Down 7-0; Rivera walks Thome to face Selby, two outs, two strikes

📅 July 14, 2002. The Yankees led 7-0 in the sixth. In the bottom of the ninth, down three with Mariano Rivera on the mound, Cleveland clawed back — and then Rivera intentionally walked Jim Thome to load the bases for Bill Selby, a utility infielder who hadn’t homered all season. Two outs. Two strik