ALDS Game 1: Oct 5, 1999 (L: 8-0)
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My Commentary

I'm still sick, and honestly, I wished last night's game wasn't on.  I felt like complete crap during the game, and almost fell asleep a few times (because of my condition, not because of the Rangers' performance).   Thank god game one wasn't in Arlington, I don't know how bad I would have felt if I was at the game!

Anyway, the Yankee curse is still in effect.  Despite every piece of evidence pointing to the Rangers being better, we were shut down completely.  In fact, it was even worse than last year's shutdown in the playoffs.  This time, we had two hits all night, and both of them were by Pudge.  Pudge was our best thing going last night.  He also stole a base, and generally seemed to be the most "with it" player we had.  The entire rest of the Rangers went 0-25 for the night.  El Duque was pretty much the star of the show.  Not a whole lot more needs to be said here.

However, on the other side, Bernie Williams was the story for the Yankees.  He alone had 6 RBI's - if you take him out, that makes the game 2-0, which is far more reasonable.  However, that's no excuse, we should have scored SOMETHING.   ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!

I didn't feel the Rangers pitching staff pitched as bad as an 8-0 score indicated.  We seemed to be doing fairly well, until Sele seemed to lose it in the 6th.  He was a bit shaky in the fifth, but a 3-0 lead isn't all that bad.  I am having a hard time pointing to any one bad play pitching wise that caused this.   

Again, I hope we can bounce back.  This is now a four game losing streak going into the regular season.   I felt bad for Don Zimmer, the ex Ranger manager who got wailed on the head by a Mr. Twinkie foul ball.  Was nice to see him back up and on the bench quickly.

-- Joe Siegler

Game Recap

BRONX, NEW YORK (TICKER) -- Once again, the big, bad Texas Rangers appeared to shrink and cower in the shadow cast by the defending world champion New York Yankees.

Orlando Hernandez posted his third win in as many postseason starts by tossing eight scoreless innings and Bernie Williams homered and drove in six runs to lead New York to a convincing 8-0 victory over Texas in Game One of the American League Division Series.

The Rangers finished with a franchise-record 95 wins and scored 905 runs, the second-best total in baseball behind the Cleveland Indians. But they managed only two hits and six walks against "El Duque," who beat Cleveland in last year's AL Championship Series and San Diego in Game Two of the World Series.

"(Hernandez) was keeping the ball low, both the fastball and the changeup," New York catcher Jorge Posada said. "The ball was just flying out of his hand tonight."

With the game still tight, the righthander twice retired the dangerous Juan Gonzalez with two runners on and less than two out. Hernandez has yielded only one run and 11 hits over 22 innings in his three career playoff starts.

"I like pitching with pressure for nine innings," Hernandez said through an interpreter. "Relaxing is not something I like to do when I pitch. Most important is the support I received from my team offensively and defensively. I don't feel like I won the game, I feel like we won the game."

"El Duque is very strong," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "I think both he and (Roger) Clemens are the strongest guys we have. He is a well-conditioned athlete. He threw a lot of pitches early because he was picking and choosing who he wanted to face. Not that anybody in that lineup is easy but he was not going to give in and that was the thing to do."

Williams had a two-run double off the center-field wall in the fifth to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead and capped a four-run sixth with a three-run homer to right that made it 7-0. In last year's Division Series sweep of Texas, he was hitless in 11 at-bats.

New York conquered Texas in both the 1996 and 1998 Division Series en route to a pair of world titles. The Rangers scored only one run and batted .141 in last year's sweep and have been held scoreless for 22 straight postseason innings.

"We talk the talk a lot, now it is time to walk the walk," Texas manager Johnny Oates said. "We can talk about it all we want but until we start getting some base hits, it's going to be tough for us to win. With the offense we throw out there, you are going to bump into a run once and a while, even if it is by accident."

Williams also saved a run with a running catch in right-center off the bat of Gonzalez to thwart a potential rally in the third and added an RBI single in the eighth that capped the scoring. His six RBI were one shy of the all-time Division Series record of seven shared by Mo Vaughn and Edgar Martinez.

"Bernie is a special person, a special talent," Torre said. "For him to have the night he had tonight, the year he had, it is very impressive. The night he had tonight was unbelieveable."

"I just feel like we need to score a lot of runs against this team," Williams added. "What happened tonight was an exception rather than the rule. Those guys over there can hit with the best of them."

Jeff Nelson pitched a scoreless ninth for the Yankees, who have taken seven straight postseason meetings from the Rangers after dropping Game One of the 1996 ALCS here. New York has won its last eight postseason games overall dating to a loss at Cleveland in Game Three of last year's ALCS.

Tonight, Rangers left fielder Rusty Greer literally was blinded by the bright lights of hallowed Yankee Stadium when he lost rookie Ricky Ledee's two-out RBI double. Texas allowed four unearned runs in the contest, providing little help for starter Aaron Sele (0-1), who surrendered four runs -- three earned -- and six hits over five-plus innings.

"The lights here are difficult," said Sele, who consoled Greer in the dugout after the inning. "It was a low line drive and he just got caught. That's baseball. He's picked me up a lot more times than I have picked him up."

Game Two is here on Thursday.

The contest took a dark turn with one out in the fourth when Chuck Knoblauch's check-swing foul ball flew into the dugout and struck Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer behind the left ear. He was helped to the clubhouse but returned minutes later with an icepack pressed firmly against his ear.

Knoblauch grounded out before Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill stroked back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners for Williams, who received a generous call from plate umpire Jim Joyce on a 1-2 curveball from Sele that appeared to catch the outside corner.

Williams made the most of the opportunity three pitches later when he smacked one off the wall in center to plate both runners, giving Hernandez some breathing room at 3-0.

"The count was 0-2 and I just told myself to stay focused and have a good at-bat," Williams said. "He made a couple of tough pitches. That back-door breaking ball that was very close and was called a ball. I don't think he threw a fastball until the end and I was able to put some good wood on it and hit it pretty hard."

Sele left after issuing a leadoff walk to Ledee in the sixth and the Rangers unraveled soon after.

"I didn't throw the ball very well tonight," Sele said. "I was in some bad counts and wasn't able to make pitches when I needed to. I was erratic but able to battle through it most of the night. They are a great offensive club and I just didn't have it today. But we don't quit and will play hard until the final out."

After Scott Brosius sacrificed, reliever Tim Crabtree struck out Knoblauch before Jeter walked. Lefthander Mike Venafro came in to face O'Neill, whose smash skidded off third baseman Todd Zeile's leg for an error, scoring Ledee and setting the table for Williams' 10th career postseason homer and sixth in Division Series play.

"It's just the first game. We have a long way to go," Williams said. "Those guys over there, it's like waking up an ant hill. We just have to be ready and can't take them lightly at all. Thursday is another day and we have to be ready for them."

"The first one is always the big one," Jeter added. "They always play us tough, but fortunately we have been able to have their number. Tonight we took advantage of their mistakes. They gave us four outs when they lost the ball in the lights and later with the error at third base."

Ivan Rodriguez, who had both of Texas' hits, doubled with one out in the first. Hernandez walked Rusty Greer but recovered to strike out Gonzalez and Zeile, who has failed to drive in a run in 31 career postseason at-bats.

"(The first inning) was key," Oates said. "We talked so much about it before today's game, getting on the board first, giving our pitchers a chance. Knowing the troubles we have had scoring runs in the playoffs against this club, that was key. You have the guys you want up, certainly the first inning was big, not being able to put at least a couple of runs on the board."

With Darryl Strawberry on first and two out in the second, the Yankees went ahead for good when Ledee smacked a line drive to left that Greer appeared to have lined up before sinking to his knees and dropping his head as the ball sailed past him and to the wall. Strawberry, who was running with the pitch, scored easily and Hernandez had all the offense he would need.

The Rangers threatened again in the third when Rodriguez singled with one out and stole second before "El Duque" again walked Greer. Gonzalez followed with a line drive to right-center that appeared to be on its way through the gap before Williams ran under it, sliding on his knees for the catch.

Rafael Palmeiro, who finished second in the AL with 148 RBI, flied out to center to end the frame. Gonzalez, who was 0-for-11 in last year's Division Series, went hitless with a walk in three at-bats.

"In the first we had a chance to get the momentum on our side but were not able to do it," Palmeiro said. "This one is over with and you have to give credit to the guy who threw it. This is over and done with and forgotten about. We'll come back out here Thursday against another pitcher, start from square one and hopefully the results will be different."

Ledee was 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI, improving to 7-for-13 with five RBI in his postseason career.

Williams' outburst was reminiscent of his 1996 first-round performance against Texas when he had three homers, five RBI and hit .467 in four games. The switch-hitting center fielder tied O'Neill for the Division Series record with his sixth homer. He has 17 RBI in Division Series games, surpassing O'Neill's mark of 14.

Recap #2

NEW YORK (AP) -- Talk about instant replay.

Picking up right where they left off last October, the New York Yankees blanked Texas yet again, with Orlando Hernandez allowing two hits in eight innings and Bernie Williams driving in six runs as the World Series champions beat the Rangers 8-0 Tuesday night in their AL playoff opener.

"I always pitch well with pressure," Hernandez said through a translator. "I like to have pressure when I pitch."

Williams, showing why the Yankees paid $87.5 million to keep him, had a two-run double off loser Aaron Sele in the fifth, a three-run homer off Mike Venafro in the sixth and an RBI single off Jeff Fassero in the eighth.

"I was kind of sleepy, dragging a little bit," Williams said. "It was cold during batting practice. When I heard the lineup, something in me woke up. It was time to play. This is the postseason. It's not the regular season anymore."

He also made a sliding catch of Juan Gonzalez's liner with two on in the third inning.

"I didn't think I had a shot at it," Williams said. "At the last shot, the ball stayed up longer than I anticipated."

Williams, seeming distracted by his impending free agency, was 0-for-11 against Texas in last year's series and 9-for-48 (.188) in the postseason. He nearly signed with Boston before the Yankees upped their offer at the last moment.

"He's a special person, a special talent," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "For him to have not only the night he had tonight but the year he had this year, it's very impressive. The night he had tonight was unbelievable."

Texas has just one run in its last 42 innings in the playoffs, all against New York, and has lost seven straight postseason games since beating the Yankees in the Rangers' first one, in 1996.

"I don't care ... Yankee Stadium, Yellowstone Park, it doesn't matter. We can score more runs than this by accident," Rangers manager Johnny Oates said.

After a day off, the series resumes at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, with Andy Pettitte (14-11) pitching for New York against Rick Helling (13-11).

Last year, New York came off its record 114-48 regular season and flattened Texas in a first-round sweep, holding the Rangers to one run and a .141 batting average over three games.

This year, the Yankees' record slipped a league-high 16 wins to 98-64, creating doubt whether they were strong enough to win their third World Series title in four years.

They certainly looked it Tuesday night as "El Duque" roped the Rangers and improved to 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA in postseason play (one run in 20 innings). Jeff Nelson followed with a hitless ninth.

"They're all great hitters," Hernandez said. "Luck was on my side."

While Texas has led the American League in hitting for two straight years, the Rangers haven't scored a single run in their last 22 postseason innings.

Texas mounted its best threat in the first inning, loading the bases on a one-out double by Ivan Rodriguez and walks to Rusty Greer and Rafael Palmeiro. But Hernandez got out of it by striking out Todd Zeile to end the inning.

After that, Hernandez allowed only a single by Rodriguez in the third.

It was reminiscent of his first playoff start, when the Yankees were trailing Cleveland two games to one in last year's championship series. "El Duque" got into a two-out jam in the first, retired Jim Thome on a flyout to the right-field warning track, then blanked the Indians through seven innings. Sele, who lost Game 3 to the Yankees last year, fell behind in the second inning because of a bad defensive play by Rusty Greer in left.

Tino Martinez singled leading off the second, and was erased on Darryl Strawberry's grounder to second, which Mark McLemore bobbled slightly.

But Strawberry, who was diagnosed with colon cancer during last year's series against the Rangers and missed the entire postseason, hustled down the line and beat shortstop Royce Clayton's throw to avoid a double play. Greer then seemed to lose Ricky Ledee's curving liner in the lights, and it sailed past him to the wall as Strawberry scored on what was ruled a double.

Sele shook Greer's hand in the dugout after the inning, as if to say, "No problem," but the way the Rangers hit in the playoffs, even one run is too much to overcome.

"That's four unearned runs as far as I'm concerned," said Oates, angry with his fielders.

Williams doubled over the head of center fielder Tom Goodwin in the fifth following one-out singles by Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill. Sele left after walks to Ledee and Jeter in the sixth, and a run scored when O'Neill's grounder to third skipped into outfield off Zeile.

Sele, 11-3 in his final 16 starts of the regular season, allowed four runs -- three earned -- and six hits in five-plus innings. He also walked five, but two were intentional.

"We have to play better than this," he said. "We have to pitch better, hit better and field better to beat them."

GAME NOTES: Palmeiro was Texas' DH because he woke up Tuesday with pain in an arthritic knee. ... Texas has about 2,000 tickets remaining for Game 3 on Saturday, nearly all obstructed views, and about 6,000 remaining for Game 4 on Sunday. ... Williams has a record 17 RBI in the first round, three more than O'Neill's prior mark. ... Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer sustained cuts to the left jaw and ear when he was hit by Chuck Knoblauch's foul ball. ... New York has won five straight postseason openers.

Photos
(Click on the ones with an outline for a larger image)

Johnny Oates at a pre-game press conference	Aaron Sele at the same press conference	Aaron Sele at the same press conference	Joe Torre at the same press conference	Johnny Oates at Monday's practice

"You had better win, or I'm gonna kick your ass!"	Gregg Zaun after hitting a bp home run	Joe Torre at the workout	Various Yankees at the workout	"Mr. Whiny" at the practice

Don Zimmer & Johnny Oates talk before the game	Joe Torre & Don Zimmer talk before the game	NY HOF'er Yogi Berra throws out the first ball	NY HOF'er Yogi Berra throws out the first ball	Texas starter Aaron Sele

NY starter Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez	NY starter Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez	NY starter Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez	NY starter Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez	Tom Goodwin makes an awesome catch in the 1st

Tom Goodwin makes an awesome catch in the 1st	Ricky Ledee watches his double in the 2nd...	... as Rusty Greer loses the ball in the lights.	Royce Clayton forces out Martinez at second	Pudge steals second in the 3rd

Bernie Williams hits a double in the 5th	Bernie Williams hits a double in the 5th...	...as Derek Jeter & Mr. Whiny score on the play	Raffy reacts after lining into a double play in the 6th...	...and so does El Duque

Aaron Sele is pulled from the game in the 6th	Bernie Williams watches his home run ball sail...	...gets some congrats from a coach...	...and the fans	Don Zimmer is back in the dugout after being hit on the ear by a Mr. Twinkie foul ball

Juan returns to the dugout after striking out in the 9th	Joe Torre at a post game press conference	Orlando Hernandez at a post game press conference	Bernie Williams at a post game press conference	The Dallas Morning News' cover page for yesterday's game.

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL PLAYOFFS
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TEXAS               0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0     0  2  1
NY YANKEES          0  1  0   0  2  4   0  1  x     8 10  0   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  TEX - AARON SELE, TIM CRABTREE (6TH), MIKE VENAFRO
                  (6TH), DANNY PATTERSON (7TH), JEFF FASSERO
                  (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
            NYY - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, JEFF NELSON (9TH) AND JORGE
                  POSADA

             WP - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (1-0)
             LP - AARON SELE (0-1)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  TEX - NONE
            NYY - BERNIE WILLIAMS (1) OFF VENAFRO IN THE 6TH, 2 ON

     TIME:  3:37     ATT:  57,099

PROBABLES:  TEX - RICK HELLING (NR)
            NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (NR)



Box Score
TEXAS (0) AT NY YANKEES (8) PLAYOFFS - FINAL

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             3  0  0  0   1  0   0  .000
I Rodriguez c           4  0  2  0   0  0   1  .500
Greer lf                2  0  0  0   2  0   0  .000
J Gonzalez rf           3  0  0  0   1  2   3  .000
R Palmeiro dh           3  0  0  0   1  0   3  .000
Zeile 3b                3  0  0  0   1  1   3  .000
L Stevens 1b            3  0  0  0   1  1   1  .000
Clayton ss              3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .000
T Goodwin cf            3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .000

Totals                 27  0  2  0   7  5  13

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (1, O Hernandez). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Zeile 2, R Palmeiro 1. GIDP - I Rodriguez.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - I Rodriguez (1, 2nd base off O Hernandez/Posada).

FIELDING: E - Zeile (1, ground ball).

NY YANKEES             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Knoblauch 2b            4  1  2  0   1  1   1  .500
Jeter ss                3  2  1  0   2  2   2  .333
Oneill rf               4  2  1  0   1  1   5  .250
 Curtis lf              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
B Williams cf           5  1  3  6   0  0   1  .600
T Martinez 1b           4  0  1  0   1  0   3  .250
Strawberry dh           2  1  0  0   1  0   1  .000
 a-Leyritz ph-dh        2  0  0  0   0  0   2  .000
Posada c                4  0  1  0   0  0   4  .250
Ledee lf-rf             3  1  1  1   1  1   1  .333
Brosius 3b              3  0  0  0   0  0   2  .000

Totals                 34  8 10  7   7  5  22

a-grounded to shortstop for Strawberry in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - Ledee (1, Sele); B Williams (1, Sele); Posada (1,
D Patterson). HR - B Williams (1, 6th inning off Venafro 2 on,
2 out). S - Brosius. RBI - Ledee (1), B Williams 6 (6). 2-out RBI
- Ledee, B Williams 5. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
Brosius 2, T Martinez 2, Posada 2, Leyritz 1.  Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Martinez, O Hernandez-Jeter-T Martinez).

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Sele (L, 0-1)                 5       6   4   3   5   3   0   5.40
Crabtree                        2/3   0   1   0   1   1   0   0.00
Venafro                         1/3   1   2   0   0   0   1   0.00
D Patterson                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Fassero                       1       2   1   1   1   1   0   9.00

NY YANKEES                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
O Hernandez (W, 1-0)          8       2   0   0   6   4   0   0.00
Nelson                        1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00

Sele pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP - Sele. IBB - T Martinez (by Sele); Strawberry (by Sele).
Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 121-67; Nelson 15-10; Sele 117-65;
Crabtree 16-10; Venafro 10-7; D Patterson 12-8; Fassero 21-11.
Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 5-14; Nelson 1-1; Sele 7-5;
Crabtree 1-0; Venafro 0-1; D Patterson 2-1; Fassero 0-2.
Batters faced: O Hernandez 30; Nelson 4; Sele 26; Crabtree 3;
Venafro 3; D Patterson 4; Fassero 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Tim Welke.
3B--Jim Mckean. LF--John Shulock. RF--Durwood Merrill.
T--3:37.  Att--57,099.   Weather: 49 degrees, clear.   Wind: 6 mph,
left to right.

Game Log

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, Aaron Sele RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- Chuck Knoblauch 2B, Derek Jeter SS, Paul Oneill RF, Bernie Williams CF, Tino Martinez 1B, Darryl Strawberry DH, Jorge Posada C, Ricky Ledee LF, Scott Brosius 3B, Orlando Hernandez RHP.

Umpires -- Joyce (HP), C Meriwether (1B), T Welke (2B), Mckean (3B), Shulock (LF), D Merrill (RF).

Gametime Weather: 49 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 6 mph.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore lined out to right. I Rodriguez doubled to deep right center. Greer walked. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Palmeiro walked, I Rodriguez to third, Greer to second. Zeile struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: Knoblauch walked. Jeter struck out swinging. Oneill flied out to center. B Williams flied out to shallow center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 0.

TEXAS 2ND: L Stevens grounded out to third. Clayton struck out swinging. T Goodwin flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: T Martinez singled to right. Strawberry grounded into fielder's choice to second, T Martinez out at second. Posada flied out to left. Ledee doubled to left, Strawberry scored. Brosius grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

TEXAS 3RD: Mclemore flied out to center. I Rodriguez singled to center. I Rodriguez stole second. Greer walked. J Gonzalez flied out to right center, I Rodriguez to third. R Palmeiro flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 3RD: Knoblauch singled to left. Jeter struck out swinging. Oneill walked, Knoblauch to second. B Williams grounded out to first, Knoblauch to third, Oneill to second. T Martinez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

TEXAS 4TH: Zeile flied out to deep left center. L Stevens struck out swinging. Clayton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: Strawberry popped out to shallow left. Posada grounded out to second. Ledee struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

TEXAS 5TH: T Goodwin grounded out to shortstop. Mclemore flied out to right. I Rodriguez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 5TH: Brosius grounded out to third. Knoblauch grounded out to shortstop. Jeter singled to center. Oneill singled to right, Jeter to third. B Williams doubled to deep center, Jeter and Oneill scored. T Martinez intentionally walked. B Williams to third, T Martinez to second on Sele wild pitch. Strawberry intentionally walked. Posada lined out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 3.

TEXAS 6TH: Greer popped out to shortstop. J Gonzalez walked. R Palmeiro lined into double play to first, J Gonzalez doubled off first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: Ledee walked. Tim Crabtree relieved Aaron Sele. Brosius sacrificed Ledee to second. Knoblauch struck out swinging. Jeter walked. Mike Venafro relieved Tim Crabtree. Oneill safe at first on 3rd baseman Zeile's fielding error, Ledee scored, Jeter to third. B Williams homered to right, Jeter and Oneill scored. T Martinez popped out to first. (4 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 7.

TEXAS 7TH: Zeile flied out to shallow right. L Stevens walked. Clayton flied out to center. T Goodwin flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 7TH: Leyritz hit for Strawberry. Danny Patterson relieved Mike Venafro. Leyritz grounded out to shortstop. Posada doubled to left. Ledee flied out to left center. Brosius grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 7.

TEXAS 8TH: Mclemore walked. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Mclemore out at second. Greer grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 8TH: Jeff Fassero relieved Danny Patterson. Knoblauch singled to left. Jeter walked, Knoblauch to second. Oneill struck out looking. B Williams singled to left, Knoblauch scored, Jeter to second. T Martinez flied out to right, Jeter to third. Leyritz flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 8.

TEXAS 9TH: Jeff Nelson relieved Orlando Hernandez. Ledee in right. Curtis in left. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Palmeiro grounded out to second. Zeile walked. L Stevens flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, NY YANKEES 8.