GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (40-39) at NY YANKEES (37-39)

AL: OAKLAND (40-39) at NY YANKEES (37-39)

<h3>Igawa, Yankees look to get on a roll vs. Athletics</h3>



<div class="pre">Oakland (40-39) at NY Yankees (38-39) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees hope their playin the series opener against the Oakland Athletics will carryover to the middle contest of the three-game set when the teamsmeet on Saturday afternoon.

It was a rare performance Friday for the Yankees, who took abreak from their sloppy play to eke out a close win behindstellar pitching and defense.

Mike Mussina tossed seven solid innings as New York scored bothof its runs in the first inning en route to a 2-1 victory overOakland in the opener of a 10-game homestand.

The Yankees won for just the second time in their last ninegames but their bats also remained cold. Before Thursday's gamein Baltimore was suspended in the eighth inning with theYankees holding an 8-6 lead, their lineup had averaged 2.6 runsduring that span.

They will look to get their second straight win when they sendout struggling rookie Kei Igawa (2-1, 7.13 ERA), who will makehis second start since being recalled from the minor leagues.

The lefthander allowed two runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings,striking out five and walking three in a 7-3 loss at the SanFrancisco Giants on June 22 - his first outing since beingrecalled.

He will be opposed by Chad Gaudin (6-3, 3.14), who yielded threeruns and six hits in six frames, while striking out four andwalking three in a 5-2 loss at Cleveland. Gaudin has not wonsince June 3 - his fifth straight victory at that point.

The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight games.

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT NY YANKEES -- LINEUPS

OAKLAND NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .299 6 24 Johnny Damon DH .250 5 26
Mark Ellis 2B .270 8 40 Derek Jeter SS .340 5 38
Nick Swisher RF .271 10 42 Bobby Abreu RF .252 4 35
Jack Cust DH .286 13 34 Alex Rodriguez 3B .334 28 79
Eric Chavez 3B .243 12 38 Jorge Posada C .339 9 45
Dan Johnson 1B .265 7 28 Hideki Matsui LF .274 8 46
Bobby Crosby SS .231 6 28 Melky Cabrera CF .257 3 24
Mark Kotsay CF .242 1 9 Robinson Cano 2B .272 3 33
Jason Kendall C .217 1 20 Andy Phillips 1B .143 1 2

Chad Gaudin RHP (6-3, 3.14) Kei Igawa LHP (2-1, 7.13)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (6-3, 3.14)
NYY - KEI IGAWA (2-1, 7.13)

UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - MARK CARLSON
3B - LARRY YOUNG

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND JASON KENDALL
NYY - KEI IGAWA AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.299, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
M ELLIS (.270, 8 HR, 40 RBI)
N SWISHER (.271, 10 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.250, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
D JETER (.340, 5 HR, 38 RBI)
B ABREU (.252, 4 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.14

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.94

Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K Igawa 1-2. Batters
faced: K Igawa 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.286, 13 HR, 34 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.243, 12 HR, 38 RBI)
D JOHNSON (.265, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.10

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.94

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 9-8; K Igawa 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin
2-0; K Igawa 1-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3; K Igawa 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.334, 28 HR, 79 RBI)
J POSADA (.339, 9 HR, 45 RBI)
H MATSUI (.274, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.10

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.75

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 9-8; K Igawa 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 2-0; K Igawa 2-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3; K Igawa 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.231, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
M KOTSAY (.242, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
J KENDALL (.217, 1 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.07

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.75

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 27-19; K Igawa 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 3-2; K Igawa 2-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 7; K Igawa 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON KENDALL (2) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF KEI IGAWA.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, NY YANKEES 0

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SHANNON STEWART (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF KEI IGAWA.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, NY YANKEES 0

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL OAKLAND AT NY YANKEES
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY OAKLAND'S JASON KENDALL AND SHANNON
STEWART IN THE THIRD INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 2 2 2 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.272, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.143, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
J DAMON (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Cust dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Kendall c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .220

Totals 11 2 2 2 2 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Kendall (2, 3rd inning off K Igawa 0 on, 2 Out), S Stewart (7,
3rd inning off K Igawa 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Kendall (21), S Stewart (25).
2-out RBI - J Kendall, S Stewart. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Cust 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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OAKLAND - 002 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.07

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7.04

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 27-19; K Igawa 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 3-2; K Igawa 3-4. Batters faced: C Gaudin 7; K Igawa 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 2 2 2 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
NYY - KEI IGAWA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.242, 0-FOR-1)
D JOHNSON (.263, 0-FOR-1)
B CROSBY (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Cust dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Kendall c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .220

Totals 11 2 2 2 2 2 2

BATTING: HR - J Kendall (2, 3rd inning off K Igawa 0 on, 2 Out), S Stewart (7,
3rd inning off K Igawa 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Kendall (21), S Stewart (25).
2-out RBI - J Kendall, S Stewart. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Cust 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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OAKLAND - 002 -- 2
NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.04

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7.04

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 39-26; K Igawa 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 6-2; K Igawa 3-4. Batters faced: C Gaudin 10; K Igawa 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>