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September 18, 1996: Yankees walk-off on Orioles, extend division lead

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The Yankees began a critical series with the Orioles tonight after a rainout yesterday, and it was a classic as New York walked-off with the victory and extended their division lead to four games.

Down 2-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, Paul O’Neill and Cecil Fielder each drew walks against Randy Myers. Bernie Williams then came to the plate and singled home Ruben Rivera, who pinch ran for O’Neill. The game was tied at two.

The very next inning, Derek Jeter lead off with a single and moved to second on a bunt. A Tim Raines groundout moved Jeter to third with two outs, setting the table for Rivera who had come into the game an inning earlier. Rivera lined a single to right field which scored Jeter, and the Yankees walked-off as winners.

Andy Pettitte started for New York, and pitched 8.1 innings of two-run ball. He gave way to Mariano Rivera, who eventually got the win. On the other side, Scott Erickson started and allowed just one run, coming on a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning.

The Yankees and Orioles will play a doubleheader tomorrow

Line score

 

        1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9 10  R  H  E
        - - -  - - -  - - -  -  -  -  -
Orioles 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0  2  5  0
Yankees 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  1  3 10  0