Regular Season Game 13Yankees vs. Athletics
Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA
Game Time: 10:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS & XM/Sirius 181
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (9-3)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez (0-2, 9.82 ERA)
ATHLETICS (9-5)
Rajai Davis CF
Daric Barton 1B
Ryan Sweeney RF
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Kurt Suzuki C
Eric Chavez DH
Mark Ellis 2B
Travis Buck LF
Cliff Pennington SS
Pitching: LHP Gio Gonzalez (1-0, 3.38 ERA)
Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA
Game Time: 10:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS & XM/Sirius 181
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (9-3)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez (0-2, 9.82 ERA)
ATHLETICS (9-5)
Rajai Davis CF
Daric Barton 1B
Ryan Sweeney RF
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Kurt Suzuki C
Eric Chavez DH
Mark Ellis 2B
Travis Buck LF
Cliff Pennington SS
Pitching: LHP Gio Gonzalez (1-0, 3.38 ERA)
Yankees vs. Gonzalez
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| M. Thames | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| M. Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| C. Granderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| A. Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| N. Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R. Cano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Jeter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| B. Gardner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 |
| Totals | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .148 | .281 | .259 | .541 |
Athletics vs. Vazquez
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| M. Ellis | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 |
| E. Chavez | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| K. Suzuki | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| K. Kouzmanoff | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| D. Barton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| E. Patterson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .429 | .800 | 1.229 |
| G. Gross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| R. Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J. Fox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| T. Buck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| C. Pennington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | .176 | .273 | .294 | .567 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN
News & Notes
- The Yankees enter play today as winners of six of their last seven games. They've also won all four series to start the season.
- Javier Vazquez has made seven career starts against the A's. In those games he's 2-3, with a 4.98 ERA. This will be his first start against Oakland since 2008, when he went 1-1, with a 2.12 ERA against them in two starts. In games played in Oakland, Javy is 1-2, with a 5.63 ERA.
- The Yankees are 9-1 in games not started by Vazquez.
- Gio Gonzalez has made one start against the Yankees and it was a good one. In 6.2 innings he allowed a run on just two hits, walked three, and struck out six on his way to a win.
- The Yankees are 9-1 in games not started by Vazquez.
- Gio Gonzalez has made one start against the Yankees and it was a good one. In 6.2 innings he allowed a run on just two hits, walked three, and struck out six on his way to a win.
- Derek Jeter has an 11-game hitting streak.
- Brett Gardner on starting in left tonight: "I'm excited to be playing against a lefty."
- Oakland activated RHP Trevor Cahill from the DL prior to tonight's game and optioned him to Triple-A.
- Tonight's Umpires: HP Ed Rapuano, 1B Tom Hallion, 2B Ron Kulpa, 3B Lance Barksdale
- Like always, the chat room in the forums is open. You can also leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below... And if you can spare a few minutes don't forget to come sign up for the Sliding Into Home Forums.
- Brett Gardner on starting in left tonight: "I'm excited to be playing against a lefty."
- Oakland activated RHP Trevor Cahill from the DL prior to tonight's game and optioned him to Triple-A.
- Tonight's Umpires: HP Ed Rapuano, 1B Tom Hallion, 2B Ron Kulpa, 3B Lance Barksdale
- Like always, the chat room in the forums is open. You can also leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below... And if you can spare a few minutes don't forget to come sign up for the Sliding Into Home Forums.
