On Tuesday night, May 19, 1998, the Yankees hosted the Orioles at Yankee Stadium for the first game of a three-game mid-week series. Baltimore was coming off a great 1997 season in which they won 98 games, on their way to the AL East title and an appearance in the ALCS. Yet in 1998, they had two problems over the season’s first seven weeks. First, they were off to a sluggish 20-24 start, which to be fair, in most seasons wouldn’t be cause to hit the panic button. Secondly, this wasn’t most seasons - the Yankees were performing like Secretariat with a 90-pound jockey on his back, having won 27 of their previous 32 games.
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