GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (40-38) at NY YANKEES (36-39)

AL: OAKLAND (40-38) at NY YANKEES (36-39)

<h3>Yankees looking for a win, any win</h3>

<div class="pre">Oakland (40-38) at NY Yankees (36-39) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">BRONX, New York (Ticker) - The New York Yankees were on the</div>verge of getting a win on Thursday, but it seems like evenMother Nature is against them these days.

The Yankees head home to face the Oakland Athletics on Friday, aday after having their 8-6 eighth-inning lead against theBaltimore Orioles suspended due to rain.

New York, which has lost seven of eight, used a four-run eighthinning to jump ahead of the Orioles before the rains came,forcing the game to be suspended until July 27.

Before Thursday, the Yankees offense had been abysmal in thelast eight games, averaging just 2.6 runs per contest.

New York's hitters will be taking their hacks against A'sstarter Joe Kennedy (2-5, 3.98 ERA) on Friday. The 28-year-oldlefthander suffered through his shortest start of the seasonlast time out, getting pulled after just four innings againstthe New York Mets after yielding five runs and eight hits toearn the loss.

The Yankees will counter with Mike Mussina (3-5, 4.98). Theveteran righthander has been a victim New York's offensive woesin his last two starts.

The Yankees have scored two runs in Mussina's last two starts -both losses.

Oakland has been struggling of late as well, dropping six of itslast seven games.

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

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

OAKLAND NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .291 6 24 Melky Cabrera CF .255 3 22
Mark Kotsay CF .242 1 9 Derek Jeter SS .342 5 36
Nick Swisher RF .275 10 42 Hideki Matsui LF .277 8 46
Jack Cust DH .287 13 34 Alex Rodriguez 3B .330 28 77
Eric Chavez 3B .243 12 38 Jorge Posada DH .336 9 44
Mark Ellis 2B .270 8 40 Bobby Abreu RF .253 4 35
Dan Johnson 1B .269 7 28 Andy Phillips 1B .222 1 2
Bobby Crosby SS .235 6 28 Robinson Cano 2B .267 3 32
Jason Kendall C .215 1 20 Wil Nieves C .111 0 4

Joe Kennedy LHP (2-5, 3.98) Mike Mussina RHP (3-5, 4.98)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY (2-5, 3.98)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (3-5, 4.98)

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

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY AND JASON KENDALL
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA AND WIL NIEVES

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.291, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
M KOTSAY (.242, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
N SWISHER (.275, 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 - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.256, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
D JETER (.344, 5 HR, 38 RBI)
H MATSUI (.278, 8 HR, 46 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Stewart (7, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
J Posada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

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
J Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.91

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Mussina 0-1.
Batters faced: M Mussina 4.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.339, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JORGE POSADA SCORED ALEX RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J POSADA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.252, 4 HR, 35 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 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.243, 12 HR, 38 RBI)
M ELLIS (.270, 8 HR, 40 RBI)
D JOHNSON (.269, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS NY YANKEES (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Stewart (7, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343
H Matsui lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .330
J Posada dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .341
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (19, J Kennedy). RBI - A Rodriguez (79), J Posada
(45). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Team LOB - 1.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 2 -- 2
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.15

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.91

Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 27-17; M Mussina 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 1-2; M Mussina 0-1. Batters faced: J Kennedy 6; M Mussina 4.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</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 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.182, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
R CANO (.269, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
W NIEVES (.111, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Stewart (7, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343
H Matsui lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .330
J Posada dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .341
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (19, J Kennedy). RBI - A Rodriguez (79), J Posada
(45). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Team LOB - 1.


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 2 -- 2
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.15

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.84

Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 27-17; M Mussina 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 1-2; M Mussina 1-3. Batters faced: J Kennedy 6; M Mussina 7.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to center.</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 2 0 2 5 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.235, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
J KENDALL (.215, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
S STEWART (.291, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Stewart (7, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .342
H Matsui lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .330
J Posada dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .341
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
W Nieves c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 11 2 5 2 0 0 6

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (19, J Kennedy). RBI - A Rodriguez (79), J Posada
(45). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Jeter 1. Team LOB - 3.


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 20 -- 2
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 4.10

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.84

Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 40-25; M Mussina 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 1-5; M Mussina 1-3. Batters faced: J Kennedy 11; M Mussina 7.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 2 0
NY YANKEES 2 0 2 5 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.277, 0-FOR-1)
A RODRIGUEZ (.330, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J POSADA (.341, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237
N Swisher rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, N Swisher 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Stewart (7, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .342
H Matsui lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .330
J Posada dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .341
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
W Nieves c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 11 2 5 2 0 0 6

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (19, J Kennedy). RBI - A Rodriguez (79), J Posada
(45). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Jeter 1. Team LOB - 3.


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OAKLAND - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 20 -- 2
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 4.10

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 40-25; M Mussina 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 1-5; M Mussina 2-5. Batters faced: J Kennedy 11; M Mussina 12.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 2 0
NY YANKEES 2 0 0 2 6 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.285, 0-FOR-1)
E CHAVEZ (.242, 0-FOR-1)
M ELLIS (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237
N Swisher rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, N Swisher 1. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Stewart (7, 2nd base off M Mussina/W Nieves).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .342
H Matsui lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .276
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .332
J Posada dh 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .341
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
W Nieves c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 14 2 6 2 1 1 8

BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez 2 (20, J Kennedy 2). RBI - A Rodriguez (79), J Posada
(45). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez, J Posada. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Jeter 1. GIDP - B Abreu. Team LOB - 4.


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OAKLAND - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 200 -- 2
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 3 6 2 2 1 1 0 4.05

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.76

IBB - J Posada (by J Kennedy). Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 56-32; M Mussina
44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J Kennedy 3-5; M Mussina 2-5. Batters faced: J
Kennedy 15; M Mussina 12.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</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 3 0
NY YANKEES 2 0 0 2 6 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.167, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.271, 1-FOR-1)
W NIEVES (.130, 1-FOR-1)</div>