The game was interrupted by a 33-minute rain delay in the bottom of the third inning in the middle of an at-bat for Tino Martinez.

As part of the day's "Yogi Berra Day" festivities honoring the Yankees' former catcher, before the game, former Yankees pitcher Don Larsen threw the ceremonial first pitch to Berra; the two comprised the battery for Larsen's perfect game in 1956.

However, the Yankees once again took the lead on June 28, 2023, when pitcher Domingo Germán threw his own perfect game against Oakland, now standing alone with four.

Chili Davis walked, then Ricky Ledée hit a two-run home run into the upper right field deck.

Chuck Knoblauch worked a walk and then Derek Jeter hit a home run to make it 5–0.

In the eighth inning, O'Neill led off with a double to right and scored on a single to center by Bernie Williams.

Knoblauch moved quickly to his left, fielded it cleanly, and made a strong throw to first, retiring Vidro and preserving the perfect game.

The last batter, Orlando Cabrera, popped up to third baseman Scott Brosius in foul territory to end the game.

The only exceptions were that Cone had Ledee as his left fielder and Davis as his designated hitter, while Wells was backed by Chad Curtis and Darryl Strawberry respectively.