AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 6 11 0 NEW YORK 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SEA - STERLING HITCHCOCK, BOBBY AYALA (8TH), NORM CHARLTON (9TH), MIKE JACKSON (9TH) AND JOHN MARZANO NYY - JIMMY KEY, BOB WICKMAN (6TH), DALE POLLEY (8TH), JEFF NELSON (8TH) AND JOE GIRARDI, JIM LEYRITZ (9TH)
WP - STERLING HITCHCOCK (12-5) LP - DALE POLLEY (1-1) SAVE - MIKE JACKSON (5)
HOME RUNS: SEA - MARK WHITEN (1) OFF WICKMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON NYY - NONE
TIME: 3:39 ATT: 50,724
PROBABLES: SEA - JAMIE MOYER (8-2, 4.10) NYY - KENNY ROGERS (10-5, 4.12)
SEATTLE (6) AT NEW YORK (5) - FINAL
SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Amaral lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .304 d-Cora ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 A Rodriguez ss 6 1 2 0 0 1 5 .360 K Griffey cf 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 .304 E Martinez dh 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .333 Buhner rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .277 Br Hunter 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .313 a-Whiten ph-lf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 Manto 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 b-Strange ph-3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .236 J Marzano c 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .286 Sheets 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .203 c-Sorrento ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
Totals 37 6 11 4 8 8 27
a-homered for Br Hunter in the 7th; b-grounded to first for Manto in the 7th; c-hit by pitch for Sheets in the 7th; d-grounded to second for Amaral in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - Buhner (22, Key); Amaral (10, Key); Strange (6, Nelson). HR - Whiten (1, 7th inning off Wickman 0 on, 0 out). RBI - K Griffey (100), Whiten (1), Strange 2 (22). 2-out RBI - K Griffey, Strange 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Sheets 2, Br Hunter 2, Buhner 2, A Rodriguez 2, J Marzano 1. GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 14.
FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Griffey (Fielder at home).
NEW YORK ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Jeter ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .314 Boggs 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316 A Fox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Oneill rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .299 Fielder dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .251 B Williams cf 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .300 T Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .305 Duncan 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .321 Girardi c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 a-Strawberry ph-lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Ger Williams lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 b-Raines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Leyritz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 6 14
a-doubled for Girardi in the 8th; b-grounded to first for Ger Williams in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - B Williams (18, Hitchcock); Fielder (15, Hitchcock); Strawberry (7, Ayala). SF - Duncan. RBI - Oneill (71), Fielder (92), Duncan (42), T Martinez (89), Strawberry (24). 2-out RBI - T Martinez, Strawberry. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Girardi 1, T Martinez 1, Raines 1. Team LOB - 8.
FIELDING: E - Ger Williams (3, catch). DP: 2 (Jeter-T Martinez, T Martinez).
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era Hitchcock (W, 12-5) 7 1/3 8 5 5 4 5 0 5.26 Ayala (H, 6) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.52 Charlton (H, 5) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.15 M Jackson (S, 5) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.04
NEW YORK ip h r er bb so hr era Key 5 6 3 1 6 5 0 5.04 Wickman (BS, 3) 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 4.60 Polley (L, 1-1) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.53 Nelson 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.34
Polley pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
IBB - B Williams (by Hitchcock); Whiten (by Nelson). HBP - Sorrento (by Wickman); K Griffey (by Polley). Pitches-strikes: Key 119-63; Wickman 39-25; Polley 3-1; Nelson 46-26; Hitchcock 119-68; Ayala 21-17; Charlton 1-1; M Jackson 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: Key 5-5; Wickman 4-0; Polley 0-0; Nelson 2-2; Hitchcock 5-11; Ayala 3-0; Charlton 0-1; M Jackson 0-0. Batters faced: Key 27; Wickman 11; Polley 1; Nelson 8; Hitchcock 33; Ayala 5; Charlton 1; M Jackson 1.
UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Mark Johnson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Drew Coble. T--3:39. Att--50,724. Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.
SEATTLE (6) AT NEW YORK (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
NEW YORK 1ST: Jeter singled to left. Boggs singled to left, Jeter to second. Oneill singled to right, Jeter scored, Boggs to second. Fielder singled to center, Boggs scored, Oneill to second. B Williams singled to center, Oneill to third, Fielder to second. T Martinez flied out to shallow left. Duncan hit sacrifice fly to center, Oneill scored, Fielder to third. Girardi grounded out to shortstop. SEATTLE 0, NEW YORK 3.
SEATTLE 4TH: Manto singled to left. J Marzano flied out to center. Sheets struck out swinging. Amaral singled to right, Manto to second. A Rodriguez singled to right, Manto to third, Amaral to second. K Griffey walked, Manto scored, Amaral to third, A Rodriguez to second. E Martinez safe at first on left fielder Ger Williams' fielding error, Amaral and A Rodriguez scored, K Griffey to third. Buhner struck out swinging. SEATTLE 3, NEW YORK 3.
NEW YORK 5TH: Jeter walked. Boggs struck out looking. Oneill fouled out to first. Fielder doubled to left, Jeter to third. B Williams intentionally walked. T Martinez singled to center, Jeter scored, Fielder thrown out at home. SEATTLE 3, NEW YORK 4.
SEATTLE 7TH: Whiten hit for Br Hunter. Whiten homered to right. Strange hit for Manto. Strange grounded out to first. J Marzano singled to center. Sorrento hit for Sheets. Sorrento hit by pitch, J Marzano to second. Cora hit for Amaral. Cora grounded out to second, J Marzano to third, Sorrento to second. A Rodriguez grounded out to third. SEATTLE 4, NEW YORK 4.
SEATTLE 8TH: Dale Polley relieved Bob Wickman. K Griffey hit by pitch. Jeff Nelson relieved Dale Polley. E Martinez grounded out to pitcher, K Griffey to second. Buhner struck out swinging. Whiten intentionally walked. Strange doubled to right center, K Griffey and Whiten scored. J Marzano grounded out to second. SEATTLE 6, NEW YORK 4.
NEW YORK 8TH: B Williams walked. T Martinez struck out swinging. Bobby Ayala relieved Sterling Hitchcock. Duncan grounded out to third, B Williams to second. Strawberry hit for Girardi. Strawberry doubled to left center, B Williams scored. Raines hit for Ger Williams. Raines grounded out to first. SEATTLE 6, NEW YORK 5.
GAME RECAPDoug Strange's two-out, two-run double snapped an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Seattle Mariners past the New York Yankees, 6-5, in the opener of a four-game series.
With Seattle trailing by a run in the seventh, Mark Whiten made his Mariners' debut and lined a pitch into the right-field bleachers, tying the score.
"He had a nice debut," Seattle manager Lou Pinella said. "Stroking one into the seats for us, to tie the game in the seventh inning."
In the eighth, Seattle had runners at first and second with two out against former Mariners reliever Jeff Nelson.
Strange worked the count full before lining a pitch into the gap in left-center, scoring both runners for a 6-4 lead.
After Darryl Strawberry's RBI double brought the Yankees within a run in the bottom of the eighth, pinch-hitter Tim Raines bounced weakly to first to end the threat. New York had the tying run on base in the ninth after Wade Boggs singled, but Norm Charlton got Paul O'Neill to pop out and Mike Jackson came on to strike out Cecil Fielder for his fifth save.
Ex-Yankee Sterling Hitchcock (12-5) notched the victory, allowing five runs and eight hits in 7 1/3 innings with four walks and five strikeouts. He's 2-1 this season against his former teammates.
"He struggled early with his command and got behind on the hitters," said Pinella. "He did the same as last start. He pitched well for us and had a fine game there on."
Dale Polley (1-1), who hit Ken Griffey Junior with one out in the eighth, took the loss.
Seattle won for just the second time in its last 10 games, while the Yankees lost for the fifth time in their last seven games. The Mariners have won four of the six meetings between the teams, including two of three in New York.
"Well, this is one that we let slip away," New York manager Joe Torre. "We're giving too much away. We're not there yet. The team needs to be playing with more confidence. The first inning was our opportunity. After that, they didn't give anything. We got three but just couldn't hold it."
Five consecutive singles and a sacrifice fly by Mariano Duncan staked the Yankees to a 3-0. Run-scoring singles by O'Neill and Fielder highlighted the inning which saw the first five batters reach base.
The Mariners capitalized on a break in the fourth to tie the score. After a bases-loaded walk to Griffey, Yankees left fielder Gerald Williams, among the best defensive outfielders in the league, lost a ball in the lights, allowing the tying runs to score.
New York took a 4-3 lead in the fifth when former Mariner Tino Martinez, who was traded for Hitchcock, singled home Derek Jeter.