Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/27)
| Game 1: Monday, September 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 11 | Final in 10 |
| Baltimore | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 27 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 17 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 27, 2005
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, D Jeter homered to left center | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Rodriguez flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Giambi walked | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), G Sheffield grounded into fielder's choice to center, J Giambi out at second | 1 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsui | H Matsui singled to right, G Sheffield to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Posada | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, J Posada flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| Bernie Castro | Strike (looking), B Castro doubled to left center | 1 | 0 |
| Melvin Mora | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, M Mora grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Tejada singled to center, B Castro to third | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Gibbons | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), J Gibbons doubled to deep right, B Castro scored, M Tejada to third | 1 | 1 |
| B.J. Surhoff | B Surhoff grounded out to first, M Tejada scored, J Gibbons to third | 1 | 2 |
| Javy Lopez | Strike (looking), Ball, J Lopez grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Bruce Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, R Cano fouled out to third | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, B Williams singled to left | 1 | 2 |
| Bubba Crosby | B Crosby grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Williams out at second | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), D Jeter singled to center, B Crosby to second | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Rodriguez struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Mike Mussina pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| Luis Matos | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), L Matos struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| David Newhan | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), D Newhan grounded out to second | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Gomez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, C Gomez walked | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Castro | Strike (swinging), Ball, B Castro singled to right, C Gomez to third | 1 | 2 |
| Melvin Mora | Ball, Strike (looking), M Mora doubled to left, C Gomez and B Castro scored | 1 | 4 |
| Miguel Tejada | M Tejada singled to left, M Mora scored | 1 | 5 |
| Jay Gibbons | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Gibbons singled to right, M Tejada to third | 1 | 5 |
| B.J. Surhoff | A Leiter relieved M Mussina, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, B Surhoff lined out to shortstop | 1 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Bruce Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| Jason Giambi | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Giambi walked | 1 | 5 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, G Sheffield homered to left, J Giambi scored | 3 | 5 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Ball, H Matsui safe at first on error by second baseman B Castro | 3 | 5 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Posada grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, H Matsui out at second | 3 | 5 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, R Cano grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| Javy Lopez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), J Lopez struck out looking | 3 | 5 |
| Luis Matos | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, L Matos grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 5 |
| David Newhan | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Newhan grounded out to first | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Bruce Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Williams singled to center | 3 | 5 |
| Bubba Crosby | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Crosby walked, B Williams to second | 3 | 5 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), D Jeter struck out looking | 3 | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Rodriguez struck out looking | 3 | 5 |
| Jason Giambi | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Giambi walked, B Williams to third, B Crosby to second | 3 | 5 |
| Gary Sheffield | G Sheffield homered to left, B Williams, B Crosby and J Giambi scored | 7 | 5 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), H Matsui grounded out to first | 7 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Al Leiter pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| Chris Gomez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, C Gomez walked | 7 | 5 |
| Bernie Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, B Castro lined out to right | 7 | 5 |
| Melvin Mora | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, M Mora grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Gomez out at second | 7 | 5 |
| Miguel Tejada | Ball, M Mora to second on wild pitch by A Leiter, Strike (looking), M Tejada singled to right, M Mora scored | 7 | 6 |
| Jay Gibbons | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, J Gibbons homered to right, M Tejada scored | 7 | 8 |
| B.J. Surhoff | Ball, Strike (foul), B Surhoff grounded out to second | 7 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Rakers pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| A Rakers relieved B Chen. | 7 | 8 | |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Posada struck out swinging | 7 | 8 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, R Cano singled to right | 7 | 8 |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, B Williams flied out to right | 7 | 8 |
| Bubba Crosby | B Crosby lined out to first | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Proctor pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| S Proctor relieved A Leiter. | 7 | 8 | |
| Javy Lopez | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, J Lopez homered to left | 7 | 9 |
| Luis Matos | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), L Matos struck out swinging | 7 | 9 |
| David Newhan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, D Newhan walked | 7 | 9 |
| Chris Gomez | Ball, C Gomez singled to center, D Newhan to second | 7 | 9 |
| Bernie Castro | B Castro singled to left, D Newhan to third, C Gomez to second, F Rodriguez relieved S Proctor | 7 | 9 |
| Melvin Mora | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Newhan scored, C Gomez to third, B Castro to second on passed ball by J Posada, Strike (foul), Ball, M Mora walked | 7 | 10 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Tejada walked, C Gomez scored, B Castro to third, M Mora to second, W Franklin relieved F Rodriguez | 7 | 11 |
| Jay Gibbons | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Gibbons walked, B Castro scored, M Mora to third, M Tejada to second | 7 | 12 |
| B.J. Surhoff | Ball, Ball, B Surhoff hit sacrifice fly to right, M Mora scored, M Tejada to third | 7 | 13 |
| Javy Lopez | Strike (swinging), Ball, J Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Gibbons out at second | 7 | 13 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Rakers pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 13 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Rodriguez flied out to center | 7 | 13 |
| Jason Giambi | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Giambi grounded out to pitcher | 7 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Wayne Franklin pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| Luis Matos | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, L Matos grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 13 |
| David Newhan | D Newhan hit by pitch | 7 | 13 |
| Chris Gomez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Gomez fouled out to first | 7 | 13 |
| Bernie Castro | Strike (foul), Ball, D Newhan stole second, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, B Castro walked | 7 | 13 |
| Melvin Mora | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Mora struck out swinging | 7 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Rakers pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), G Sheffield flied out to left, T Byrdak relieved A Rakers | 7 | 13 |
| Hideki Matsui | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), H Matsui singled to center | 7 | 13 |
| Jorge Posada | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, H Matsui to second on wild pitch by T Byrdak, J Posada safe at second on throwing error by third baseman M Mora, H Matsui scored | 8 | 13 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Cano struck out swinging | 8 | 13 |
| Bernie Williams | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Williams struck out looking | 8 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Alan Embree pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| A Embree relieved W Franklin. | 8 | 13 | |
| Miguel Tejada | Ball, Strike (swinging), M Tejada grounded out to second | 8 | 13 |
| Jay Gibbons | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, J Gibbons popped out to second | 8 | 13 |
| B.J. Surhoff | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, B Surhoff flied out to right | 8 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Ray pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| C Ray relieved T Byrdak. | 8 | 13 | |
| R Sierra hit for B Crosby. | 8 | 13 | |
| Ruben Sierra | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), R Sierra struck out looking | 8 | 13 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Jeter walked | 8 | 13 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, A Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, D Jeter to third, D Jeter scored on throwing error by right fielder J Gibbons | 9 | 13 |
| Jason Giambi | Strike (looking), A Rodriguez stole third, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Giambi struck out swinging | 9 | 13 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Ball, G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop | 9 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Tanyon Sturtze pitching for New York | NYY | BAL | |
| R Sierra in right field. | 9 | 13 | |
| T Sturtze relieved A Embree. | 9 | 13 | |
| Javy Lopez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Lopez walked, E Rogers ran for J Lopez | 9 | 13 |
| Luis Matos | L Matos doubled to deep left center, E Rogers scored | 9 | 14 |
| David Newhan | D Newhan grounded out to shortstop | 9 | 14 |
| Chris Gomez | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Gomez walked | 9 | 14 |
| Bernie Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, B Castro grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Gomez out at second, L Matos to third | 9 | 14 |
| Melvin Mora | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Mora homered to left, L Matos and B Castro scored, J De Paula relieved T Sturtze | 9 | 17 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Tejada struck out swinging | 9 | 17 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Todd Williams pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL | |
| E Byrnes in left field. | 9 | 17 | |
| G Gil catching. | 9 | 17 | |
| D Newhan in right field. | 9 | 17 | |
| T Williams relieved C Ray. | 9 | 17 | |
| Hideki Matsui | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), H Matsui singled to center | 9 | 17 |
| Jorge Posada | J Posada fouled out to left | 9 | 17 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, R Cano singled to right, H Matsui to second | 9 | 17 |
| Bernie Williams | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, B Williams grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Cano out at second | 9 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||