Yankees 2, Athletics 1
Jason Giambi is congratulated after swatting his 20th homer of the season. (Seth Wenig/AP)
By Willie Bans / MLB.com
Andy Pettitte retired the first seven batters en route to a dominating performance in which he matched his season high for strikeouts, with nine. Jason Giambi homered to break a 1-1 tie, lifting the Yanks to a sweep of the A's.
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Oakland
(51-47)
Lost 5
NY Yankees 2, Oakland 1
Today's Boxes 7/20/08
FLA 3, PHI 2
NYM 7, CIN 5
WSH 15, ATL 6
DET 5, BAL 1
TOR 9, TB 4
CHC 9, HOU 0
KC 8, CWS 7
TEX 1, MIN 0
STL 9, SD 5
COL 11, PIT 3
MIL 7, SF 4
CLE 6, SEA 2
LAD 6, ARI 5
LAA 5, BOS 3
NY Yankees
(53-45)
Won 3
July 20, 2008
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Standings thru 7/20/08  | Recap: OAK | NYY  | Gameday  | Athletics stats  | Yankees stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellis , 2B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236
Sweeney, R , RF4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .307
Crosby , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
1-Davis , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Brown, E , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Murton , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
Gonzalez, C , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Bowen , C2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .196
a-Cust , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
Suzuki , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Murphy , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188
Hannahan , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225
Totals 29 1 5 1 0 9 5
a-Struck out for Bowen in the 8th. 1-Ran for Crosby in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Hannahan (19, Pettitte).TB : Ellis; Sweeney, R 2; Murphy; Hannahan 2.RBI : Sweeney, R (34).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney, R.S : Ellis.GIDP : Crosby.Team LOB : 2. BASERUNNING CS : Davis (5, 2nd base by Rivera/Molina). FIELDING E : Hannahan (9, missed catch).Outfield assists : Sweeney, R (Rodriguez, A at home).DP : 2 (Murphy-Ellis-Hannahan 2).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282
Abreu , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
Rodriguez, A , 3B3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
Giambi , DH2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .257
Cano , 2B4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .258
Betemit , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246
Sexson , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Cabrera , CF2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .245
Molina , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
Gardner , LF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Totals 28 2 7 2 3 4 7
BATTING 2B : Jeter (19, Duchscherer).HR : Giambi (20, 6th inning off Duchscherer, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Jeter 2; Abreu; Rodriguez, A; Giambi 5; Cano 2.RBI : Rodriguez, A (56), Giambi (56).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cano.SF : Rodriguez, A.GIDP : Molina; Cano.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING DP : (Jeter-Cano-Betemit).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte (W, 11-7)8.0 4 1 1 0 9 0 3.86
Rivera (S, 24)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.22
IBB : Giambi (by Duchscherer).Pitches-strikes : Duchscherer 109-66, Embree 10-7, Pettitte 114-77, Rivera 11-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Duchscherer 6-10, Embree 2-1, Pettitte 9-6, Rivera 1-1.Batters faced : Duchscherer 28, Embree 4, Pettitte 27, Rivera 3.Umpires : HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: James Hoye.Weather : 92 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 17 mph, L to R.T : 2:26.Att : 54,366.July 20, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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