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August 4, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 16 0
Athletics 5 8 1
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Yankees 10 16 0
Athletics 5 8 1

Mike Blowers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .237
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 321
Hits 1 76
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 57

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 29
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 4, 1998
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Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Tino Martinez
Chuck Knoblauch
Scott Brosius
Derek Jeter
Shane Spencer
Chad Curtis
Paul O'Neill
Mike Blowers
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Mariano Rivera now pitching. Jorge Posada now catching. Shane Spencer now playing left field. Scott Brosius now playing third base. Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Buddy Groom now pitching. Strawberry strikes out.
Top 9 Shane Spencer pinch runs for Tim Raines. Curtis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Curtis reaches second base with a double. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Martinez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Tim Worrell now pitching. Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mike Blowers now playing first base. Ed Sprague now playing third base. O'Neill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 The umpire calls a balk on Taylor Knoblauch moves to second.
Top 9 Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jorge Posada pinch hits for Luis Sojo. Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Joe Girardi. Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers juggles the ball. That's an error on Blowers. Martinez moves to third. Raines moves to second.
Top 9 Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.
Top 9 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first, with Lloyd covering, for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Sojo moves to second.
Top 8 Jeter hits a line drive into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jason McDonald now playing right field. Rickey Henderson now playing left field. Sojo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Graeme Lloyd now pitching. McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Girardi hits a line drive towards the mound. Rogers catches it and throws to first to double up Curtis.
Top 7 Curtis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Raines moves to second.
Top 7 Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out.
Bottom 6 Hinch strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bournigal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blowers strikes out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first, with Buddie covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grieve is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McDonald bunts towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out.
Bottom 4 Hinch hits a line drive towards third. Sojo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Raines hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bournigal. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bournigal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blowers strikes out.
Bottom 3 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 The umpire calls a balk on Rogers O'Neill moves to second.
Top 3 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Top 3 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sojo scores.
Top 3 Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sojo hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Sojo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out.
Bottom 2 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Curtis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Raines moves to second.
Top 2 Raines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McDonald strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bournigal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiezio scores. Blowers moves to second.
Bottom 1 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields the ball and throws to Buddie covering. Safe. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 1 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Giambi trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Giambi reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. Stairs scores.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Christenson scores. Grieve moves to third.
Bottom 1 Grieve takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Christenson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Christenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Christenson reaches second base with a double. McDonald scores.
Bottom 1 There goes McDonald. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. McDonald steals second.
Bottom 1 McDonald takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.