Game Report

Play by Play for Game 5

FIRST INNING

Arizona--1. Tony Womack flies to right. OUT ONE. 2. Craig Counsell strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Luis Gonzalez grounds to first. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

New York--1. Derek Jeter flies to right. OUT ONE. 2. Paul O’Neill walks. 3. Bernie Williams flies to left. OUT TWO. 4. Tino Martinez singles down the first base line, O’Neill takes third but holds there as the ball caroms off a wall in foul territory and directly to right fielder Reggie Sanders. 5. Jorge Posada strikes out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, two left.

SECOND INNING

Arizona--1. Erubiel Durazo flies to center. OUT ONE. 2. Matt Williams strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Steve Finley strikes out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. Shane Spencer strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. David Justice grounds to short. OUT TWO. 3. Scott Brosius hits a ground ball to the right of second baseman Craig Counsell, who makes a diving stop and throws him out. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

THIRD INNING

Arizona--1. Reggie Sanders strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. On a full count, Mark Grace walks. 3. Rod Barajas, a .160 hitter starting only because Damian Miller is scratched with a strained calf, singles to center in his first postseason at-bat, Grace taking second. 4. Womack flies to left. OUT TWO. 5. Counsell strikes out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, two left.

New York--1. Alfonso Soriano singles to left. 2. On a 1-and-0 pitch to Derek Jeter, Soriano tries to steal second, Barajas throws him out. OUT ONE. Jeter strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. O’Neill grounds to short. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, none left.

FOURTH INNING

Arizona--1. Gonzalez pops to second. OUT ONE. 2. Durazo strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Williams lines to third. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

New York--1. Williams walks. 2. Martinez pops to first. OUT ONE. 3. Posada grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, Counsell to Womack to Grace. OUTS TWO AND THREE. No runs, no hits.

FIFTH INNING

Arizona--1. Finley hits a home run to right field. At this point in the World Series, Finley has scored four runs and the Yankees have scored seven. Diamondbacks lead, 1-0. 2. Sanders strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 3. Grace grounds to first. OUT TWO. 4. Barajas, quickly becoming the latest unlikely World Series hero, hits a home run to left field. Mike Mussina has now given up as many home runs in one inning as he did in his final 72 innings during the regular season. Diamondbacks lead, 2-0. 5. Womack strikes out swinging. OUT THREE. Diamondbacks 2, Yankees 0.

New York--1. Spencer grounds toward center field, Counsell makes a nice diving stop but bounces his throw to first, Spencer reaches base on an infield single. 2. Miguel Batista throws a wild pitch, Spencer takes second. Justice strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 3. Brosius flies to right. OUT TWO. 4. Soriano grounds to third. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

SIXTH INNING

Arizona--1. Counsell grounds to second. OUT ONE. 2. Gonzalez flies to center. OUT TWO. 3. Durazo grounds to Mussina, who tags him out. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. With the Diamondbacks trying to preserve a lead in the World Series, Albie Lopez and Troy Brohawn are warming up in their bullpen. Seriously. Jeter singles to center. 2. O’Neill grounds to second, Counsell tags out Jeter and throws to first to complete the double play. OUTS ONE AND TWO. 3. Williams grounds to second. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, none left.

SEVENTH INNING

Arizona--1. Williams grounds to third. OUT ONE. 2. Finley singles to right; he and Barajas have the only hits off Mussina to this point. 3. Sanders strikes out looking. OUT TWO. 4. Mussina throws a wild pitch, Finley takes second. With first base now open, Mussina walks Grace intentionally. 5. Barajas lines to left. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, two left.

New York--1. Martinez grounds to the pitcher. OUT ONE. 2. Posada strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. On a full count, Spencer walks. 4. On a full count, Justice walks, Spencer takes second. 5. Chuck Knoblauch runs for Justice. Brosius flies to right. No runs, no hits, two left.

EIGHTH INNING

Arizona--1. Womack singles to center. 2. Womack steals second, then takes third when Posada’s throw bounces into center. Counsell grounds to first. OUT ONE. 3. Mussina falls behind 3-and-0, but Gonzalez strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 4. Mussina walks Durazo intentionally. 5. Williams pops to second. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one error, two left.

New York--1. Soriano grounds to second. OUT ONE. 2. Jeter strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. O’Neill walks. 4. Williams pops to shallow left and the ball glances off Womack’s glove for a single, O’Neill takes third. 5. Greg Swindell relieves Batista, who has tied his career high by making 126 pitches. Martinez flies to left. No runs, one hit, two left.

NINTH INNING

Arizona--1. Ramiro Mendoza relieves Mussina, who makes a season-high 125 pitches. Finley singles to center, his third hit. 2. Sanders grounds to Brosius, who forces Finley at second. OUT ONE. 3. Grace grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, Soriano to Jeter to Martinez. OUTS TWO AND THREE. No runs, one hit, none left.

New York--1. Byung-Hyun Kim, who blew the save in the ninth inning Wednesday and lost the game in the 10th inning, relieves Swindell. Posada doubles to left, the Yankees’ first extra-base hit. 2. Spencer grounds to third. OUT ONE. 3. Knoblauch strikes out looking. OUT TWO. 4. Deja vu all over again: With the Yankees one out from defeat, one night after Martinez hits a two-out, two-run, score-tying home run off Kim, Brosius hits a home run to left--a two-out, two-run, score-tying home run off Kim. Score tied, 2-2. 5. Mike Morgan relieves Kim. Soriano flies to left. OUT THREE. Two runs, two hits, none left. Diamondbacks 2, Yankees 2.

TENTH INNING

Arizona--1. Mariano Rivera relieves Mendoza. Barajas pops to second. OUT ONE. 2. Womack grounds to second. OUT TWO. 3. Counsell grounds to the pitcher. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. Jeter grounds to shortstop. OUT ONE. 2. O’Neill grounds to second. OUT TWO. 3. Williams grounds to the catcher. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

ELEVENTH INNING

Arizona--1. Danny Bautista, who entered the game as a defensive replacement for Gonzalez in the ninth inning, singles to right. 2. Durazo loops a single into center, Bautista takes second. 3. Williams, whose last sacrifice bunt came in 1990, sacrifices Bautista to third and Durazo to second. OUT ONE. 4. Rivera walks Finley intentionally, loading the bases. 5. Sanders lines softly over the mound, Soriano makes a diving catch. OUT TWO. 6. Grace grounds to third. OUT THREE. No runs, two hits, three left.

New York--1. Martinez flies to left. OUT ONE. 2. Posada fouls to third. OUT TWO. 3. Spencer pops to second. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

TWELFTH INNING

Arizona--1. Sterling Hitchcock relieves Rivera. Barajas grounds to second. OUT ONE. 2. Womack flies to left. OUT TWO. 3. Counsell flies to center. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. Lopez , warming up as early as six innings--and two hours--ago, relieves Morgan. Knoblauch singles to center. 2. Brosius sacrifices Knoblauch to second. OUT ONE. 3. Soriano singles to right, Knoblauch scores. One run, two hits, one left. Final score: Yankees 3, Diamondbacks 2.