Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Egwuregwu nke ise nwere otu ndị na-ebido egwuregwu dị ka Egwuregwu 1, Bartolo Colón maka Angels na Mike Mussina maka Yankees. Colón hapụrụ egwuregwu ahụ na nkeji nke abụọ n'ihi mmerụ aka mgbe ọ hapụrụ ihe abụọ na nke mbụ ma Ervin Santana, onye na-eje ije Robinson Canó (onye e jidere na-ezu ohi), Bernie Williams, na Jorge Posada. Williams gbara goolu na Bubba Crosby na Posada na Derek Jeter àjà na-efe efe ka ndị Yankees na-ebute ụzọ 2 <unk> 0. Otú ọ dị, Mussina, mgbe ọ tụchara nke mbụ zuru oke, kwere ka Garret Anderson na-ebute ụzọ na nke abụọ iji belata otu ụzọ. Mgbe ahụ, Bengie Molina gbagara n'etiti. Mgbe ọ nwetasịrị ọpụpụ abụọ, Mussina gbara Steve Finley ụkwụ tupu Adam Kennedy akụba bọọlụ ahụ n'etiti aka nri. Bubba Crosby na Gary Sheffield kụrụ aka na mgbidi dị n'èzí na-anwa ijide ya, na-ekwe ka Molina na Finley gbaa goolu iji nye ndị mmụọ ozi ụzọ 3 × 2. N'agba nke ọzọ, Mussina kwere ka azụ-na-azụ leadoff singles tinye ndị na-agba ọsọ na nke mbụ na nke atọ, mgbe ahụ, àjà àjà Anderson gbara ọsọ. Mgbe otu onye ọzọ tinyere ndị na-agba ọsọ na nke mbụ na nke atọ, Darin Erstad's RBI otu gbatịrị ndị mmụọ ozi na-eduga na 5<unk>2. A chụpụrụ Mussina n'egwuregwu ahụ otu onye n'azụ n'oge ya kachasị dị mkpirikpi na-amalite mgbe ọ bụla. Randy Johnson, na-eme ihe mbụ ọ na-eme na postseason enyemaka ya kemgbe Egwuregwu 7 nke 2001 World Series na Arizona Diamondbacks megide Yankees, mere ka ndị mmụọ ozi na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla maka egwuregwu ahụ, na-ekwe ka ọ bụrụ naanị atọ. Jeter gbara ọsọ n'ụlọ na nke asaa megide Santana belatara ụzọ abụọ. Jeter meghere nke itoolu site na otu onye na-emechi Francisco Rodríguez, mana Alex Rodriguez gbadoro na egwuregwu abụọ. Jason Giambi na Gary Sheffield kụrụ aka n'otu n'otu mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, mana Hideki Matsui kụrụ aka na mbụ iji mechie egwuregwu ahụ. Ndị Angels ga-ezute Chicago White Sox na
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