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APRIL 21, 1998
Tonight is the second game in the series in Toronto between the Yankees and the Blue Jays. The Yankees have won five of their last six.
The Yankees placed RF Paul O'Neill on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 20.
The Seattle Mariners signed CF Ken Griffey Jr to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $80,200,000.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 9-8 at Cleveland Indians 7-10
Boston Red Sox 8-10 at Detroit Tigers 8-9
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-11 at Texas Rangers 7-10
Baltimore Orioles 12-6 at Anaheim Angels 5-14
Minnesota Twins 9-9 at Oakland Athletics 8-10
Kansas City Royals 7-12 at Seattle Mariners 14-5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis Cardinals 6-11 at Montreal Expos 11-7
Houston Astros 12-7 at New York Mets 10-8
Cincinnati Reds 6-12 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-11
San Francisco Giants 10-8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6-13
San Diego Padres 9-8 at Chicago Cubs 7-11
Los Angeles Dodgers 11-6 at Milwaukee Brewers 8-11
NEW YORK YANKEES (14-4) AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS (11-7)
MATCHUPS
SP Hideki Irabu vs Woody Williams Advantage Push
C Jorge Posada vs Darrin Fletcher Advantage New York
1B Tino Martinez vs Mike Stanley Advantage New York
2B Chuck Knoblauch vs Tony Fernandez Advantage Push
3B Scott Brosius vs Felipe Crespo Advantage New York
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 Darryl Strawberry vs Shawn Green Advantage Toronto
DH Tim Raines Sr vs Craig Grebeck Advantage New York
Overall Advantage New York
In the bottom of the first, Irabu hit Fernandez on the foot with a pitch and Fernandez had to leave the game. He was replaced by Tomas Perez.
In the top of the second, Posada put the Yankees on the board with an RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, Canseco led off with a 391 foot home run to tie the game. Later in the inning, Gonzalez put the Blue Jays in the lead with a two-out RBI double.
After three: Toronto 2 New York 1.
In the bottom of the fourth, Canseco sent his second solo home run of the game 390 feet with two out.
In the top of the fifth, Martinez hit a two-out RBI single to make it a one-run game.
After six: Toronto 3 New York 2.
In the top of the seventh, Dan Plesac took the mound for the Blue Jays.
In the bottom of the seventh, Green increased the Blue Jays lead with a 402 foot two-run longball. With bases empty and nobody out, Graeme Lloyd took the mound for the Yankees.
In the top of the eighth, Brosius got an RBI double to get the Yankees back in the game.
In the top of the ninth, Randy Myers took the mound for the Blue Jays. With a runner on first and two out, Bernie Williams flew to left to end the game.
The two teams combined for 21 hits in the contest.
Final score: Toronto 5 New York 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jose Canseco 3 for 5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 8 Cleveland Indians 4
Detroit Tigers 4 Boston Red Sox 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8 Texas Rangers 6
Baltimore Orioles 5 Anaheim Angels 3
Oakland Athletics 6 Minnesota Twins 0
Seattle Mariners 5 Kansas City Royals 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 6 St Louis Cardinals 2
New York Mets 3 Houston Astros 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 San Francisco Giants 6
San Diego Padres 3 Chicago Cubs 1
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies ppd
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Robin Ventura Chicago White Sox 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
2. Tom Candiotti Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Al L Martin Pittsburgh Pirates 2 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
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