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{{Short description|31st edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox LCS
  | alcs = yes
  | image =2000_ALCS_logo.gif
  | year = 2000
  | champion = [[2000 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] (4)
  | champion_manager = [[Joe Torre]]
  | champion_games = 87–74, .540, GA: {{frac|2|1|2}}
  | runnerup = [[2000 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] (2)
  | runnerup_manager = [[Lou Piniella]]
  | runnerup_games = 91–71, .562, GB: {{frac|1|2}}
  | date = October 10–17
  | MVP = [[David Justice]] (New York)
  | television = [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] (United States)<br>[[MLB International]] (International)
  | announcers = [[Bob Costas]]<!--play-by-play--> and [[Joe Morgan]]<!--color commentator--> (NBC)<br>[[Gary Thorne]] and [[Ken Singleton]] (MLB International)
  | radio_network = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
  | radio_announcers = [[Dan Shulman]]<!--play-by-play--> and [[Buck Martinez]]<!--color commentator-->
  | umpires = [[John Hirschbeck]], [[Angel Hernandez (umpire)|Angel Hernandez]],<br>[[Wally Bell]], [[Mark Hirschbeck]], [[Gerry Davis (umpire)|Gerry Davis]], [[Randy Marsh (umpire)|Randy Marsh]] (Games 1–2),<br>[[Fieldin Culbreth]] (Games 3–6)
  | LDS1 = [[2000 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] over [[2000 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] (3–0)
  | LDS2 = [[2000 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] over [[2000 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] (3–2)
}}
The '''2000 [[American League Championship Series]]''' ('''ALCS''') was a semifinal matchup in [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[2000 Major League Baseball postseason|2000 postseason]] between the East Division champion and third-seeded [[2000 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and the Wild Card [[2000 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]]. The Yankees had advanced to the Series after beating the West Division champion [[2000 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] in the [[2000 American League Division Series|ALDS]] three games to two and the Mariners advanced by beating the Central Division champion [[2000 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] three games to none. The Yankees won the Series four games to two and went on to defeat the [[2000 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] in the [[2000 World Series|World Series]] to win their [[three-peat|third consecutive]] World Series championship, 26th overall.

==Summary==
===New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners===
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| winner = New York
| score = 4–2

| score1 = '''Seattle Mariners''' – 2, New York Yankees – 0
| date1 = October 10
| loc1 = [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium (I)]]
| time1 = 3:45
| att1 = 54,481
| ref1 = <ref name="Game1">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10100NYA2000.htm|title=2000 ALCS Game 1 - Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score2 = Seattle Mariners – 1, '''New York Yankees''' – 7
| date2 = October 11
| loc2 = Yankee Stadium (I)
| time2 = 3:36
| att2 = 55,317
| ref2 = <ref name="Game2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10110NYA2000.htm|title=2000 ALCS Game 2 - Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score3 = '''New York Yankees''' – 8, Seattle Mariners – 2
| date3 = October 13
| loc3 = [[Safeco Field]]
| time3 = 3:35
| att3 = 47,827
| ref3 = <ref name="Game3">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10130SEA2000.htm|title=2000 ALCS Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score4 = '''New York Yankees''' – 5, Seattle Mariners – 0
| date4 = October 14
| loc4 = Safeco Field
| time4 = 2:59
| att4 = 47,803
| ref4 = <ref name="Game4">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10140SEA2000.htm|title=2000 ALCS Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score5 = New York Yankees – 2, '''Seattle Mariners''' – 6
| date5 = October 15
| loc5 = Safeco Field
| time5 = 4:14
| att5 = 47,802
| ref5 = <ref name="Game5">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10150SEA2000.htm|title=2000 ALCS Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score6 = Seattle Mariners – 7, '''New York Yankees''' – 9
| date6 = October 17
| loc6 = Yankee Stadium (I)
| time6 = 4:03
| att6 = 56,598
| ref6 = <ref name="Game6">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10170NYA2000.htm|title=2000 ALCS Game 6 - Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
}}

==Game summaries==
===Game 1===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Tuesday, October 10, 2000
|Location=[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium (I)]] in [[The Bronx|Bronx, New York]]
|Road='''Seattle'''|RoadAbr=SEA
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|WP=[[Freddy García]] (1–0)|LP=[[Denny Neagle]] (0–1)|SV=[[Kazuhiro Sasaki]] (1)
|RoadHR=[[Alex Rodriguez]] (1)|HomeHR=
|Attendance=54,481
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10100NYA2000.htm
|}}
The opener at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] on a cool night was a pitchers' duel between<!-- Mariners'--> [[Freddy García]] and<!-- Yankees'--> [[Denny Neagle]], and the game was scoreless through four innings. In the top of the fifth, [[Mark McLemore]] got Seattle's first hit, a two-out ground-rule double lined down the left field line<!-- off Neagle-->, then scored on a [[Rickey Henderson]] single slapped to right field. [[Alex Rodriguez]] led off the sixth inning with a home run high off the left field foul pole's screen to give the M's another. In the bottom half, [[Chuck Knoblauch]] led off with a double<!--ground-rule, left field line--> and [[Derek Jeter]] walked; [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] and [[Bernie Williams]] struck out, then [[David Justice]] flew out deep to center to end the threat. The&nbsp;Yankees outhit the Mariners by one, but could not score off García ({{frac|6|2|3}} innings<!--, 3 hits, 8 strikeouts-->) and relievers [[José Paniagua]], [[Arthur Rhodes]], and [[Kazuhiro Sasaki]]; Seattle took the opener with a 2–0 shutout.<ref name=oupina>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IplXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6244%2C86219 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |last=Blum |first=Ronald |title=One up in arms |date=October 11, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref>

===Game 2===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Wednesday, October 11, 2000
|Location=[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium (I)]] in [[The Bronx|Bronx, New York]]
|Road=Seattle|RoadAbr=SEA
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|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Orlando Hernández]] (1–0)|LP=[[Arthur Rhodes]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Derek Jeter]] (1)
|Attendance=55,317
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10110NYA2000.htm
|}}
Game 2 started just after 4 pm [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]], and the sun was difficult in the outfield for the first three innings. The Yankees' offense was again dead silent, this time against Mariner starter [[John Halama]] and reliever [[José Paniagua]]. In the first, New York loaded the bases (without a hit) and no outs, but could not score. [[Bernie Williams]]' ground ball went just inches and M's catcher [[Dan Wilson (catcher)|Dan Wilson]] grabbed it, stepped on home, and threw to first for the double play; [[Tino Martinez]] then grounded out to second. In the top of the second, Seattle threatened with a leadoff walk by [[Edgar Martínez]] followed by a lunging single to center by [[John Olerud]]. [[Al Martin]] flew out to deep right center and the two advanced. [[David Bell (baseball)|David Bell]] lined the ball back to [[Orlando Hernández]], who doubled up Olerud at second to end the inning. Halama pitched six innings, and Paniagua pitched the seventh.

Hernández pitched eight innings and gave up just one run, a [[Stan Javier]] single in the third that scored [[Mike Cameron]], who had walked with two outs and stole second, after nearly being picked off at first. Hernández gave up six hits, but was set to get the loss until the Yankees' offense exploded in the eighth against [[Arthur Rhodes]] and [[José Mesa]]. [[David Justice]] led off with a double and scored on a single by Williams to tie the game, New York's first run in 21 innings. Back-to-back singles by Martinez and [[Jorge Posada]] then gave New York a 2–1 lead. [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] then hit a sacrifice fly to score another. Mesa replaced Rhodes for Seattle and gave up a single to [[Luis Sojo]]. Posada was caught diving back to third for the second out on a safety squeeze; [[José Vizcaíno]] then doubled to left center to score Sojo from first to make it 4–1 Yankees. Vizcaíno went to third on a passed ball, scored on a [[Chuck Knoblauch]] single up the middle, and [[Derek Jeter]] sliced a homer to right to make it&nbsp;7–1. Up again, Justice fouled off several and flew out to center to end the lengthy inning. Closer [[Mariano Rivera]] pitched a scoreless ninth: Olerud sliced a ground-rule double to lead off, but three ground balls ended the game;<!--Martin grounded to first, Bell grounded to Rivera, Ibanez grounded to second--> the series was tied at 1–1 and headed to Seattle.<ref name=pbctm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I5lXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6208%2C1061313 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(Dallas Morning News) |last=Fraley |first=Gerry|title=Payback time |date=October 12, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=bmback>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XQ0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6571%2C4196984 |work=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Bombers back |date=October 12, 2000 |page=C2}}</ref><ref name=ybobm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pUxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9usDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5779%2C3303577 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |last=Blum |first=Ronald |title=Yankees bust out, blast M's |date=October 12, 2000 |page=1E}}</ref><!-- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DKteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=li4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2258%2C3082157 --><ref name=tdmbwb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PCMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=53UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3202%2C2151035 |work=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |agency=Knight-Ridder Newspapers |last=Salisbury |first=Jim |title=Yankees battle their way back |date=October 12, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref>

===Game 3===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Friday, October 13, 2000
|Location=[[Safeco Field]] in [[Seattle]]
|Road='''New York'''|RoadAbr=NYY
|R1=0|R2=2|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=4|RR=8|RH=13|RE=0
|Home=Seattle|HomeAbr=SEA
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|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Andy Pettitte]] (1–0)|LP=[[Aaron Sele]] (0–1)|SV=[[Mariano Rivera]] (1)
|RoadHR=[[Bernie Williams]] (1), [[Tino Martinez]] (1)|HomeHR=
|Attendance=47,827
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10130SEA2000.htm
|}}
The Mariners struck first in Game 3 on three consecutive singles in the first, the last of which by [[Edgar Martínez]] off [[Andy Pettitte]] scored [[Mike Cameron]] from second. The Yankees responded with back-to-back home runs from [[Bernie Williams]]<!--3-0 count--> and [[Tino Martinez]] to lead off the second off [[Aaron Sele]]. The M's threatened with two on and no outs, but could not score.  New York extended their lead to 3–1 in the third when [[Derek Jeter]], who reached on a fielder's choice to avoid an inning-ending double play, scored on a double to left-center by [[David Justice]].<ref name=slipslid>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JZlXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4627%2C2598449 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Blanchette |first=John |title=Slip sliding away |date=October 14, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=yslish>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xw0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2296%2C4884407 |work=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Yankees' slump is history |date=October 14, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref>

Seattle closed the deficit to one in the fifth when [[Rickey Henderson]] doubled to right-center and scored on a jammed single over shortstop from Cameron, but [[Alex Rodriguez]] flew high to left and Martínez grounded to shortstop (fielder's choice) to end the inning. The&nbsp;Yankees got that run right back in the sixth as Williams singled up the middle with one out and Martinez dribbled an infield single. [[Jorge Posada]] flew out deep to right and Williams advanced to third, then scored on [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]]'s single to right; [[Luis Sojo]] flew to right for the third out. In the bottom of the eighth, Rodriguez singled and stole second, but Martínez struck out, and closer [[Mariano Rivera]] relieved [[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|Jeff Nelson]]. Pinch hitter [[Stan Javier]] grounded to third and [[John Olerud]] went to a full count then flew out to left.<ref name=slipslid/><ref name=yslish/>

New York broke the game open with four runs in the ninth. O'Neill grounded out to first and Sojo singled up the middle; [[José Vizcaino]] entered as a pinch runner and stole second. [[Scott Brosius]] walked, and Vizcaino advanced to third on a wild pitch. [[Chuck Knoblauch]] hit an RBI single up the middle off of [[Brett Tomko]], who then walked Jeter (after a lengthy at-bat) to load the bases. Lefthander [[Robert Ramsay (baseball)|Robert Ramsay]] relieved Tomko and allowed a two-run single to right by Justice and a sacrifice fly to left by Williams to make it 8–2. Rivera retired the Mariners in order<!--in the bottom of the inning; 2 pinch hitters: Al Martin grounded to second, Raúl Ibañez soft liner to short, then McLemore grounded to first--> for a five-out save as the Yankees went up 2−1 in the series.<ref name=slipslid/><ref name=yslish/>

===Game 4===
[[File:062707 267 Roger Clemens.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Roger Clemens]] had 15 strikeouts while holding Seattle to one hit in Game 4.]]
{{Linescore|
|Date=Saturday, October 14, 2000
|Location=[[Safeco Field]] in [[Seattle, Washington]]
|Road='''New York'''|RoadAbr=NYY
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=3|R6=0|R7=0|R8=2|R9=0|RR=5|RH=5|RE=0
|Home=Seattle|HomeAbr=SEA
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=0|HH=1|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Roger Clemens]] (1–0)|LP=[[Paul Abbott (baseball)|Paul Abbott]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Derek Jeter]] (2), [[David Justice]] (1)|HomeHR=
|Attendance=47,803
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10140SEA2000.htm
|}}

In one of the most dominant pitching performances in postseason history, Yankees starter [[Roger Clemens]] struck out 15 batters in a complete game one-hit shutout of the Mariners.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-10-15-0010150129-story.html |title=Clemens 1-hits Seattle |first=Peter |last=Schmuck |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=October 15, 2000 |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> Clemens carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning when [[Al Martin]] lined a leadoff double off first baseman [[Tino Martinez]]'s glove for the Mariners' only hit of the game. Clemens got offensive support when [[Derek Jeter]] hit a three-run home run off [[Paul Abbott (baseball)|Paul Abbott]] in the fifth and [[David Justice]] hit a two-run home run off [[José Mesa]] in the eighth after a leadoff walk to Jeter. The Yankees won 5–0 and were just one win away from the [[2000 World Series|World Series]].

Clemens' 15 strikeouts matched the ALCS record set by [[Mike Mussina]] in Game 3 in&nbsp;[[1997 American League Championship Series|1997]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-11-1997-grissom-speeds-home-give-indians-extra-innings-win-game-3-alcs |title=October 11, 1997: Grissom speeds home to give Indians an extra-innings win in Game 3 of ALCS |first=Joseph |last=Wancho |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research|SABR]] |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref> Fifteen strikeouts in a postseason game did not happen again until the [[2019 American League Division Series|2019 ALDS]], by [[Gerrit Cole]] of the [[2019 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/gerrit-cole-strikes-out-15-vs-rays |title=Cole (15 K's) puts Astros on cusp in historic gem |first=Brian |last=McTaggart |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=October 6, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref>

===Game 5===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Sunday, October 15, 2000
|Location=[[Safeco Field]] in [[Seattle, Washington]]
|Road=New York|RoadAbr=NYY
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=0
|Home='''Seattle'''|HomeAbr=SEA
|H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=5|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=6|HH=8|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Freddy García]] (2–0)|LP=[[Denny Neagle]] (0–2)|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=[[Edgar Martínez]] (1), [[John Olerud]] (1)
|Attendance=47,802
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10150SEA2000.htm
|}}
Facing elimination, the Mariners struck first in Game 5 on Sunday. After [[Rickey Henderson]] was caught looking, Yankee starter [[Denny Neagle]] walked three straight to load the bases in the bottom of the first; [[Mike Cameron]] scored on a sacrifice fly to right from [[John Olerud]], then [[Jay Buhner]] struck out. The Yankees responded in the fourth when  [[Tino Martinez]] doubled to right-center, [[Jorge Posada]] singled to left, and [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]] walked to load the bases with no outs. [[Luis Sojo]] hit a double to left-center off [[Freddy García]] that scored Martinez and Posada. Seattle escaped further damage as [[Scott Brosius]] flew out to third, [[Chuck Knoblauch]] struck out, and [[Derek Jeter]] grounded to shortstop.

[[Bernie Williams]] robbed Olerud of a home run in the bottom of the fourth, then hit a double to the wall in right center, where he stayed, as Martinez grounded to short, Posada walked, and O'Neill swung at a 3–0 pitch away and grounded into a fielder's choice<!-- short to second--> to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, [[Mark McLemore]] led off with a bunt single halfway to third, Henderson walked, and Cameron advanced them with a bunt down the first base line. Neagle was replaced with [[Jeff Nelson (pitcher)|Jeff Nelson]], who gave up a single to [[Alex Rodriguez]] through the hole to left that scored both runners for a 3–2 lead. With Rodriguez threatening to run at first, [[Edgar Martínez]] drove a 2–0 pitch over the center field wall and Olerud made it back-to-back on the next pitch with his own to right-center. With the Mariners up 6–2, Nelson was relieved by [[Jason Grimsley]]. Buhner singled down the first base line, [[David Bell (baseball)|David Bell]] popped out to center, and consecutive walks to [[Dan Wilson (catcher)|Dan Wilson]] and McLemore loaded the bases; [[Dwight Gooden]] induced a soft infield fly from Henderson to end the inning.

Neither team scored afterwards, but in the seventh, Jeter led off with a walk and reliever [[José Paniagua]] was replaced by [[Arthur Rhodes]]. [[David Justice]] struck out, but Williams and Martinez walked to load the bases. With the tying run at the plate, Posada fanned and pinch hitter [[Glenallen Hill]] was caught looking. In the bottom of the inning, Olerud led off with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a ground ball, but was stranded. Rhodes struck out Sojo in the top of the eighth, but walked Brosius and was replaced by closer [[Kazuhiro Sasaki]]: Knoblauch fouled out to Olerud, Jeter lined a single to left, and Justice struck out. New York's [[David Cone]] retired the M's in order: McLemore and [[Raúl Ibañez]] both grounded out to second, while Cameron fouled out to Brosius. In the ninth, Sasaki hit Williams on an 0–2 count, who advanced to second on a wild pitch, then to third when Martinez grounded to second. Posada walked, pinch hitter [[Luis Polonia]] struck out, and Sojo flew to center, ending the game.

Neagle accounted for both New York losses in the series, as García defeated him twice. The Yankees left 15 runners on base in Game 5 and were 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position.<ref name=itainovr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J5lXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6220%2C6406466 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |last=Blum |first=Ronald |title=It ain't over yet |date=October 16, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=sroclht>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tT0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5932%2C90855 |work=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Seattle rallies on clutch hits |date=October 16, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref> The Seattle win forced a sixth game at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] on Tuesday.

===Game 6===
{{Linescore|
|Date=Tuesday, October 17, 2000
|Location=[[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium (I)]] in [[The Bronx|Bronx, New York]]
|Road=Seattle|RoadAbr=SEA
|R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=3|R9=0|RR=7|RH=10|RE=0
|Home='''New York'''|HomeAbr=NYY
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=3|H5=0|H6=0|H7=6|H8=0|H9=X|HR=9|HH=11|HE=0
|RSP=|HSP=
|WP=[[Orlando Hernández]] (2–0)|LP=[[José Paniagua]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Carlos Guillén]] (1), [[Alex Rodriguez]] (2)|HomeHR=[[David Justice]] (2)
|Attendance=56,598
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2000/B10170NYA2000.htm
|}}

With the New York Mets [[2000 National League Championship Series#Game 5|clinching the National League pennant the night before]] with a 7-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Yankees now had an opportunity to guarantee the first [[Subway Series]] since [[1956 World Series|1956]]. A capacity crowd would fill Yankee Stadium in anticipation.

The Mariners again struck first in Game 6, taking a 2–0 lead in the first when Yankees starter [[Orlando Hernández]] walked [[Al Martin]], then gave up back-to-back doubles to [[Alex Rodriguez]] and [[Edgar Martínez]]. Seattle made it 4–0 when [[Carlos Guillén]] hit a two-run home run in the fourth. The Yankees responded in the bottom of the inning when they loaded the bases before [[Jorge Posada]] hit a double off [[John Halama]] that scored [[David Justice]] and [[Bernie Williams]]. Posada then scored on a [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neil]] single to make it a one-run game. That ended Halama's night, and [[Brett Tomko]] then pitched the next 2 2/3 innings without any further scoring.

The score stayed 4–3 until the bottom of the seventh, when New York put runners on first and third with one out off [[José Paniagua]], who was replaced with [[Arthur Rhodes]]. Rhodes gave up a three-run home run to [[David Justice]] to give the Yankees a 6–4 lead. The bases were then loaded up with a single, double, and intentional walk before O'Neill's single scored two. [[José Mesa]] relieved Rhodes and walked [[Luis Sojo]] to reload the bases and [[José Vizcaíno]]'s sacrifice fly made it 9–4 Yankees. Alex Rodriguez led off the top of the eighth with a home run off Hernández. After walking Edgar Martínez, Hernández was replaced with [[Mariano Rivera]], who gave up a double to [[John Olerud]], then two outs later, another double to [[Mark McLemore]] that scored both Martinez and Olerud before striking out [[Jay Buhner]] to end the inning. Rivera then pitched a scoreless ninth as New York  won 9–7 and advance to the [[2000 World Series|World Series]] against the cross-town Mets.<ref name=yjmiwx>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tz0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6108%2C593221 |work=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Yankees join the Mets in World Series |date=October 18, 2000 |page=C1}}</ref>

==Composite box==
2000 ALCS '''(4–2): [[New York Yankees]]''' over [[Seattle Mariners]]
{{Linescore
|Road='''[[New York Yankees]]'''
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|Home='''[[Seattle Mariners]]'''
|H1=4|H2=0|H3=1|H4=2|H5=7|H6=1|H7=0|H8=3|H9=0|HR=18|HH=41|HE=3
|TotalAttendance=309,828 |AveAttendance=51,638
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==Television coverage==
On September 26, 2000, [[NBC]] declined to renew its broadcast agreement with Major League Baseball. After 50 seasons — [[1947 Major League Baseball season|1947]]–[[1989 Major League Baseball season|1989]] and [[1994 Major League Baseball season|1994]]–[[2000 Major League Baseball season|2000]] — Game 6 was the last Major League Baseball game that [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] would televised for the next 22 years. Major League Baseball coverage would eventually return to [[NBC Sports]] in [[2022 Major League Baseball season|2022]] via a [[MLB Sunday Leadoff|deal]] with their [[Streaming television|streaming service]] [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] to broadcast games on [[Sunday Afternoon Baseball|Sunday afternoons]]. In [[Houston]], due to the coverage of the [[2000 United States presidential debates|2000 Presidential Debate]], [[KPRC-TV]] elected to carry [[NBC News]]' coverage of the debate while [[KYAZ|KNWS-TV]] carried NBC's final baseball game.

==Aftermath==
[[Alex Rodriguez]] left the Mariners for the [[2001 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] after this series for a ten-year, $252 million deal. Three seasons later, Rodriguez was traded to the [[2004 New York Yankees season|Yankees]], where he remained until [[2016 New York Yankees season|2016]].

The Yankees went on to beat the [[2000 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] in five games in the first [[Subway Series]] since [[1956 World Series|1956]].

The Mariners returned to the ALCS [[2001 American League Championship Series|the following season]], after they broke the Yankees' American League record and tied the Major League record for regular season wins with 116. However, they fared worse in a rematch with the Yankees and were dispatched in five games.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_ALCS.shtml 2000 ALCS at Baseball-Reference]

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