Game Report

Diamondbacks 3, Yankees 2

Play by Play for Game 7

FIRST INNING

New York--1. Derek Jeter was called out on strikes. OUT ONE. 2. Paul O’Neill doubled to right center, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple 9-4-5. OUT TWO. 3. Bernie Williams flied out to center. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, none left.

Arizona--1. Tony Womack popped out to center. OUT ONE. 2. Craig Counsell reached first on Roger Clemens’ error. 3. Luis Gonzalez grounded to first, Counsell taking second. OUT TWO. 4. Matt Williams stuck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, one error, one left.

SECOND INNING

New York--1. Tino Martinez struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Jorge Posada flied to left. OUT TWO. 3. Shane Spencer’s 400-foot drive to center was run down by Steve Finley. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Finley banged a hot grounder to short and was thrown out. OUT ONE. 2. Danny Bautista walked. 3. Mark Grace singled to left, Bautista stopping at second. 4. Damian Miller struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 5. Curt Schilling was called out on strikes. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, two left.

THIRD INNING

New York--1. Alfonso Soriano flied to right. OUT ONE. 2. Scott Brosius fouled out to first. OUT TWO. 3. Roger Clemens struck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

Arizona--1. Womack struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Counsell lined a hit to center. 3. Gonzalez struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 4. Williams hit an infield single, Counsell stopping at second. 5. Finley struck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, two hits, two left.

FOURTH INNING

New York--1. Jeter flied to right. OUT ONE. 2. O’Neill struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Bernie Williams was called out on strikes. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Bautista flied to center. OUT ONE. 2. Grace singled off Jeter’s glove. 3. Miller struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 4. Schilling struck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

FIFTH INNING

New York--1. Martinez dueled with Schilling for 11 pitches but flied to center. OUT ONE. 2. Posada was called out on strikes. OUT TWO. 3. Spencer popped out to second. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Womack grounded to second. OUT ONE. 2. Counsell grounded to short. OUT TWO. 3. Gonzalez reached first on Soriano’s error. 4. Matt Williams hit a fielder’s choice grounder, Gonzalez out at second. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, one error, one left.

SIXTH INNING

New York--1. Soriano struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Brosius struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Clemens flied to right. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Finley singled to center. 2. Bautista doubled to left-center, Finley scoring. Bautista was out trying to go to third, 8-6-5. OUT ONE. Arizona leads, 1-0. 3. Grace grounded to second. OUT TWO. 4. Miller struck out swinging. OUT THREE. One run, two hits, none left. DIAMONDBACKS 1, YANKEES 0

SEVENTH INNING

New York--1. Jeter singled to right. 2. O’Neill singled to center, Jeter stopping at second. 3. Williams hit a fielder’s choice grounder to first; O’Neill was out at second, Jeter stopped at third. OUT ONE. 4. Martinez singled to right, Jeter scored, Williams stopped at second. Score tied, 1-1 5. Posada flied to shallow left. OUT TWO. 6. Spencer flied to right. OUT THREE. One run, three hits, two left. DIAMONDBACKS 1, YANKEES 1

Arizona--1. Schilling was called out on strikes. OUT ONE. 2. Womack singled to right. Mike Stanton replaced Clemens. 3. On a delayed steal, Womack was thrown out trying at second, 2-6. OUT TWO. 4. Counsell fouled out to first. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, none left.

EIGHTH INNING

New York--1. Soriano homered to left. New York leads, 2-1 2. Brosius struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 3. David Justice, batting for Stanton, singled to center. Miguel Batista replaced Schilling. 4. Jeter hit a fielder’s choice grounder, Justice was thrown out at second. Randy Johnson replaced Batista. 5. Chuck Knoblauch, batting for O’Neill, flied to right. OUT THREE. One run, two hits, one left. YANKEES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1

Arizona--1. Mariano Rivera now pitching. Gonzalez struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Matt Williams struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Finley singled to right. 4. Bautista struck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

NINTH INNING

New York--1. Bernie Williams flied to center. ONE OUT. 2. Martinez grounded to short. OUT TWO. 3. Posada struck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Grace singled to center. David Dellucci ran for Grace. 2. Miller bunted to Rivera, who threw the ball past Jeter at second for an error. Midre Cummings ran for Miller. 3. Jay Bell, batting for Johnson, bunts to Rivera, Dellucci is thrown out at third. ONE OUT. 4. Womack doubled to right, Cummings scored, Bell went to third. Score tied, 2-2 5. Counsell is hit by the pitch, loading the bases. 6. Gonzalez singled to left, Bell scoring the winning run. Two runs, three hits, one error, three left. DIAMONDBACKS 3, YANKEES 2