The 1998 Yankees beat the 2000 Yankees four games to two to improve their record to 17-7. The 2000 Yankees slipped to 64-80 with just two series left to play.
The 2K Yankees won a wild Game One 8-7 after trailing early 5-1; they scored five runs in the third inning to take the lead and never looked back. The '98 Yankees won the next four games to take the series. David Wells pitched a two-hit shutout in Game Three, a 9-0 win. They won Game Four 5-1 thanks to Tino Martinez who drove in three of the runs with a double and a homerun. They clinched the series with an 8-2 win in Game Five; Jorge Posada drove in half of the runs with a double and a homerun. The 2K Yankees salvaged a win in the final game 4-1 when David Justice and Bernie Williams provided three runs in the 8th on back-to-back homeruns to break a 1-1 tie.
Derek Jeter leads the '98 Yankees in hitting at .356 with seven homeruns, 22 RBI, 20 runs scored and a 1.014 OPS. Williams is hitting .301 with seven homeruns, 29 RBI, and a .917 OPS. The shutout for Wells improved his record to 4-0 with a 1.74 ERA. Orlando Hernandez is also undefeated at 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA. Mariano Rivera has six saves in seven appearances with 7 2/3 scoreless innings.
Williams raised his average for the 2K Yankees to .261 with 31 homeruns, 89 RBI and 90 runs scored. Jeter is hitting .255 with 15 homeruns and 111 runs scored. Posada is hitting .252 with 27 homeruns, 81 RBI, and 82 runs scored. David Justice hit two more homeruns in this series to give him 41 for the season with 109 RBI. Andy Pettitte has been by far their most consistent starting pitcher at 12-10 with a 2.94 ERA. The 2K Yankees will take on the 26-10 1928 Yankees in the next series.