The 2000 Yankees won four of their six games with the 1996 Yankees to improve their record to 29-25. The '96 Yankees dropped to 21-27.
The 2K Yankees won the first four games of this series that featured three grand slams and a no-hitter. In Game One, Derek Jeter was 2-4 with a Granny, six RBI, and three runs scored while leading the 2K Yankees to a 14-9 win. Chuck Knoblauch added a 5-6 performance at the plate with a double and three RBI. Mariano Duncan had six RBI in a losing cause while going 3-4 with three doubles. Andy Pettitte no-hit the '96 Yankees in Game Two for a 2-0 win. Knoblauch hit the second grand slam of the series in Game Four to cap off a six run fourth inning for a 7-4 win. The '96 Yankees won the final two games of the series. Wade Boggs went 5-5 with a double and and four RBI for a 8-2 win. Cecil Fielder blasted the third grand slam of the series in the final game, turning a 3-1 deficit in the 7th inning to a 5-3 lead on the way to a 6-4 win.
Knoblauch hit .478 in the series with seven RBI; he raised his overall average to .254. Jeter hit .320 to raise his team leading average to .290 along with 52 runs scored. David Justice leads the team in homeruns (14) and RBI (41) despite hitting just .210. Pettitte’s no no improved his record to 6-2 with a 2.70 ERA. Mariano Rivera picked up a couple of more saves to give him 15 for the season with a 1.88 ERA.
Duncan continues to lead the '96 Yankees in hitting at .293 and his seven RBI in the series gives him a team best 33 for the season. Bernie Williams leads the team in homeruns (10) and runs scored (34), despite hitting just .208. '96 Pettitte is not doing shabby either; he is now 5-2 with a 2.14 ERA. Dwight Gooden evened his record to 3-3 with a 2.36 ERA. The '96 Yankees will take on the 16-14 1932 Yankees in the next series.
