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Athletics 6, Yankees 4
Andy Pettitte struck out seven and walked one in 6 1/3 innings. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
It was shaping up to be a duel to the wire between A's starter Gio Gonzalez and lefty Andy Pettitte, and while Gonzalez blinked first, when Brett Gardner roped an RBI triple in the sixth inning, it was Pettitte who stumbled a half-inning later, allowing four runs in a six-run seventh inning.
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Series at a glance:
OAK
Oakland (41-55)
Won 1
Oakland 6, NY Yankees 4   NYY
NY Yankees (59-38)
Lost 1
July 25, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Oakland
0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0   6 9 0
NY Yankees
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0   4 6 0
Standings thru 7/25/09  |  Recap: OAK | NYY  |  Gameday  |  Athletics stats  |  Yankees stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .284
Cabrera, O, SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .276
Hairston, S, LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .291
Garciaparra, DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250
Cust, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
  Sweeney, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Davis, R, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .256
Crosby, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .227
Ellis, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216
Powell, C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .263
Totals 36 6 9 6 1 10 10  

BATTING
2B: Hairston, S (16, Pettitte), Cabrera, O (23, Aceves).
TB: Kennedy, A; Cabrera, O 3; Hairston, S 2; Davis, R; Crosby 2; Powell 2.
RBI: Davis, R (11), Powell 2 (18), Kennedy, A (34), Cabrera, O 2 (41).
2-out RBI: Powell 2; Kennedy, A; Cabrera, O 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston, S.
Team RISP: 5-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Ellis-Cabrera, O-Crosby).

 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, DH-SS 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .319
Gardner, CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .275
Teixeira, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .279
Rodriguez, Al, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248
Swisher, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .309
Cabrera, Me, LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .285
Ransom, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183
  a-Matsui, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
  Robertson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Damon, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
Molina, J, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
  b-Posada, PH-C 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 7 10  

a-Flied out for Ransom in the 7th. b-Singled for Molina, J in the 8th. c-Walked for Bruney in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Swisher (20, Wuertz).
3B: Gardner (6, Gonzalez, G).
HR: Jeter (11, 8th inning off Wuertz, 1 on, 0 out), Teixeira (25, 8th inning off Wuertz, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter 4; Gardner 3; Teixeira 4; Swisher 2; Cabrera, Me; Posada.
RBI: Gardner (20), Jeter 2 (41), Teixeira (71).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, Al; Cano; Jeter.
GIDP: Posada.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

 
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gonzalez, G (W, 2-2) 6.2 2 1 1 3 6 0 7.75
Wuertz 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 2 3.23
Bailey, A (S, 11) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.02
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte (L, 8-6) 6.1 5 4 4 1 7 0 4.67
Aceves 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.89
Robertson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
Bruney 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.40

Pitches-strikes: Gonzalez, G 102-60, Wuertz 25-19, Bailey, A 19-10, Pettitte 99-66, Aceves 13-11, Robertson 15-11, Bruney 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gonzalez, G 9-3, Wuertz 1-1, Bailey, A 1-2, Pettitte 7-2, Aceves 0-0, Robertson 0-2, Bruney 1-0.
Batters faced: Gonzalez, G 25, Wuertz 7, Bailey, A 5, Pettitte 25, Aceves 4, Robertson 4, Bruney 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Wuertz 1-0, Bailey, A 1-0, Aceves 3-3, Robertson 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, R to L.
T: 2:56.
Att: 46,412.
July 25, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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