Following an 11-1 disaster the previous day, the 2000 Yankees looked to salvage a split in their early August four-game set with the Seattle Mariners. Unfortunately, trade deadline acquisition Denny Neagle had his first truly disastrous outing of the season — the beginning of a late-season slide that ultimately raised his ERA from 3.52 at time of the trade in early July to 4.52 at season’s end.

August 7: Yankees 5, Mariners 8 (box score)

Record: 59-48 (1st in AL East, 3.5 games ahead)

The early part of this game was structured in what Classicists call a chiasmus — an A-B-B-A framework. The game began with both Neagle and Seattle starter John Halama trading zeroes, with the Yankees scratching the first run across as David Justice opened the bottom of the second with a solo shot to give N

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