For 7 innings, David Cone and Scott Sanderson fought to a 1-1 tie at Yankee Stadium. In the 8th inning, Willie McGee singled and stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on José Canseco’s groundout. Then Mark McGwire did it again. McGwire blasted Cone’s fastball 471′ to center to give the 1990 Oakland Athletics a 3-1 lead. Chuck Knoblauch’s throwing error in the 9th led to 2 more unearned runs to put Oakland up 5-1. Meanwhile, the 1998 New York Yankees continued to struggle at the plate. One day after being held to two hits, Yankees bats only mustered 4 hits. Sanderson allowed just 3 hits in 7 1/3 innings before exiting with a pulled back. Gene Nelson pitched the final 1 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up the save. The Yankees now face a 2-0 series deficit as the series heads to Oakland. New York hopes to figure out Athletics pitching in Game 3.