Regular Season Game 15Yankees vs. Athletics
Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA
Game Time: 3:35 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS & XM/Sirius 176
Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA
Game Time: 3:35 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS & XM/Sirius 176
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (11-3)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson 1B
Mark Teixeira DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Marcus Thames LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner CF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 2.84 ERA)
ATHLETICS (9-7)
Rajai Davis CF
Daric Barton 1B
Ryan Sweeney RF
Kurt Suzuki C
Jack Fox DH
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Adam Rosales 2B
Matt Carson LF
Cliff Pennington SS
Pitching: LHP Dallas Braden (2-0, 2.70 ERA)
- Dallas Braden hasn't had much success against the Yankees. In four games (one start) against them in his career, he's 0-1, with a 7.71 ERA. The only start came last year when he allowed 7 runs on 10 hits and walked 6 in 5.2 innings.
- According to Chad Jennings, Joe Girardi said that Nick Johnson is at first “just to change it up” and Curtis Granderson is getting his a day off because “I just thought it was a good day for Curtis.”
- The Yankees have won 6 in a row and 9 of their last 10.
- Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera are likely unavailable today.
- Chan Ho Park has been playing catch and the Yankees expect to activate him when he's eligible to come off the DL.
- Oakland has placed OF Travis Buck on the 15-day DL with a strained right oblique.
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YANKEES (11-3)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson 1B
Mark Teixeira DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Marcus Thames LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner CF
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 2.84 ERA)
ATHLETICS (9-7)
Rajai Davis CF
Daric Barton 1B
Ryan Sweeney RF
Kurt Suzuki C
Jack Fox DH
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B
Adam Rosales 2B
Matt Carson LF
Cliff Pennington SS
Pitching: LHP Dallas Braden (2-0, 2.70 ERA)
Yankees vs. Braden
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| M. Thames | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .364 | .364 | .818 | 1.182 |
| M. Teixeira | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 |
| C. Granderson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 |
| D. Jeter | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .600 | .667 | .600 | 1.267 |
| R. Cano | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| J. Posada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| N. Swisher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| A. Rodriguez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| Totals | 49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | .306 | .370 | .510 | .881 |
Athletics vs. Sabathia
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| E. Chavez | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .150 | .261 | .400 | .661 |
| K. Suzuki | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .688 | .938 |
| R. Davis | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| K. Kouzmanoff | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| D. Barton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
| R. Sweeney | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| C. Pennington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| L. Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| A. Rosales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 77 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | .182 | .232 | .377 | .608 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN
News & Notes
- CC Sabathia has struggled against the A's. In 18 starts against them in his career, he's 5-7, with a 5.80 ERA in those games. Last year he went 2-0, with a 4.57 ERA in three starts against the A's. In 9 career starts in Oakland, he's 2-4, with a 6.35 ERA. In one start it Oakland last year, CC went 1-0, and in 8 innings allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7.- Dallas Braden hasn't had much success against the Yankees. In four games (one start) against them in his career, he's 0-1, with a 7.71 ERA. The only start came last year when he allowed 7 runs on 10 hits and walked 6 in 5.2 innings.
- According to Chad Jennings, Joe Girardi said that Nick Johnson is at first “just to change it up” and Curtis Granderson is getting his a day off because “I just thought it was a good day for Curtis.”
- The Yankees have won 6 in a row and 9 of their last 10.
- Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera are likely unavailable today.
- Chan Ho Park has been playing catch and the Yankees expect to activate him when he's eligible to come off the DL.
- Oakland has placed OF Travis Buck on the 15-day DL with a strained right oblique.
- 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.
