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Yankees Continue To Rock & Roll

YANKEES 6
ATHLETICS 3



Not even a two hour rain delay could stop the Yankee Express. The Yankees continue to dominate the American League this month with, yet again, another come from behind victory.

Tonight, the Bronx Bombers were up against a kid from Jersey, Vin Mazzaro, who was looking to beat his home town team in the new Yankee Stadium. Mazzaro got off to a solid start, shutting out the Yankees through the game's first three innings, but he soon fell victim to the mighty Yankees offense in the fourth and fifth innings.

With the Yankees down 3-0, Mark Teixeira blasted a two run home run into the second deck in right field to cut the A's lead to 3-2. After Alex Rodriguez singled and stole second base, Jorge Posada drilled a double into the left center gap to drive in Rodriguez with the tying run. Eric Hinske soon followed with a single to right to bring home Posada to give the Yankees a stunning 4-3 lead.

Mazzaro never recovered and neither did the A's. Box Score.

After a rough start, C.C. Sabathia pitched seven strong innings, surrendering only three runs and scattering nine hits. Sabathia struck out four to earn his 10th victory of the season. Phil Hughes came in to the eighth and shut down Oakland, pitching two perfect innings in relief to earn his first ever career save. The A's managed only three hits after the fourth inning, which is not a formula for success.

The Yankees are now a season high 21 games over .500 and hold a 2.5 game lead over the Boston Red Sox.

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