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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Chicago IL
Posts: 4,197
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YANKEES FLEX MUSCLE; TAKE SERIES
Another strong pitching performance, this time by Cuban rookie Orlando Hernandez allowed the 98 Yankees to win the series over the 09 Tigers, three games to one.
It is always someone who steps it seems like for the Yankees and on this clinching day it was Jorge Posada. The catcher hammered a fastball in the 4th inning close to 430 feet for a three run home run breaking open a close game.
Hernandez confused the Tigers with his delivery and other then a Ty Cobb RBI in the 8th, was almost flawless. The Yankees as a whole controlled the Hall of Fame Tigers to only 6 hits in 4 games. Mariano Rivera saved his third game of the series, and always seems to be on the mound when the Yanks clinch.
This 1998 team lived up to all the hype and in many peoples eyes beat a great team and didnt even play at their very best. The defense and pitching for New York however was dynasty like.
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Game 4
98 Yankees win seires 3-1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | New York Yankees 1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | | Detroit Tigers 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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BATTING
Doubles: D. Strawberry (0, 3rd Inning off E. Killian, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Williams (0, 1st Inning off E. Killian, 0 on, 2 outs) P. O'Neill (0, 7th Inning off K. Speer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Posada (0, 4th Inning off E. Killian, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Posada 4 , T. Martinez , C. Knoblauch , D. Jeter , D. Strawberry 3 , B. Williams 3 , P. O'Neill 2 , S. Brosius 3
2-out RBI: S. Brosius
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Knoblauch , D. Jeter , P. O'Neill 2
GIDP: P. O'Neill
Sac Bunt: O. Hernandez 3
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Knoblauch-Martinez)
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a - C. O'Leary pinch hit for E. Killian in the 5th
b - G. Moriarty pinch hit for E. Summers in the 8th
c - D. Jones pinch hit for E. Jones in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Schmidt (0, 2nd Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) M. McIntyre (0, 8th Inning off O. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) T. Cobb (0, 8th Inning off O. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Schmidt 2 , G. Schaefer , D. Bush 2 , M. McIntyre 3 , S. Crawford , T. Cobb 2 , J. Delahanty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rossman , G. Schaefer , M. McIntyre , S. Crawford , J. Delahanty
GIDP: G. Schaefer
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Delahanty-Bush-Rossman)
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PITCHING
Game Score: E. Killian 35
Batters Faced: E. Killian 23, R. Works 5, K. Speer 5, E. Summers 3, E. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Killian 7-6, R. Works 2-0, K. Speer 0-0, E. Summers 1-2, E. Jones 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Killian 78-47, R. Works 15-8, K. Speer 21-16, E. Summers 7-5, E. Jones 12-6
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Player of the Game: O. Hernandez
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 34481
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SERIES MVP
Bernie Williams
.333 4 RBI 2 R
Last edited by Nick Soulis; 03-04-2010 at 11:49 PM.
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