Oak
1
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
9
1
Yankees 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 x
7
10
0
NYY
7

Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York
Greg Smith
Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 190
Throws: Left
Bats: Left
Mike Mussina
Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 190
Throws: Right
Bats: Left
L (5-8)
IP H ER BB K ERA
3.2 8 6 5 1 3.79
W (12-6)
IP H ER BB K ERA
6.0 9 1 0 6 3.49


Team Page: Athletics | Yankees

Scoring Summary
Top of 1st
- R.Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Sexson to shortstop Jeter, Ellis scored, Suzuki out.
Bottom of 1st
- Sexson singled to center, Abreu scored, Rodriguez to second.
Bottom of 3rd
- Cano homered to right on a 1-2 count, Rodriguez scored, Posada scored.
Bottom of 4th
- Abreu doubled to left, Jeter scored.
- Rodriguez singled to left, Abreu scored.
Bottom of 6th
- Rodriguez homered to right on a 2-1 count.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Tue 6/10 Oak NYY 3 at
OAK 1
W: Wang
L: Eveland
Wed 6/11 Oak NYY 4 at
OAK 8
W: Duchscherer
L: Rasner
Thu 6/12 Oak NYY 4 at
OAK 1
W: Pettitte
L: Blanton
Fri 7/18 NYY OAK 1 at
NYY 7
W: Mussina
L: Smith
Sat 7/19 NYY OAK 3 at
NYY 4
W: Robertson
L: DiNardo
Sun 7/20 NYY OAK 1 at
NYY 2
W: Pettitte
L: Duchscherer
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. M Ellis, 2B 4 1 1 0 0
2. K Suzuki, C 4 0 2 0 0
3. R Sweeney, RF 4 0 1 1 0
4. J Cust, DH 4 0 1 0 0
5. E Brown, LF 4 0 1 0 0
6. B Crosby, SS 4 0 1 0 0
7. C Gonzalez, CF 4 0 1 0 0
8. J Hannahan, 1B 3 0 0 0 0
8. M Murton, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. D Murphy, 3B 3 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1 0
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D Jeter, SS 3 1 0 0 2
2. B Abreu, RF 5 2 2 1 0
3. A Rodriguez, 3B 4 2 3 2 1
4. J Posada, DH 1 1 0 0 3
5. R Sexson, 1B 3 0 1 1 1
6. R Cano, 2B 4 1 2 3 0
7. M Cabrera, CF 4 0 2 0 0
8. J Molina, C 4 0 0 0 0
9. B Gardner, LF 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7 7
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
G Smith
(L, 5-8)
3.2 8 6 6 5 1 3.79
J Blevins 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0.00
D Braden 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 4.80
A Brown 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2.23
L DiNardo 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 9.28
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
M Mussina
(W, 12-6)
6.0 9 1 1 0 6 3.49
D Robertson 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 2.00
E Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2.65
L Hawkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 5.63
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: M Ellis (18)
BATTING
2B: B Abreu (23), M Cabrera (11)
HR: A Rodriguez (20), R Cano (7)
BASERUNNING
SB: A Rodriguez (14)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Athletics
Mark Ellis (OAK - 2B)

News: Ellis was unable to build upon a decent 2007 season and instead posted his lowest OPS since 2003.  (RotoWire - Fri. Oct 10, 2008)

News: Duchscherer's transition back into the rotation was a resounding success before a hip injury cut his season short in early August.  (RotoWire - Fri. Oct 10, 2008)
Joey Devine (OAK - P)

News: Buried under the hype surrounding Brad Ziegler, Devine posted a sparkling 0.59 ERA and 0.83 WHIP in 45.2 innings.  (RotoWire - Fri. Oct 10, 2008)
Yankees
Mariano Rivera (NYY - P)

News: As was expected, Rivera had surgery performed on his right shoulder on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. Oct 7, 2008)
Mariano Rivera (NYY - P)

News: Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training.  (STATS - Tue. Oct 7, 2008)
Ivan Rodriguez (NYY - C)

News: Rodriguez will not return to the Yankees in 2009, the team's official site reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. Oct 2, 2008)

Injury Report
Athletics
NameInjuryStatus
M EllisRight shoulder surgeryon 60-day DL
F ThomasStrained right quadon 60-day DL
A BrownRight shoulder sorenesson 60-day DL
E ChavezRight shoulder surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL
Yankees
NameInjuryStatus
H MatsuiLeft knee surgeryon 60-day DL
J PosadaRight shoulder surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL
C WangTorn tendon and sprain, right footon 60-day DL
J AlbaladejoStress fracture, right elbowon 60-day DL


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