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APRIL 2, 1998
Tonight concludes the two-game series in Anaheim between the Yankees and the Angels.
The Yankees signed hitting coach John Money to a 2-year, $31,580 per year contract and team doctor Bobby Jensen to a 5-year, $112,060 per year contract.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 0-2 at Baltimore Orioles 2-0
Detroit Tigers 2-0 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-2
Minnesota Twins 0-1 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-0
Chicago White Sox 1-0 at Texas Rangers 0-1
Boston Red Sox 0-1 at Oakland Athletics 1-0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 0-1 at Montreal Expos 1-0
Chicago Cubs 1-1 at Florida Marlins 1-1
Los Angeles Dodgers at St Louis Cardinals (2)
Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at New York Mets 0-1
Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-1
San Diego Padres 0-2 at Cincinnati Reds 2-0
San Francisco Giants 0-2 at Houston Astros 2-0
Colorado Rockies 1-1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-1
NEW YORK YANKEES (1-0) AT ANAHEIM ANGELS (0-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Andy Pettitte vs Omar Olivares Advantage New York
C Jorge Posada vs Phil Nevin Advantage New York
1B Tino Martinez vs Cecil Fielder Advantage New York
2B Chuck Knoblauch vs Randy Velarde Advantage New York
3B Scott Brosius vs Dave Hollins Advantage New York
SS Derek Jeter vs Gary Disarcina Advantage New York
LF Chad Curtis vs Darin Erstad Advantage New York
CF Bernie F Williams vs Jim Edmonds Advantage New York
RF Paul O'Neill vs Garret Anderson Advantage New York
DH Tim Raines Sr vs Tim Salmon Advantage New York
Overall Advantage New York
In the bottom of the third, Velarde put the Angels on the board with an RBI single. Fielder then walked to load the bases with one out. Edmonds took advantage and hit a two-run single. Salmon knocked in two with his own single. Erstad brought Salmon home with a double.
After three: Anaheim 6 New York 0.
In the top of the fourth, Knoblauch put the Yankees on the board with an RBI single. Knoblauch went on to score on a Posada single. Jeter made it a three-run inning with a two-out RBI single. Curtis scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to two.
In the top of the fifth, the Yankees loaded the bases with nobody out. Brosius picked up a sacrifice fly to make it a one-run game. Posada drew a walk to reload the bases with two out. Ken Hill took the mound for the Angels. Curtis flew out to right to retire the side.
In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on first and one out, Ramiro Mendoza took the mound for the Yankees.
In the top of the sixth, the six-run deficit was completely wiped away as Jeter scored the tying run from third when O'Neill grounded to first.
After six: New York 6 Anaheim 6.
In the top of the seventh, on three walks, the Yankees loaded the bases with one out. Jeter then gave the Yankees the lead with a run-scoring single. Mike James took the mound for the Angels. Williams grounded into the 4-2 fielder's choice for the second out. Mike Holtz took the mound for the Angels and on his very first pitch, Martinez took him 359 feet for a grand slam. With a runner on first and two out, the Angels made their third pitching change of the inning, sending Allen Watson to the mound.
In the bottom of the seventh, Erstad hit a two-run homer 412 feet to try to get the Angels back in the game. The Yankees brought Jeff Nelson from the bullpen. A hit batter later and Mike Stanton took the mound for the Yankees. A single put runners at the corners with two out and Graeme Lloyd took the mound for the Yankees and got Disarcina to ground to short to end the inning.
In the top of the eighth, Watson struck out the side around a one-out double by Raines.
In the bottom of the ninth, Mariano Rivera took the mound for the Yankees and finished off the Angels.
The two teams combined for 22 hits. The Yankees also drew 11 walks.
Final score: New York 11 Anaheim 8.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tino Martinez 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 6 Kansas City Royals 1
Detroit Tigers 9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Minnesota Twins 4
Texas Rangers 8 Chicago White Sox 6
Oakland Athletics 3 Boston Red Sox 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 10 innings
Florida Marlins 6 Chicago Cubs 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 St Louis Cardinals 4 Game 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 14 St Louis Cardinals 5 Game 2
Philadelphia Phillies 6 New York Mets 4
Atlanta Braves 13 Milwaukee Brewers 12 14 innings
San Diego Padres 6 Cincinnati Reds 4
Houston Astros 5 San Francisco Giants 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 10 Colorado Rockies 6
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jay Bell Arizona Diamondbacks 4 for 5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R
2. Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 5 for 7, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Jeromy Burnitz Milwaukee Brewers 4 for 6, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
Milwaukee Brewers LF Geoff Jenkins had a five-hit game.
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