Derek Jeter went 3 for 4 and scored twice, as the 1998 New York Yankees topped the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays 7-5, handing Toronto their 1st loss of the Tournament. After sweeping the 1994 Chicago White Sox, the Blue Jays came into the series with the Yankees hot. Toronto scored twice in the 1st inning against Andy Pettitte, but New York tied things up with a Bernie Williams 2-run single off Juan Guzmán in the bottom of the inning. Toronto loaded the bases with no outs in the 2nd, but Rickey Henderson lined a shot to Scott Brosius, who doubled up Tony Fernandez at 3rd, and Devon White struck out to end the inning. Paul Molitor hit a sacrifice fly in the 5th to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. But in the 6th, the Yankees loaded the bases. Darryl Strawberry hit a sac fly to tie the game, and Chad Curtis singled in the go-ahead run. Jorge Posada added two more runs with a double. In the 8th, back-to-back doubles from Joe Carter and John Olerud cut the Yankee lead to 6-5, but Graeme Lloyd got Fernandez to ground into a double-play to end the threat. Strawberry hit a solo shot off Danny Cox for an insurance run. Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless 9th, striking out Molitor with 2 runners on to pick up the save, giving the Yankees a 7-5 win in Game 1.