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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
June 13th, 2013
New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
Post Game Recap
Final Score: Yankees 2 Athletics 3
The New York Yankees for the second
straight year have been swept in Oakland after a 3-2, 18 inning loss
on Thursday afternoon/night. The loss puts the Yankees at (37-29) now
on the season, but they are now in third place in the AL East, as the
Orioles jumped them for second place.
On offense the Yankees got off to a
quick start against Jarrod Parker, as Robinson Cano hit a two-run
homerun in the first inning scoring Brett Gardner. For Cano it was
16th homerun of the season, and now also has 42 RBIs.
Parker however settled down very nicely after the homerun, as he
finished going eight innings only allowing the two first inning runs
on five hits, and two walks.
Yankees Starter Hiroki Kuroda also
pitched very well on Thursday, but like Parker also got a
no-decision. Kuroda also only allowed two runs in this game, as the
third inning was the only bad one for Kuroda. Derek Norris knocked in
the first run for the Athletics with a RBI ground out scoring Chris
Young. Seth Smith would get the Athletics their second run later in
the third with a RBI double scoring John Jaso.
Adam Warren was the savior out of the
bullpen for the Yankees, giving the offense plenty of chances, which
they did nothing with. Warren went six innings not allowing a run,
but he did get some help from a great throw by Vernon Wells to get
Brandon Moss at the plate, and a great job by Catcher Chris Stewart
blocking the plate.
Missed opportunities for the Yankees in
extra-innings was their downfall on Thursday, and the reason they
were swept again by Oakland. They had the bases loaded with one out
in the 11th inning, runners on first and second with zero
outs in the 13th, and the bases loaded again in the 14th,
but came up empty in all of the scoring chances.
Oakland was able win the game in the
18th inning, as a single by John Jaso chased Preston
Claiborne from the game, as Joe Girardi decided to go with Mariano
Rivera. Rivera was unable to finish up the inning though however, as
a hit by Seth Smith, then an intentional walk to Jed Lowrie gave Nate
Frieman the chance to win the game, and he did just that with a base
hit off Rivera to win it for Oakland.
In the long game players got lots of
at-bats, and for a good chunk of the Yankee lineup it was ugly
looking on the box score. Mark Teixeira, Kevin Youkilis, Vernon
Wells, and Travis Hafner all didn’t get a hit, as they went a
combined 0 for 28.
Friday night will start the series
against the Los Angeles Angels, as Andy Pettitte (5-3, 3.82) will be
facing C.J. Wilson (4-5, 4.05).
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