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APRIL 22, 1998
Tonight is the rubber game in the series in Toronto between the Yankees and the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays have won 6 of their last 9.
The Seattle Mariners signed RP Bobby Ayala to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,230,000.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 10-8 at Cleveland Indians 7-11
Boston Red Sox 8-11 at Detroit Tigers 9-9
Minnesota Twins 9-10 at Oakland Athletics 9-10
Kansas City Royals 7-13 at Seattle Mariners 15-5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-11 at Texas Rangers 7-11
Baltimore Orioles 13-6 at Anaheim Angels 5-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 6-12 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-11 (2)
San Diego Padres 10-8 at Chicago Cubs 7-12
Colorado Rockies 9-11 at Florida Marlins 11-9
St Louis Cardinals 6-12 at Montreal Expos 12-7
Houston Astros 12-8 at New York Mets 11-8
San Francisco Giants 10-9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7-13
Arizona Diamondbacks 11-9 at Atlanta Braves 14-5
Los Angeles Dodgers 11-7 at Milwaukee Brewers 9-11
NEW YORK YANKEES (14-5) AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS (12-7)
MATCHUPS
SP David Cone vs Roger Clemens Advantage Toronto
C Joe Girardi vs Darrin Fletcher Advantage Toronto
1B Tino Martinez vs Mike Stanley Advantage Push
2B Chuck Knoblauch vs Tony Fernandez Advantage New York
3B Scott Brosius vs Felipe Crespo Advantage New York
SS Derek Jeter vs Alex S Gonzalez Advantage New York
LF Chad Curtis vs Jose Canseco Advantage New York
CF Bernie F Williams vs Jose L Cruz Advantage New York
RF Shane Spencer vs Shawn Green Advantage Toronto
DH Tim Raines Sr vs Juan Samuel Advantage New York
Overall Advantage New York
In the bottom of the first, Cone struck out the side.
In the top of the second, the Yankees loaded the bases with nobody out. Raines then scored on a wild pitch. In his first ever major league at bat, Spencer hit a two-run single.
In the top of the third, Jeter led off with a 360 foot homer. Curtis added a two-out two-run 348 foot shot. Spencer added an RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, Cone struck out the side again.
After three: New York 7 Toronto 0.
In the top of the fifth, Clemens struck out the side around a fielding error of his own.
In the bottom of the fifth, Crespo put the Blue Jays on the board with a two-out run-scoring single.
In the top of the sixth, Kelvim Escobar took the mound for the Blue Jays.
In the bottom of the sixth, Fletcher got a two-out RBI single.
After six: New York 7 Toronto 2.
In the top of the seventh, Girardi increased the Yankees lead with an RBI single. With a runner on first and one out, Dave Stieb took the mound for the Blue Jays. The Yankees went on to load the bases with one out. Williams lined to short for the second out. Martinez then lined to first to retire the side.
In the top of the ninth, Jeter padded his stats with a two-out RBI double. Williams brought Jeter home with a double.
In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on first and two out, Mariano Rivera took the mound for the Yankees and got the final out of the game.
The Yankees out-hit the Blue Jays 19-6 in the contest and the Blue Jays also committed three errors. Three Blue Jays pitchers did combine to record 10 strikeouts.
Final score: New York 10 Toronto 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
David Cone 8.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 9 Cleveland Indians 7 11 innings
Boston Red Sox 5 Detroit Tigers 4 13 innings
Minnesota Twins 11 Oakland Athletics 1
Seattle Mariners 6 Kansas City Royals 3
Texas Rangers 6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5
Baltimore Orioles 9 Anaheim Angels 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Cincinnati Reds 4 Game 1
Cincinnati Reds 15 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Game 2
San Diego Padres 2 Chicago Cubs 0
Colorado Rockies 6 Florida Marlins 5
St Louis Cardinals 5 Montreal Expos 1
New York Mets 4 Houston Astros 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 San Francisco Giants 4 17 innings
Atlanta Braves 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bobby Abreu Philadelphia Phillies 3 for 6, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB
2. Albert Belle Chicago White Sox 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Bob E Smith Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Cincinnati Reds SS Barry Larkin will miss 6-7 weeks because of an oblique strain.
Philadelphia Phillies RP Robert Dodd will be out for 4 weeks due to an unspecified injury.
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