With an exhausting doubleheader in the rear-view mirror, the Yankees and Tigers headed for nine more innings of baseball, after 26 of ‘em the day prior. David Cone would toe the rubber in search of his 14th victory, and the 70th for the team. The Bombers had gone just 4-5 since the beginning of the prior week, and Coney was the ideal guy to lead the charge out of mediocrity. The Tigers, who won the first game of the aforementioned doubleheader, were also the right team to face, as they occupied last place in the Central. The differences in these squads showed quickly as the Yanks gained a little traction out of their iffy stretch.
1998 Yankees Diary, July 21: Jeter homers, Cone cruises by last-place Tigers
