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APRIL 20, 1998
After going 7-2 on their home stand, the Yankees begin a six-game road trip with a three-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. The Yankees are 6-2 on the road this season while the Blue Jays are 7-1 at home.
AL Player of the Week: CF Bernie F Williams New York Yankees
NL Player of the Week: LF Ryan Klesko Atlanta Braves
WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. New York Yankees
2. Atlanta Braves
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Toronto Blue Jays
5. Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Houston Astros
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Montreal Expos
9. San Francisco Giants
10. Florida Marlins
11. New York Mets
12. San Diego Padres
13. Arizona Diamondbacks
14. Minnesota Twins
15. Chicago White Sox
16. Colorado Rockies
17. Detroit Tigers
18. Texas Rangers
19. Boston Red Sox
20. Cleveland Indians
21. Kansas City Royals
22. Milwaukee Brewers
23. Oakland Athletics
24. Chicago Cubs
25. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
26. Philadelphia Phillies
27. St Louis Cardinals
28. Cincinnati Reds
29. Pittsburgh Pirates
30. Anaheim Angels
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 7-9 at Boston Red Sox 7-10
Baltimore Orioles 11-6 at Anaheim Angels 5-13
Minnesota Twins 9-8 at Oakland Athletics 7-10
Kansas City Royals 7-11 at Seattle Mariners 13-5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida Marlins 11-8 at Arizona Diamondbacks 10-9
Atlanta Braves 13-5 at Colorado Rockies 9-10
NEW YORK YANKEES (13-4) AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS (11-6)
MATCHUPS
SP Orlando Hernandez vs Pat Hentgen Advantage New York
C Jorge Posada vs Benito Santiago Advantage New York
1B Tino Martinez vs Mike Stanley Advantage Push
2B Chuck Knoblauch vs Craig Grebeck Advantage New York
3B Scott Brosius vs Tony Fernandez Advantage Toronto
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 Paul O'Neill vs Shawn Green Advantage Toronto
DH Tim Raines Sr vs Juan Samuel Advantage New York
Overall Advantage New York
In the top of the second, O'Neill injured his back while hitting a lead off double and had to leave the game. He was replaced by Darryl Strawberry. One out later, Brosius scored Strawberry with a double.
In the top of the third, the Yankees loaded the bases with two out. Fernandez then fumbled a Curtis grounder, allowing Jeter to score an unearned run. Hentgen then struck out Brosius to minimize the damage to just one run.
After three: New York 2 Toronto 0.
In the top of the fourth, Knoblauch doubled the Yankees lead with a 376 foot two-run homer.
In the top of the sixth, Kelvim Escobar took the mound for the Blue Jays. The Yankees loaded the bases with one out. Martinez worked the count full and then watched ball four miss low and that brought Knoblauch home with a run. But that's all the Yankees would get as Strawberry grounded into the 6-4-3 to retire the side.
After six: New York 5 Toronto 0.
In the bottom of the eighth, Hernandez struck out the side.
Hernandez set a Yankees team record with 13 strikeouts as he finished off the complete game shutout.
Final score: New York 5 Toronto 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Orlando Hernandez 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 5 Cleveland Indians 3
Baltimore Orioles 9 Anaheim Angels 2 10 innings
Oakland Athletics 4 Minnesota Twins 3
Seattle Mariners 5 Kansas City Royals 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona Diamondbacks 15 Florida Marlins 6
Atlanta Braves 5 Colorado Rockies 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Randy D Johnson Seattle Mariners 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, W
2. Orlando Hernandez New York Yankees 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, W
3. Travis Lee Arizona Diamondbacks 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R
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