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APRIL 27, 1998
After going 2-4 on their road trip, the Yankees will end the month of April with a four-game home stand, beginning with a two-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees lead the season series between these two teams 2-1.
AL Player of the Week: RF Juan Gonzalez Texas Rangers
NL Player of the Week: 1B John Olerud New York Mets
WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Atlanta Braves
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Baltimore Orioles
4. New York Mets
5. San Diego Padres
6. New York Yankees
7. Toronto Blue Jays
8. Montreal Expos
9. Detroit Tigers
10. Chicago White Sox
11. San Francisco Giants
12. Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Arizona Diamondbacks
14. Colorado Rockies
15. Minnesota Twins
16. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
17. Houston Astros
18. Oakland Athletics
19. Philadelphia Phillies
20. Cleveland Indians
21. Milwaukee Brewers
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. Texas Rangers
24. Boston Red Sox
25. Cincinnati Reds
26. Kansas City Royals
27. Florida Marlins
28. St Louis Cardinals
29. Chicago Cubs
30. Anaheim Angels
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland Athletics 10-12 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-12
Detroit Tigers 12-10 at Boston Red Sox 9-14
Anaheim Angels 5-19 at Baltimore Orioles 15-7
Cleveland Indians 10-13 at Chicago White Sox 13-10
Seattle Mariners 17-7 at Kansas City Royals 9-15
Texas Rangers 9-14 at Minnesota Twins 12-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 10-13 at Cincinnati Reds 9-15
Montreal Expos 14-10 at St Louis Cardinals 8-15
Florida Marlins 11-14 at Colorado Rockies 13-12
Milwaukee Brewers 11-14 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13-10
Chicago Cubs 8-16 at San Diego Padres 14-9
Pittsburgh Pirates 10-15 at San Francisco Giants 13-11
TORONTO BLUE JAYS (14-9) AT NEW YORK YANKEES (15-8)
MATCHUPS
SP Roger Clemens vs David Cone Advantage Toronto
C Darrin Fletcher vs Jorge Posada Advantage New York
1B Mike Stanley vs Tino Martinez Advantage New York
2B Tony Fernandez vs Chuck Knoblauch Advantage New York
3B Felipe Crespo vs Scott Brosius Advantage New York
SS Alex S Gonzalez vs Derek Jeter Advantage New York
LF Shannon Stewart vs Chad Curtis Advantage Toronto
CF Jose L Cruz vs Bernie F Williams Advantage New York
RF Shawn Green vs Darryl Strawberry Advantage Toronto
DH Craig Grebeck vs Tim Raines Sr Advantage New York
Overall Advantage New York
In the top of the first, Stanley put the Blue Jays on the board with a two-run double.
After three: Toronto 2 New York 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Raines put the Yankees on the board with a two-out RBI double.
In the top of the fifth, Cruz scored on a two-out passed ball.
In the top of the sixth, Fletcher added a two-out RBI single to the Blue Jays lead. The Blue Jays went on to load the bases with two out before Crespo grounded to third to retire the side.
After six: Toronto 4 New York 1.
In the top of the eighth, Green led off with a 429 foot homer.
In the top of the ninth, Mariano Rivera took the mound for the Yankees.
In the bottom of the ninth, Randy Myers took the mound for the Blue Jays. Raines hit his third double of the game to tie an AL record. Brosius brought Raines home with a two-out double. The Yankees went on to load the bases with two out. Knoblauch singled to score a run and the Yankees suddenly had a chance. But Jeter grounded to short to end the game.
The Yankees got 11 hits in the loss and Cone struck out 1p in a losing effort.
Final score: Toronto 5 New York 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Roger Clemens 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9 Oakland Athletics 8
Boston Red Sox 2 Detroit Tigers 0
Baltimore Orioles 3 Anaheim Angels 2
Chicago White Sox 9 Cleveland Indians 7
Seattle Mariners 10 Kansas City Royals 7
Texas Rangers 4 Minnesota Twins 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 16 Cincinnati Reds 5
St Louis Cardinals 6 Montreal Expos 5
Colorado Rockies 5 Florida Marlins 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Milwaukee Brewers 5 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 2 San Diego Padres 0
San Francisco Giants 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Wil Cordero Chicago White Sox 3 for 4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R
2. Robin Ventura Chicago White Sox 4 for 4, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
3. Pedro J Martinez Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W
Kevin Tapani of the Chicago Cubs pitched a complete game shutout.
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