Game Report

Play by play of Game 1:

FIRST INNING

New York--1. Swinging on the second pitch, Chuck Knoblauch popped to second. OUT ONE. 2. After taking a pitch on the outside corner for a strike, Derek Jeter is hit on the right wrist with a pitch. 3. David Justice lost his bat while striking out on a pitch in the dirt, but his bat found the hole between first and second. OUT TWO. 4. Bernie Williams shakes off his World Series slump and doubles down the left-field line, scoring Jeter. YANKEES LEAD, 1-0. 5. Tino Martinez grounded sharply to short and was thrown out by Tony Womack. OUT THREE. One run, one hit, one left. Yankees 1, Diamondbacks 0.

Arizona--1. Tony Womack struck out on a pitch in the dirt. The ball got away from catcher Posada, who retired Womack at first. OUT ONE. 2. NLCS MVP Craig Counsell homered to right on a 1-and-1 pitch. Score tied, 1-1. 3. Luis Gonzalez struck out swinging at a fastball on the inside part of the plate. OUT TWO. 4. Reggie Sanders reached for a pitch and singled to right. 5. Steve Finley grounded to first, to warning track in center. OUT THREE. One run, two hits, one left. Yankees 1, Diamondbacks 1.

SECOND INNING

New York--1. Jorge Posada, who led the Yankees in times struck out, struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Alfonso Soriano flied out to center on a 1-and-2 pitch. OUT TWO. 3. Scott Brosius hit a looper to center off the end of his bat. Center fielder Steve Finley broke back on the ball, charged in at the last moment, but was unable to catch the ball. Double for Brosius. 4. Mike Mussina struck out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

Arizona--1. Matt Williams took a bad swing at an inside pitch and struck out. OUT ONE. 2. Mark Grace line out to second. OUT TWO. 3. Damian Miller singled to left. 4. Curt Schilling struck out swinging on three pitches. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

THIRD INNING

New York--1: Chuck Knoblauch fouled out to shallow right. OUT ONE. 2. Derek Jeter grounded sharply to short. OUT TWO. 3. David Justice struck out looking on a pitch on the outside corner, Schilling’s fourth strikeout in the game. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1: Tony Womack was hit in the belt buckle by a pitch. 2. Craig Counsell sacrificed down the first-base line and almost beat Mike Mussina to the bag. Womack took second. OUT ONE. 3. On a 1-and-2 pitch, Luis Gonzalez homered over the swimming pool in right field. Diamondbacks lead, 3-1. 4. Reggie Sanders lined a fastball up the middle for a hit. 5. Steve Finley hit a fly ball to right-center that clanked off David Justice’s iron glove for a two-base error. Sanders stopped at third. 6. Matt Williams flied out to shallow center, Sanders scored, Finley took second. Diamondbacks lead, 4-1. 7. Mark Grace was walked intentionally. 8. Damian Miller doubled just inside the third-base line, Finley scored, Grace stopped at third. Diamondbacks lead, 5-1. 9. Curt Schilling grounded to short. OUT THREE. Four runs, four hits, two left. Diamondbacks 5, Yankees 1.

FOURTH INNING

New York--1. Bernie Williams struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Tino Martinez popped to shallow left. OUT TWO. 3. Jorge Posada grounded past a diving Craig Counsell for a single. 4. Alfonso Soriano struck out swinging. Schilling has six strikeouts. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

Arizona--1. Randy Choate pitching for the Yankees. Tony Womack popped a bunt to the catcher. OUT ONE. 2. Craig Counsell struck out while attempting to check his swing. OUT TWO. 3. Luis Gonzalez doubled down the left-field line. 4. Reggie Sanders was intentionally walked. 5. Steve Finley lined a 2-and-0 pitch to right, scoring Gonzalez. Sanders took third. Diamondbacks lead, 6-1. 6. Matt Williams grounded to third, but the ball bounced off Scott Brosius’ glove for an error. Sanders scored, Finley stopped at third, Williams at second. Diamondbacks lead, 7-1. 7. Mark Grace doubled to right-center, Finely and Williams scored. Diamondbacks lead, 9-1. 8. Damian Miller grounded to the pitcher. Four runs, three hits, one left. Diamondbacks 9, Yankees 1.

FIFTH INNING

New York--1. Scott Brosius flied out to center. OUT ONE. 2. Enrique Wilson, batting for Choate, grounded up the middle. Craig Counsell made a diving stop and threw him out on a close play. OUT TWO. 3. Chuck Knoblauch grounded to short. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Sterling Hitchcock pitching. Curt Schilling struck out. OUT ONE. 2. Tony Womack hit a dribbler to third and was thrown out on a fine play by Scott Brosius. OUT TWO. 3. Craig Counsell struck out swinging. No runs, no hits.

SIXTH INNING

New York--1. Derek Jeter broke his bat while grounding out to first. OUT ONE. 2. David Justice struck out swinging on a full-count fastball. OUT TWO. 3. Bernie Williams grounded a high chopper off the plate to second and was thrown out by two steps. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona-1. Luis Gonzalez struck out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Reggie Sanders grounded to short. OUT TWO. 3. Steve Finley struck out. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

SEVENTH INNING

New York--1. Tino Martinez flied out to left-center. OUT ONE. 2. Posada walked on five pitches. 3. Alfonso Soriano flied out to left-center. OUT TWO. 4. Scott Brosius struck out. No runs, no hits, one left.

Arizona--1. Matt Williams singled up the middle. 2. Mark Grace lined to right. OUT ONE. 3. Damian Miller struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 4. Jay Bell, batting for Curt Schilling, struck out. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

EIGHTH INNING

New York--1. Mike Morgan pitching. Paul O’Neill, batting for Sterling Hitchcock, swung at the first pitch and popped to short. OUT ONE. 2. Chuck Knoblauch grounded to short. OUT TWO. 3. Derek Jeter flied out to deep center. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

Arizona--1. Mike Stanton pitching. Tony Womack popped to shallow center. OUT ONE. 2. Craig Counsell grounded to second. OUT TWO. 3. Luis Gonzalez grounded to first, pitcher covering. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits.

NINTH INNING

New York--1. Greg Swindell pitching. Shane Spencer, batting for David Justice, popped to second on the first pitch. OUT ONE. 2. Bernie Williams struck out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Paul O’Neill walked. 4. Jorge Posada flied out to deep left-center. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, one left.