left. Brosius flied out to right center. Knoblauch walked. Jeter popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 6.
TEXAS 8TH: R Palmeiro struck out swinging. Zeile struck out swinging. L Stevens homered to center. Clayton grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 7.
NY YANKEES 9TH: John Wetteland relieved Jeff Zimmerman. Oneill struck out swinging. B Williams singled to center. T Martinez lined out to right. Ledee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Williams out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 7.
TEXAS 9TH: Ramiro Mendoza relieved Mike Stanton. T Goodwin singled to center. Mclemore sacrificed T Goodwin to second. I Rodriguez flied out to right. Greer grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 7.
NY YANKEES 10TH: C Davis flied out to deep center. Posada flied out to deep left center. Brosius flied out to shallow left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 7.
TEXAS 10TH: J Gonzalez grounded out to second. R Palmeiro flied out to deep center. Zeile grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 7, TEXAS 7.
NY YANKEES 11TH: Corey Lee relieved John Wetteland. Knoblauch grounded out to shortstop. Jeter walked. Oneill singled to center, Jeter to second. B Williams grounded out to third, Jeter to third, Oneill to second. T Martinez homered to right, Jeter and Oneill scored. Ledee flied out to deep left center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 10, TEXAS 7.
TEXAS 11TH: Mariano Rivera relieved Ramiro Mendoza. L Stevens popped out to shortstop. Clayton walked. T Goodwin grounded out to pitcher, Clayton to second. Mclemore reached on infield single, Clayton to third. Mclemore to second on fielder indifference. I Rodriguez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 10, TEXAS 7.