Oakland (40-53) at NY Yankees (57-37)

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No rest for the weary as A's hit the road

Adam Loberstein / MLB.com
Oakland opens an eight-game road trip against the American League East's superpowers Thursday at Yankee Stadium. It'll then head to Boston for four games at Fenway Park.
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Athletics probable pitcher

Vin Mazzaro

  • #54 RHP
  • (2-6) 4.09 ERA 33 SO
Mazzaro's last start didn't exactly go according to plan, as the rookie gave up eight runs on 10 hits in three-plus innings against the Angels. Four of the runs were unearned, though, as Oakland committed four errors -- one by Mazzaro. After winning his first two starts, Mazzaro is winless in his past seven, and he has a 6.75 ERA in his past four starts. The 22-year-old will hope for better luck -- and some better defense, too -- as he faces New York for the first time in his Yankee Stadium debut.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 2-6 4.09 50.2 17 33 .291
Season 2-6 4.09 50.2 17 33 .291
July 0-3 7.07 14.0 5 5 .415

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/23/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Oakland Athletics (AL West) 40 53 .430 15.0 22-25 18-28
New York Yankees (AL East) 57 37 .606 - 32-16 25-21
Stats - 07/23/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
OAK .250 408 78 391 62 574 4.26 835.2 847 319 635
NYY .274 518 140 493 66 565 4.38 841.2 806 344 704
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Starters at center of Yankees' win streak

Jared Diamond / MLB.com
When the Yankees open a four-game series with the A's on Thursday night at 7:05 ET, CC Sabathia will not only look to extend his team's winning streak to six games. He'll try to duplicate the performance A.J. Burnett provided in Wednesday's win -- the result of a friendly competition among the Yankees' increasingly successful starting pitchers.
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Yankees probable pitcher

CC Sabathia

  • #52 LHP
  • (9-6) 3.66 ERA 99 SO
In his next outing, Sabathia will look for his ninth victory in 12 decisions as he draws an afternoon start against the Orioles. The lefty came away a winner on Saturday against the Tigers, hurling seven scoreless innings while scattering five hits, walking three and striking out four. He said he was too strong early in the outing but eventually settled in, outdueling Justin Verlander.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 126-79 3.66 1794.2 564 1492 .246
Season 9-6 3.66 135.1 41 99 .231
July 2-2 4.10 26.1 10 21 .276
Vs. Oakland 0-0 8.10 6.2 4 2 .231

Athletics hitters vs CC Sabathia

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barton, Daric - - - - .333 6 0 1
Buck, Travis - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Eric - - - - .188 16 1 2
Cunningham, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Cust, Jack .500 2 0 1 .294 17 1 7
Davis, Rajai - - - - .083 12 0 0
Ellis, Mark .333 3 0 1 .273 22 1 5
Everidge, Tommy - - - - .500 2 1 1
Hairston, Scott - - - - .300 10 0 0
Patterson, Eric - - - - - - - -
Pennington, Cliff - - - - .000 3 0 0
Petit, Gregorio - - - - - - - -
Powell, Landon .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Suzuki, Kurt .333 3 1 3 .250 16 2 5
Sweeney, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0

Yankees hitters vs Vin Mazzaro

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .500 2 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .250 4 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 1 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .400 5 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .500 6 0 3
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .333 3 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .500 2 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .333 6 1 3

Bronx is burning with victories (40-54) (58-37)

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Tough homecoming

Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Pitching for the first time at Yankee Stadium, New Jersey native Vin Mazzaro didn't produce the desired results for the A's in the opener, struggling in his final two frames and giving up all six runs that the Yanks needed for the victory.

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Series at a Glance

 

Seven in a row

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Rain delayed the start of the opener vs. the A's, but there was no stopping the inevitable, as the Yanks' win streak hit seven games -- all at home -- thanks to CC Sabathia's gutty start and multi-RBI efforts from Jorge Posada and Mark Teixeira.
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Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Davis, R, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Cabrera, O, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .274
Hairston, S, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
Holliday, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Garciaparra, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261
Suzuki, K, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .284
Cust, DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .239
Crosby, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .220
Ellis, M, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .226
Totals 34 3 9 3 0 4 12  

BATTING
2B: Suzuki, K (25, Sabathia), Holliday (23, Sabathia), Ellis, M (6, Sabathia).
TB: Cabrera, O; Holliday 2; Garciaparra 2; Suzuki, K 3; Crosby; Ellis, M 3.
RBI: Cust (50), Crosby (23), Suzuki, K (42).
2-out RBI: Crosby.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crosby; Hairston, S; Cabrera, O.
SF: Cust.
GIDP: Hairston, S.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Davis, R (13, 2nd base off Sabathia/Posada), Suzuki, K (5, 2nd base off Sabathia/Posada).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Holliday (Cano at 2nd base).
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .316
Damon, LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .281
Teixeira, 1B 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 .279
Rodriguez, A, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .253
Matsui, H, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257
Posada, C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .286
Cano, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .310
Hinske, RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .266
  Cabrera, Me, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
Gardner, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274
Totals 33 6 10 6 4 11 16  

BATTING
2B: Posada (14, Mazzaro), Teixeira (25, Mazzaro), Cabrera, Me (15, Casilla, S).
HR: Teixeira (24, 4th inning off Mazzaro, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter; Damon 2; Teixeira 6; Posada 3; Cano; Hinske; Cabrera, Me 2.
RBI: Teixeira 3 (70), Posada 2 (44), Hinske (17).
2-out RBI: Hinske.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter 2; Gardner; Hinske 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gardner (20, 2nd base off Mazzaro/Suzuki, K), Rodriguez, A (6, 2nd base off Mazzaro/Suzuki, K).

FIELDING
DP: (Jeter-Cano-Teixeira).
 
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mazzaro (L, 2-7) 4.1 8 6 6 4 7 1 4.75
Breslow 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.96
Ziegler 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.05
Casilla, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.09
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sabathia (W, 10-6) 7.0 9 3 3 0 4 0 3.67
Hughes, P (S, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.51

Pitches-strikes: Mazzaro 103-61, Breslow 16-12, Ziegler 14-8, Casilla, S 13-11, Sabathia 109-71, Hughes, P 28-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mazzaro 1-4, Breslow 1-3, Ziegler 1-1, Casilla, S 1-0, Sabathia 10-7, Hughes, P 3-3.
Batters faced: Mazzaro 24, Breslow 6, Ziegler 3, Casilla, S 4, Sabathia 29, Hughes, P 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Breslow 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Reliford. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 66 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 17 mph, L to R.
T: 2:53 (2:43 delay).
Att: 24,799.
July 23, 2009

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