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APRIL 8, 1998
Tonight, the Yankees will conclude their season-opening road trip with a game in Seattle against the Mariners. The Yankees will try to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 3-3 at Oakland Athletics 3-3
Texas Rangers 1-5 at Chicago White Sox 4-2
Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 at Minnesota Twins 2-4
Boston Red Sox 3-4 at Anaheim Angels 0-7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 5-2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3-4
New York Mets 3-4 at Chicago Cubs 3-5
Florida Marlins 5-3 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-3
Atlanta Braves 4-2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2-5
Houston Astros 6-2 at San Francisco Giants 2-5
St Louis Cardinals 1-4 at Colorado Rockies 4-4
Arizona Diamondbacks 3-4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0
Cincinnati Reds 2-5 at San Diego Padres 3-3
NEW YORK YANKEES (5-2) AT SEATTLE MARINERS (6-1)
MATCHUPS
SP David Wells vs Jeff Fassero Advantage New York
C Jorge Posada vs John Marzano Advantage New York
1B Tino Martinez vs David Segui Advantage New York
2B Chuck Knoblauch vs Joey Cora Advantage New York
3B Scott Brosius vs Russ Davis Advantage New York
SS Derek Jeter vs Alex Rodriguez Advantage New York
LF Chad Curtis vs Glenallen Hill Advantage Seattle
CF Bernie F Williams vs Ken Griffey Jr. Advantage Push
RF Paul O'Neill vs Jay Buhner Advantage New York
DH Tim Raines Sr vs Edgar Martinez Advantage Seattle
Overall Advantage New York
In the top of the first, Williams beat out the 4-6-3 to allow Jeter to score from third.
In the top of the second, Brosius hit a 350 foot two-run homer.
In the top of the third, Williams delivered a two-out solo shot 374 feet.
After three: New York 4 Seattle 0.
In the top of the fourth, Brosius was hit on the hand by a pitch and had to leave the game. He was replaced by Dale Sveum. The Yankees got a run on a Posada single.
In the bottom of the fourth, Griffey led off with a 366 foot homer.
In the top of the fifth, Williams hit his second solo home run of the game, with this one traveling 362 feet.
After six: New York 6 Seattle 1.
In the top of the seventh, Paul Abbott took the mound for the Mariners. Tino Martinez belted a two-run homer 353 feet.
In the top of the eighth, Jeter picked up an RBI triple. Jeter then scored when Raines grounded to short.
In the bottom of the eighth, Griffey was thrown out at home trying to score from first on a Hill two-out double.
In the top of the ninth, Heathcliff Slocumb took the mound for the Mariners. Jeter got a two-out RBI single.
The Yankees got 15 hits in the win. Despite getting pounded, the Mariners pitchers did record 12 strikeouts.
Final score: New York 11 Seattle 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bernie F Williams 2 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 7 Oakland Athletics 6 11 innings
Chicago White Sox 7 Texas Rangers 2
Minnesota Twins 4 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Anaheim Angels 7 Boston Red Sox 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 2 Milwaukee Brewers 1
San Francisco Giants 11 Houston Astros 4
Atlanta Braves 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Philadelphia Phillies 9 Florida Marlins 4
St Louis Cardinals 4 Colorado Rockies 3
Cincinnati Reds 7 San Diego Padres 5
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
New York Mets at Chicago Cubs ppd
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Scott Rolen Philadelphia Phillies 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
2. Kevin Millwood Atlanta Braves 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W
3. Jay Bell Arizona Diamondbacks 2 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
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