GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (41-39) at NY YANKEES (37-40)

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 16 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - SANTIAGO CASILLA
NYY - SCOTT PROCTOR

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.232, 1-FOR-4)
J KENDALL (.226, 1-FOR-4)
M KOTSAY (.252, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (11) VS NY YANKEES (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .299
M Ellis 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .270
J Cust rf 5 1 3 4 0 1 3 .288
E Chavez 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .246
D Johnson 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .265
B Crosby ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .232
J Kendall c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .226
M Kotsay cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .252
K Suzuki dh 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .412

Totals 38 11 16 11 2 6 19

BATTING: 2B - E Chavez (20, A Pettitte); J Cust (9, M Myers); S Stewart (9, L
Vizcaino). HR - J Cust (14, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 2 on, 2 Out), D Johnson
(9, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 2 Out). SF - M Ellis. RBI - E Chavez 3
(42), K Suzuki (4), M Ellis (41), J Cust 4 (38), D Johnson 2 (32). 2-out RBI -
J Cust 3, D Johnson 2, E Chavez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Kendall 1, D Johnson 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Kotsay (1, 2nd base by B Bruney/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
D Jeter ss 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .335
R Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .327
J Posada c 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .337
H Matsui lf 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .270
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .247
A Phillips 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .250
M Cabrera cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .259

Totals 33 5 10 5 2 8 14

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (10, D Haren); H Matsui (17, D Haren); M Cabrera (9, D
Haren). SF - B Abreu. RBI - B Abreu 2 (37), A Phillips 2 (4), D Jeter (39).
2-out RBI - A Phillips, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1, R Cano 3. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - B Abreu (4, bobble). DP: 1 (J Posada-D Jeter).


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OAKLAND - 170 000 12 -- 11
NY YANKEES - 020 201 00 -- 5
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 5 1/3 8 5 5 2 5 0 2.20
D Braden 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.08
S Casilla 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.51

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 2/3 9 8 7 0 1 2 3.77
R Villone 3 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63
B Bruney 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.12
M Myers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.67
L Vizcaino 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 2 0 5.54
S Proctor 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07

B Bruney pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - D Johnson (by L Vizcaino). HBP - D Jeter (by D Haren). Pitches-strikes:
D Haren 101-64; D Braden 16-11; S Casilla 25-17; A Pettitte 42-29; R Villone
34-23; B Bruney 17-11; M Myers 11-5; L Vizcaino 37-20; S Proctor 1-1. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Haren 7-4; D Braden 1-0; S Casilla 1-3; A Pettitte 2-2; R
Villone 2-6; B Bruney 0-1; M Myers 0-1; L Vizcaino 1-1; S Proctor 0-1. Batters
faced: D Haren 27; D Braden 3; S Casilla 7; A Pettitte 14; R Villone 11; B
Bruney 4; M Myers 2; L Vizcaino 9; S Proctor 1.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 16 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - SANTIAGO CASILLA
NYY - SCOTT PROCTOR

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.335, 1-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
R CANO (.266, 0-FOR-4)
A RODRIGUEZ (.327, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (11) VS NY YANKEES (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .299
M Ellis 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .270
J Cust rf 5 1 3 4 0 1 3 .288
E Chavez 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .246
D Johnson 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .265
B Crosby ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231
J Kendall c 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .225
M Kotsay cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250
K Suzuki dh 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .412

Totals 41 11 16 11 2 6 19

BATTING: 2B - E Chavez (20, A Pettitte); J Cust (9, M Myers); S Stewart (9, L
Vizcaino). HR - J Cust (14, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 2 on, 2 Out), D Johnson
(9, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 2 Out). SF - M Ellis. RBI - E Chavez 3
(42), K Suzuki (4), M Ellis (41), J Cust 4 (38), D Johnson 2 (32). 2-out RBI -
J Cust 3, D Johnson 2, E Chavez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Kendall 1, D Johnson 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Kotsay (1, 2nd base by B Bruney/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
D Jeter ss 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .335
R Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .266
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .327
J Posada c 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .337
H Matsui lf 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .270
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .247
A Phillips 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .250
M Cabrera cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .259

Totals 33 5 10 5 2 8 14

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (10, D Haren); H Matsui (17, D Haren); M Cabrera (9, D
Haren). SF - B Abreu. RBI - B Abreu 2 (37), A Phillips 2 (4), D Jeter (39).
2-out RBI - A Phillips, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1, R Cano 3. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - B Abreu (4, bobble). DP: 1 (J Posada-D Jeter).


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OAKLAND - 170 000 120 -- 11
NY YANKEES - 020 201 00 -- 5
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 5 1/3 8 5 5 2 5 0 2.20
D Braden 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.08
S Casilla 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.51

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 1 2/3 9 8 7 0 1 2 3.77
R Villone 3 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63
B Bruney 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.12
M Myers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.67
L Vizcaino 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 2 0 5.54
S Proctor 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98

B Bruney pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - D Johnson (by L Vizcaino). HBP - D Jeter (by D Haren). Pitches-strikes:
D Haren 101-64; D Braden 16-11; S Casilla 25-17; A Pettitte 42-29; R Villone
34-23; B Bruney 17-11; M Myers 11-5; L Vizcaino 37-20; S Proctor 9-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Haren 7-4; D Braden 1-0; S Casilla 1-3; A Pettitte 2-2; R
Villone 2-6; B Bruney 0-1; M Myers 0-1; L Vizcaino 1-1; S Proctor 0-4. Batters
faced: D Haren 27; D Braden 3; S Casilla 7; A Pettitte 14; R Villone 11; B
Bruney 4; M Myers 2; L Vizcaino 9; S Proctor 4.

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

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: ALAN EMBREE (1-1, 4.25) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: D JETER (.335, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Embree relieved S Casilla.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11
NY YANKEES 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D Jeter (.335, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 16 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - DAN HAREN, DALLAS BRADEN (6TH), SANTIAGO CASILLA (7TH), ALAN
EMBREE (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, RON VILLONE (2ND), BRIAN BRUNEY
(6TH), MIKE MYERS (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (7TH), SCOTT PROCTOR
(8TH) AND JORGE POSADA

HOME RUNS: OAK - JACK CUST (14) OFF ANDY PETTITTE IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
DAN JOHNSON (9) OFF ANDY PETTITTE IN THE 2ND, 1 ON

NYY - NONE</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 16 0
NY YANKEES 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - DAN HAREN, DALLAS BRADEN (6TH), SANTIAGO CASILLA (7TH), ALAN
EMBREE (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, RON VILLONE (2ND), BRIAN BRUNEY
(6TH), MIKE MYERS (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (7TH), SCOTT PROCTOR
(8TH) AND JORGE POSADA


WP - DAN HAREN (10-2)
LP - ANDY PETTITTE (4-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - JACK CUST (14) OFF ANDY PETTITTE IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
DAN JOHNSON (9) OFF ANDY PETTITTE IN THE 2ND, 1 ON

NYY - NONE


TIME: 3:20 ATT: 54,266

PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (5-4, 4.65)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (1-3, 5.32)

PROBABLES: TOR - JOSH TOWERS (3-5, 5.59)
OAK - LENNY DINARDO (3-4, 2.47)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (11) VS NY YANKEES (5) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .299
M Ellis 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .270
J Cust rf 5 1 3 4 0 1 3 .288
E Chavez 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .246
D Johnson 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .265
B Crosby ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231
J Kendall c 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .225
M Kotsay cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250
K Suzuki dh 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .412

Totals 41 11 16 11 2 6 19

BATTING: 2B - E Chavez (20, A Pettitte); J Cust (9, M Myers); S Stewart (9, L
Vizcaino). HR - J Cust (14, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 2 on, 2 Out), D Johnson
(9, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 2 Out). SF - M Ellis. RBI - E Chavez 3
(42), K Suzuki (4), M Ellis (41), J Cust 4 (38), D Johnson 2 (32). 2-out RBI -
J Cust 3, D Johnson 2, E Chavez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Kendall 1, D Johnson 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Kotsay (1, 2nd base by B Bruney/J Posada).

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
D Jeter ss 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .338
R Cano 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .265
A Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .327
J Posada c 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .336
H Matsui lf 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .270
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .247
A Phillips 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .250
M Cabrera cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .259

Totals 36 5 11 5 3 8 16

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (10, D Haren); H Matsui (17, D Haren); M Cabrera (9, D
Haren). SF - B Abreu. RBI - B Abreu 2 (37), A Phillips 2 (4), D Jeter (39).
2-out RBI - A Phillips, D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1, R Cano 3. GIDP - J Posada. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - B Abreu (4, bobble). DP: 1 (J Posada-D Jeter).


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OAKLAND - 170 000 120 -- 11
NY YANKEES - 020 201 000 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren (W, 10-2) 5 1/3 8 5 5 2 5 0 2.20
D Braden (H, 1) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.08
S Casilla 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.51
A Embree 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.14

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte (L, 4-6) 1 2/3 9 8 7 0 1 2 3.77
R Villone 3 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63
B Bruney 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.12
M Myers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.67
L Vizcaino 1 1/3 3 2 2 2 2 0 5.54
S Proctor 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98

B Bruney pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB - D Johnson (by L Vizcaino). HBP - D Jeter (by D Haren). Pitches-strikes:
D Haren 101-64; D Braden 16-11; S Casilla 25-17; A Embree 18-13; A Pettitte
42-29; R Villone 34-23; B Bruney 17-11; M Myers 11-5; L Vizcaino 37-20; S
Proctor 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 7-4; D Braden 1-0; S Casilla 1-3;
A Embree 3-0; A Pettitte 2-2; R Villone 2-6; B Bruney 0-1; M Myers 0-1; L
Vizcaino 1-1; S Proctor 0-4. Batters faced: D Haren 27; D Braden 3; S Casilla
7; A Embree 4; A Pettitte 14; R Villone 11; B Bruney 4; M Myers 2; L Vizcaino
9; S Proctor 4.

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

T--3:20. Att--54,266.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 11
NY YANKEES 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (11) AT NY YANKEES (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis singled to
center. J Cust singled to right center, M Ellis to second, M Ellis to third on
error by right fielder B Abreu. E Chavez grounded into fielder's choice to
second, M Ellis scored, J Cust out at second. D Johnson struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) OAKLAND 1, NY YANKEES 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: B Crosby singled to center. J Kendall reached on infield
single to pitcher, B Crosby to second. M Kotsay singled to right, B Crosby
to third, J Kendall to second. K Suzuki singled to right, B Crosby scored,
J Kendall to third, M Kotsay to second. S Stewart flied out to right.
M Ellis hit sacrifice fly to right, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to third,
K Suzuki to second. J Cust homered to right center, M Kotsay and K Suzuki
scored. E Chavez doubled to deep right. D Johnson homered to right, E Chavez
scored. R Villone relieved A Pettitte. B Crosby grounded out to shortstop.
(7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. J Posada singled to right, A Rodriguez
to second. H Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Posada out at
second, A Rodriguez to third. B Abreu grounded out to pitcher, A Rodriguez
scored, H Matsui to second. A Phillips singled to left center, H Matsui
scored. M Cabrera grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Posada walked. H Matsui hit a ground rule double to
right, J Posada to third. B Abreu hit sacrifice fly to left, J Posada scored,
H Matsui to third. A Phillips reached on infield single to shortstop, H Matsui
scored. M Cabrera doubled to right, A Phillips to third. J Damon struck out
swinging. D Jeter hit by pitch. R Cano flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu lined out to center. A Phillips singled to left.
M Cabrera singled to left, A Phillips to second. D Braden relieved D Haren.
J Damon grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera out at second,
A Phillips to third. D Jeter singled to right, A Phillips scored, J Damon to
second. R Cano struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
NY YANKEES 5.

OAKLAND 7TH: M Ellis singled to right. M Myers relieved B Bruney. J Cust
doubled to deep center, M Ellis scored. E Chavez lined out to second.
L Vizcaino relieved M Myers. D Johnson intentionally walked. B Crosby struck
out swinging. J Kendall popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 9, NY YANKEES 5.

OAKLAND 8TH: M Kotsay grounded out to second. K Suzuki singled to left
center. S Stewart doubled to left, K Suzuki to third. M Ellis walked. J Cust
struck out swinging. E Chavez singled to center, K Suzuki and S Stewart
scored, M Ellis to second. S Proctor relieved L Vizcaino. D Johnson flied out
to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5.</div>

 

Athletics carry Haren past Yankees

<h3>OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5</h3><div class="pre">BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Even when he is notnecessarily</div>sharp, four runs is usually enough for Dan Haren. These daysthe New York Yankees can only hope for the same.

Haren won his career-high 10th straight decision and Jack Custand Dan Johnson homered in a seven-run second inning off AndyPettitte as the Oakland Athletics recorded an 11-5 victory overthe Yankees on Sunday.

Haren (10-2) is 10-0 in his last 15 starts but the rubber gameof the three-game series in New York was among his worst in thisstretch. He lasted just 5 2/3 innings, which was hissecond-shortest start of this run and allowed five runs andeight hits, equaling a season worst.

Even though it was the first time Haren allowed more than fourruns this season, he improved to 34-4 when his teammates scoreat least four runs.

The righthander, who lasted five innings against the Yankees onApril 13 in Oakland, left after allowing consecutive one-outsingles to Andy Phillips and Melky Cabrera.

Before Haren was replaced by rookie Dallas Braden, the Yankeesshaved four runs off an 8-0 deficit but did so with littlecontributions from their big bats.

Phillips tied a career high with three hits, had a pair of RBIsingles and scored on Derek Jeter's single, which made it 8-5.Jeter's base hit snapped an 0-for-10 skid but he was strandedwhen Braden struck out Robinson Cano, who represented thepotential tying run.

Rookie Santiago Casilla tossed two scoreless frames and AlanEmbree pitched the final frame for Oakland, which finished a 3-7road trip.

The Athletics struck early against Pettitte

After scoring an unearned run on Eric Chavez's RBI groundout,Oakland sent 10 men to the plate and had seven hits in thesecond. The Athletics opened the inning with four straightsingles and took a 6-0 lead when Cust crushed a 2-2 pitch overthe center-field fence for a three-run homer.

Oakland added two more when Johnson homered for the secondstraight day. He just missed the upper deck in right field, butit signaled the end of Pettitte's afternoon.

Pettitte (4-6) lasted just 1 2/3 innings and was rocked foreight runs and nine hits. It was his shortest outing since alsolasting 1 2/3 frames of an 8-7 loss at Wrigley Field on June 8,2003.

Ron Villone provided 3 1/3 scoreless innings, but Oakland addeda run in the seventh as Cust doubled off lefthander Mike Myers.The Athletics extended their lead to 11-5 on Chavez's two-runsingle off Luis Vizcaino.

The ugly inning sent the Yankees to their ninth loss in 11games. This is also the latest point New York has been under.500 since September 5, 1995, when it was 60-61 under managerBuck Showalter.

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (11) AT NY YANKEES (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, M Ellis 2B, J Cust RF, E Chavez 3B,
D Johnson 1B, B Crosby SS, J Kendall C, M Kotsay CF, K Suzuki DH, D Haren RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, R Cano 2B, A Rodriguez 3B,
J Posada C, H Matsui LF, B Abreu RF, A Phillips 1B, M Cabrera CF, A Pettitte LHP.

Umpires -- Ted Barrett (HP), Mark Carlson (1B), Larry Young (2B), Angel
Hernandez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 14 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis singled to
center. J Cust singled to right center, M Ellis to second, M Ellis to third on
error by right fielder B Abreu. E Chavez grounded into fielder's choice to
second, M Ellis scored, J Cust out at second. D Johnson struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) OAKLAND 1, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon flied out to right. D Jeter struck out swinging.
R Cano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, NY YANKEES 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: B Crosby singled to center. J Kendall reached on infield
single to pitcher, B Crosby to second. M Kotsay singled to right, B Crosby to
third, J Kendall to second. K Suzuki singled to right, B Crosby scored,
J Kendall to third, M Kotsay to second. S Stewart flied out to right. M Ellis
hit sacrifice fly to right, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to third, K Suzuki to
second. J Cust homered to right center, M Kotsay and K Suzuki scored.
E Chavez doubled to deep right. D Johnson homered to right, E Chavez scored.
R Villone relieved A Pettitte. B Crosby grounded out to shortstop. (7 Runs,
7 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. J Posada singled to right, A Rodriguez
to second. H Matsui grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Posada out at
second, A Rodriguez to third. B Abreu grounded out to pitcher, A Rodriguez
scored, H Matsui to second. A Phillips singled to left center, H Matsui
scored. M Cabrera grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
NY YANKEES 2.

OAKLAND 3RD: J Kendall flied out to center. M Kotsay singled to center.
K Suzuki struck out swinging. S Stewart flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Damon doubled to deep right. D Jeter struck out
swinging. R Cano grounded out to first, J Damon to third. A Rodriguez struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 2.

OAKLAND 4TH: M Ellis grounded out to catcher. J Cust flied out to center.
E Chavez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 2.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Posada walked. H Matsui hit a ground rule double to
right, J Posada to third. B Abreu hit sacrifice fly to left, J Posada scored,
H Matsui to third. A Phillips reached on infield single to shortstop, H Matsui
scored. M Cabrera doubled to right, A Phillips to third. J Damon struck out
swinging. D Jeter hit by pitch. R Cano flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 4.

OAKLAND 5TH: D Johnson lined out to right. B Crosby struck out swinging.
J Kendall flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 5TH: A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. J Posada grounded
out to first. H Matsui grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 8, NY YANKEES 4.

OAKLAND 6TH: B Bruney relieved R Villone. M Kotsay singled to right.
K Suzuki popped out to first. S Stewart struck out swinging. M Kotsay caught
stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu lined out to center. A Phillips singled to left.
M Cabrera singled to left, A Phillips to second. D Braden relieved D Haren.
J Damon grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera out at second,
A Phillips to third. D Jeter singled to right, A Phillips scored, J Damon to
second. R Cano struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 8,
NY YANKEES 5.

OAKLAND 7TH: M Ellis singled to right. M Myers relieved B Bruney. J Cust
doubled to deep center, M Ellis scored. E Chavez lined out to second.
L Vizcaino relieved M Myers. D Johnson intentionally walked. B Crosby struck
out swinging. J Kendall popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 9, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 7TH: S Casilla relieved D Braden. A Rodriguez struck out
swinging. J Posada singled to right. H Matsui flied out to left. B Abreu
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 9, NY YANKEES 5.

OAKLAND 8TH: M Kotsay grounded out to second. K Suzuki singled to left
center. S Stewart doubled to left, K Suzuki to third. M Ellis walked. J Cust
struck out swinging. E Chavez singled to center, K Suzuki and S Stewart
scored, M Ellis to second. S Proctor relieved L Vizcaino. D Johnson flied out
to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 8TH: A Phillips flied out to right. M Cabrera struck out
swinging. J Damon fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 11,
NY YANKEES 5.

OAKLAND 9TH: B Crosby flied out to center. J Kendall popped out to second.
M Kotsay flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 9TH: A Embree relieved S Casilla. D Jeter singled to left
center. R Cano grounded out to first, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez walked.
J Posada grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Rodriguez
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5.</div>

 

Athletics carry Haren past Yankees

<h3>OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5</h3><div class="pre">BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Even when he is not necessarily</div>sharp, four runs is usually enough for Dan Haren. These daysthe New York Yankees can only hope for the same.

Haren won his career-high 10th straight decision and Jack Custand Dan Johnson homered in a seven-run second inning off AndyPettitte as the Oakland Athletics recorded an 11-5 victory overthe Yankees on Sunday.

Haren (10-2) is 10-0 in his last 15 starts but the rubber gameof the three-game series in New York was among his worst in thisstretch. He lasted just 5 2/3 innings, which was hissecond-shortest start of this run and allowed five runs andeight hits, equaling a season worst.

Even though it was the first time Haren allowed more than fourruns this season, he improved to 34-4 when his teammates scoreat least four runs.

The righthander, who lasted five innings against the Yankees onApril 13 in Oakland, left after allowing consecutive one-outsingles to Andy Phillips and Melky Cabrera.

Before Haren was replaced by rookie Dallas Braden, the Yankeesshaved four runs off an 8-0 deficit but did so with littlecontributions from their big bats.

Phillips tied a career high with three hits, had a pair of RBIsingles and scored on Derek Jeter's single, which made it 8-5.Jeter's base hit snapped an 0-for-10 skid but he was strandedwhen Braden struck out Robinson Cano, who represented thepotential tying run.

Rookie Santiago Casilla tossed two scoreless frames and AlanEmbree pitched the final frame for Oakland, which finished a 3-7road trip.

The Athletics struck early against Pettitte

After scoring an unearned run on Eric Chavez's RBI groundout,Oakland sent 10 men to the plate and had seven hits in thesecond. The Athletics opened the inning with four straightsingles and took a 6-0 lead when Cust crushed a 2-2 pitch overthe center-field fence for a three-run homer.

Oakland added two more when Johnson homered for the secondstraight day. He just missed the upper deck in right field, butit signaled the end of Pettitte's afternoon.

Pettitte (4-6) lasted just 1 2/3 innings and was rocked foreight runs and nine hits. It was his shortest outing since alsolasting 1 2/3 frames of an 8-7 loss at Wrigley Field on June 8,2003.

Ron Villone provided 3 1/3 scoreless innings, but Oakland addeda run in the seventh as Cust doubled off lefthander Mike Myers.The Athletics extended their lead to 11-5 on Chavez's two-runsingle off Luis Vizcaino.

The ugly inning sent the Yankees to their ninth loss in 11games. This is also the latest point New York has been under.500 since September 5, 1995, when it was 60-61 under managerBuck Showalter.

 

Athletics carry Haren past Yankees

<h3>OAKLAND 11, NY YANKEES 5</h3><div class="pre">BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Even when he is not necessarily</div>sharp, four runs is usually enough for Dan Haren. These daysthe New York Yankees can only hope for the same.

Haren won his career-high 10th straight decision and Jack Custand Dan Johnson homered in a seven-run second inning off AndyPettitte as the Oakland Athletics recorded an 11-5 victory overthe Yankees on Sunday.

Haren (10-2) is 10-0 in his last 15 starts, but the rubber gameof the three-game series in New York was among his worst in thisstretch. He lasted just 5 2/3 innings, which was hissecond-shortest start of this run, and allowed five runs andeight hits, equaling a season worst.

"He battled today," Oakland manager Bob Geren said. "He's beena little bit under the weather the last few days. It lookedlike a little bit of a lack of energy due to that. But goodpitchers can pitch effectively even when they're not 100 percentand that's what he did today."

The 24-year-old righthander became the seventh pitcher in Oaklandhistory to win at least 10 straight games. It is the longeststreak since Mark Mulder - for whom he was traded for - won 11in a row from May 9 to July 8, 2004.

"There was a point there where I was dominating," Haren said."Right now it's not one of those times, but I'm still winningsome ballgames, which is really nice because when I hit astretch where I'm feeling good, hopefully I can out pitch theguy instead of out (hitting) them."

Despite pitching with a cold, Haren improved to 4-0 against theYankees.

Even though it was the first time Haren allowed more than fourruns this season, he improved to 34-4 when his teammates scoreat least four runs.

The righthander, who lasted five innings against the Yankees onApril 13 in Oakland, left after allowing consecutive one-outsingles to Andy Phillips and Melky Cabrera.

Before Haren was replaced by rookie Dallas Braden, the Yankeesshaved four runs off an 8-0 deficit but did so with littlecontributions from their big bats.

"Right now, we need a well-pitched ballgame and we need to hit,"New York manager Joe Torre said. "We need to do both things onthe same day a few day just to get us to the point where we canfeel good about ourselves."

Phillips tied a career high with three hits, had a pair of RBIsingles and scored on Derek Jeter's single, which made it 8-5.Jeter's base hit snapped an 0-for-10 skid but he was strandedwhen Braden struck out Robinson Cano, who represented thepotential tying run.

Rookie Santiago Casilla tossed two scoreless frames and AlanEmbree pitched the final frame for Oakland, which finished a 3-7road trip.

"It wasn't the best road trip but it was a great finish," Gerensaid. "Two out of three to the Yankees in New York, anybody Ithink would take that."

The Athletics struck early against Pettitte

After scoring an unearned run on Eric Chavez's RBI groundout,Oakland sent 10 men to the plate and had seven hits in thesecond. The Athletics opened the inning with four straightsingles and took a 6-0 lead when Cust crushed a 2-2 pitch overthe center-field fence for a three-run homer.

"You want to get to him obviously before he settles down," Custsaid. "He's been through it before and he's definitely let upruns early and pitched through it, so we kept on it and got himout of there early."

Oakland added two more when Johnson homered for the secondstraight day. He just missed the upper deck in right field, butit signaled the end of Pettitte's afternoon.

Pettitte (4-6) lasted just 1 2/3 innings and was rocked foreight runs and nine hits. It was his shortest outing since alsolasting 1 2/3 frames of an 8-7 loss at Wrigley Field on June 8,2003.

"It would have been nice to be able come back and maybe win,"Pettitte said. "But obviously, we weren't able to do that. Theone inning was way too much to overcome."

The veteran lefthander fell to 66-32 following a New York lossand allowed more than two runs for just the sixth time in 17starts.

"I think Andy was a bit frustrated by the bloops," Torre said."The balls hit out of the ballpark, he obviously missed hisspots."

Ron Villone provided 3 1/3 scoreless innings, but Oakland addeda run in the seventh as Cust doubled off lefthander Mike Myers.The Athletics extended their lead to 11-5 on Chavez's two-runsingle off Luis Vizcaino.

The ugly inning sent the Yankees to their ninth loss in 11games. This is also the latest point New York has been under.500 since September 5, 1995, when it was 60-61 under managerBuck Showalter.

"It's frustrating," Jeter said. "You try to stay positive. Idon't like losing as much as we have. I don't think anyonelikes that."