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Oakland Athletics @ New York Yankees

2008-07-20 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 54366 · 92°F, cloudy · Wind 17 mph L to R · 2:26

New York Yankees defeated Oakland Athletics 2–1. Andy Pettitte earned the win and Mariano Rivera picked up the save. Jason Giambi went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
NYA	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		2	7

W: Andy Pettitte L: Justin Duchscherer SV: Mariano Rivera

Umpires — HP: Mike Estabrook · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: James Hoye · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Mark Ellis	3	0	1	0	1
Ryan Sweeney	4	0	2	1	1
Bobby Crosby	4	0	0	0	1
Emil Brown	3	0	0	0	0
Matt Murton	3	0	0	0	1
Carlos Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0
Rob Bowen	2	0	0	0	2
Donnie Murphy	3	0	1	0	1
Jack Hannahan	3	1	1	0	1
Jack Cust	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derek Jeter	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Abreu	4	0	1	0	0	1
Alex Rodriguez	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jason Giambi	2	1	2	1	2	0
Robinson Cano	4	0	2	0	0	1
Wilson Betemit	3	0	0	0	0	2
Melky Cabrera	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Molina	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brett Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Duchscherer	7.0	6	3	4
Alan Embree	1.0	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Pettitte	8.0	4	0	9
Mariano Rivera	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Ellis: K
Ryan Sweeney: 6!/L6+
Bobby Crosby: K

Bot 1

Derek Jeter: 63/G6
Bobby Abreu: K
Alex Rodriguez: S7/G56+
Jason Giambi: W.1-2
Robinson Cano: S9/L9S+.2XH(92);1-2

Top 2

Emil Brown: 8/F8LD+
Matt Murton: 53/G56
Carlos Gonzalez: 63/G6

Bot 2

Wilson Betemit: K
Melky Cabrera: W
Jose Molina: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 3

Rob Bowen: K
Donnie Murphy: S7/L78S
Jack Hannahan: K
Mark Ellis: S9/L34D-.1-3
Ryan Sweeney: K

Bot 3

Brett Gardner: 8/F8LD
Derek Jeter: DGR/F8LXD+
Bobby Abreu: S8/L6MD.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H;1-2
Jason Giambi: IW
Robinson Cano: K

Top 4

Bobby Crosby: 3/P34-
Emil Brown: 53/G56
Matt Murton: K

Bot 4

Wilson Betemit: 7/F7LM
Melky Cabrera: 7/F7LD
Jose Molina: 9/F9LM

Top 5

Carlos Gonzalez: 31!/G34S-
Rob Bowen: K
Donnie Murphy: 53/G5

Bot 5

Brett Gardner: 6/P5D
Derek Jeter: 6/L6+
Bobby Abreu: 8/F8LD

Top 6

Jack Hannahan: DGR/L9LS
Mark Ellis: 53/SH/BG56S.2-3
Ryan Sweeney: S8/L8RS.3-H
Bobby Crosby: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Alex Rodriguez: 43/G4-
Jason Giambi: HR/F9LD+
Robinson Cano: S9/G34+
Wilson Betemit: K
Melky Cabrera: 3/G3S+

Top 7

Emil Brown: 6/L6
Matt Murton: 63/G6
Carlos Gonzalez: 8!/F8LS-

Bot 7

Jose Molina: 9/F9LS
Brett Gardner: 7/F7S-
Derek Jeter: 63/G6

Top 8

Jack Cust: K
Donnie Murphy: K
Jack Hannahan: 9/F89D+

Bot 8

Bobby Abreu: 8/F8LD
Alex Rodriguez: 6E3/G6M
Jason Giambi: S5/G56S-.1-2
Robinson Cano: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 9

Mark Ellis: 4/P34
Ryan Sweeney: S8/G4M-
Bobby Crosby: 56(1)/FO/F9LM
Emil Brown: CS2(24)

Notes & reviews

Abreu juggled ball and dropped it, then overthrew second, but play was backed up by 3bman who got runner from 1st. Abreu originally given assist, removed the next day.

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