The New York Swats held on, holding off a late rally by the Oakland Jacks to win their 4th straight game, 4-3. Joe Mauer hit a 2-run single in the 1st off Stan Coveleski, but Coveleski held New York to just 4 hits over the next 7 innings. Pedro Martínez ran into trouble in the 4th when a couple of walks, a hit batter, and a wild pitch allowed Oakland to tie things up 2-2. Roberto Alomar’s sacrifice fly in the 6th put the Swats back on top 3-2. With two out in the 9th, Cal Ripken hit a solo shot off Mariano Rivera to extend the New York lead. Oakland didn’t go quietly in the bottom of the 9th off Satchel Paige. Edgar Martínez singled, and Eddie Collins walked before Paige struck out Reggie Jackson. Lou Boudreau doubled, but Collins held at 3rd as the tying run. Paige then struck out Lou Gehrig and Hank Greenberg to save things for the 4-3 win. New York has closed in the American League to within 4 1/2 games of the Boston Splinters. Martínez allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits in 8 innings. Coveleski dropped to 0-6, despite a good outing.