Yankees @ Twins
August 9, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 4 8 0
Twins 1 8 1
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Yankees 4 8 0
Twins 1 8 1

Rich Becker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .000 .359
At Bats 0 326
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 59
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 0 37

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 34
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 9, 1997
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Out
Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Luis Sojo
Charlie Hayes
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Rich Becker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 8 0 5
Minnesota Twins 1 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher David Wells
Losing Pitcher Brad Radke
Save Mariano Rivera
Game Winning RBI Luis Sojo
Attendance 42,151
Time of Game 3 hours 6 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Rich Becker pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn. Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Rivera covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Steinbach hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Curtis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Pete Incaviglia pinch hits for Wade Boggs. Frankie Rodriguez now pitching. Incaviglia strikes out.
Top 9 Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Greg Swindell now pitching. O'Neill strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Jeter scores.
Top 8 There goes Jeter. The throw from Steinbach and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Jeter takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cordova hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Cordova reaches second base with a double. Kelly moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Colbrunn hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Coomer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hayes strikes out.
Bottom 6 Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Molitor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Meares strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sojo hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jeter strikes out.
Top 5 Girardi strikes out.
Bottom 4 Colbrunn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wells fires to first and has Steinbach trapped. There's the throw to Sojo who tags Steinbach for the out.
Bottom 4 Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boggs strikes out.
Top 4 Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third.
Top 4 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Radke fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Top 4 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Molitor hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second.
Bottom 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sojo strikes out.
Top 3 Jeter strikes out.
Top 3 Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Colbrunn. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Sojo applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 2 Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 O'Neill strikes out.
Bottom 1 Coomer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. O'Neill throws the ball in to Jeter who tags Coomer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jackson scores. Steinbach moves to third.
Bottom 1 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Molitor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive beyond second. Sojo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 1 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martinez hits a line drive towards first. Colbrunn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup off the glove of Meares, and into shallow left field. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.