Game Report

Play by Play of Game 3

FIRST INNING

Arizona--1. Craig Counsell takes two strikes, then reaches base on an error when he grounds the 0-2 pitch into--and out of--the glove of second baseman Alfonso Soriano. 2. After throwing a strike to Steve Finley, Roger Clemens picks off Counsell. OUT ONE. On a full count, Finley walks. 3. On another full count, Luis Gonzalez strikes out swinging, and Jorge Posada throws out Finley trying to steal second. OUTS TWO AND THREE. No runs, no hits, one error, none left.

New York--1. Chuck Knoblauch pops to shortstop. OUT ONE. 2. Derek Jeter strikes out looking. OUT TWO. 3. Paul O’Neill pokes a single over the head of shortstop Tony Womack. 4. After Bernie Williams misses what would be a run-scoring double down the right field line--the line drive lands foul by six inches--O’Neill steals second base. On a full count, Williams walks. 5. Tino Martinez flies to the warning track in center field, but a leaping catch by Finley deprives him of a two-run double or triple. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, two left.

SECOND INNING

Arizona--1. Reggie Sanders strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Erubiel Durazo, jammed by a 95-mph fastball from Clemens, volleys it into shallow center field for a single. 3. Matt Williams strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 4. Mark Grace grounds to first baseman Martinez, who forces Durazo at second. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

New York--1. On a full count, Posada crushes an 85-mph fastball from Brian Anderson, hitting it deep over the left-field fence for a home run. Yankees lead, 1-0. 2. Shane Spencer grounds to shortstop. OUT ONE. 3. Scott Brosius grounds to second. OUT TWO. 4. Soriano reaches for an outside pitch, breaks his bat and golfs a single into center field. 5. Knoblauch flies to center. OUT THREE. One run, two hits, one left. Yankees 1, Diamondbacks 0.

THIRD INNING

Arizona--1. Damian Miller strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Womack strikes out swinging, giving Clemens five strikeouts his first time through the lineup. OUT TWO. 3. Counsell grounds to second. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. Jeter cues a ground ball past third baseman Williams and off the glove of shortstop Womack for an infield single. 2. O’Neill grounds to Counsell, who steps on second to force Jeter and throws to first to complete the double play. OUTS ONE AND TWO. 3. Williams grounds to third. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, none left.

FOURTH INNING

Arizona--1. On a full count, Finley walks. 2. On an 0-2 pitch, Gonzalez strokes an opposite-field line drive into left field for a single, Finley taking second. 3. Sanders flies to right, Finley tagging and advancing to third. OUT ONE. 4. Durazo walks, loading the bases. 5. Williams flies to right, Finley tagging and scoring, Gonzalez taking third. OUT TWO. Score tied, 1-1. 6. Grace grounds to second. OUT THREE. One run, one hit, two left. Yankees 1, Diamondbacks 1.

New York--1. Martinez grounds to shortstop. ONE OUT. 2. Posada grounds to second. OUT TWO. 3. After Miller fails to catch a pop foul, Spencer walks. 4. Brosius grounds to shortstop, but the ball caroms off Womack’s glove for an error, Brosius reaching first, Spencer taking second. 5. Miller fails to catch another pop fly, this one landing untouched in fair territory but rolling foul and scored as an error. On the 13th pitch of the at-bat, Soriano flies to center. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, two errors, two left.

FIFTH INNING

Arizona--1. Miller grounds to the pitcher. OUT ONE. 2. Womack grounds to the pitcher. OUT TWO. 3. Counsell strikes out looking. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

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

SIXTH INNING

Arizona--1. Finley pops to first. OUT ONE. 2. On a full count, Gonzalez strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Clemens hits Sanders with a pitch on the left arm. 4. Sanders steals second. Durazo rips a ground ball toward right field, but Soriano makes a diving stop to keep the ball in the infield, Durazo taking first on the single but Sanders forced to hold at third rather than score the go-ahead run. 5. Williams lines to left field, Spencer makes a diving catch. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, two left.

New York--1. Williams reaches base on an infield single fielded by shortstop Womack in the hole toward third. 2. Grace and Miller collide trying to catch a foul pop, the ball caroming off Grace’s glove for the third Arizona error in three innings. Martinez flies to right. OUT ONE. 3. On a wild pitch, Williams takes second. Posada walks. 4. Mike Morgan relieves Anderson. David Justice, batting for Spencer, strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 5. Brosius’ bat cracks as he singles to left field, Williams scoring, Posada taking second. Yankees lead, 2-1. 6. On a wild pitch, Posada takes third and Brosius takes second. Soriano grounds to shortstop. OUT THREE. One run, two hits, one error, two left. Yankees 2, Diamondbacks 1.

SEVENTH INNING

Arizona--1. Grace flies to center. OUT ONE. 2. Miller strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Womack strikes out swinging, the ninth strikeout for Clemens on his 109th and final pitch. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. Knoblauch grounds to shortstop. OUT ONE. 2. Jeter grounds to shortstop. OUT TWO. 3. Greg Swindell relieves Morgan. O’Neill pokes an opposite-field single into left. 4. Clay Bellinger runs for O’Neill. On the third Arizona wild pitch in two innings, Bellinger takes second. Williams flies to right. OUT THREE. No runs, one hit, one left.

EIGHTH INNING

Arizona--1. Mariano Rivera replaces Clemens. Counsell drags a bunt down the first-base line, but Rivera rushes off the mound, fields the ball and tags out a diving Counsell. OUT ONE. 2. Finley strikes out swinging. OUT TWO. 3. Gonzalez strikes out looking. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

New York--1. Martinez flies to center. OUT ONE. 2. Posada flies to center. OUT TWO. 3. Justice strikes out swinging. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left.

NINTH INNING

Arizona--1. Sanders strikes out swinging. OUT ONE. 2. Durazo strikes out swinging, the fourth consecutive strikeout for Rivera. OUT TWO. 3. Williams grounds to shortstop. OUT THREE. No runs, no hits, none left. Final score: Yankees 2, Diamondbacks 1.