Yankees 7, 
Athletics 1
| W: | M. Mussina (12-6) |
| L: | G. Smith (5-8) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .238 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .230 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .255 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| J Hannahan 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
| a-M Murton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 |
| D Murphy 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .186 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Hannahan in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Ellis (18, M Mussina) RBI: R Sweeney (31) GIDP: E Brown Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ellis 1, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Crosby (11, throw) DP: 1 (D Murphy-M Ellis-J Hannahan). Outfield Assist: R Sweeney (A Rodriguez at Home). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith (L, 5-8) | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 88-49 | 3.79 |
| J Blevins | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-16 | 0.00 |
| D Braden | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-5 | 4.80 |
| A Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.23 |
| L DiNardo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 9.28 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 153-85 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Smith 23; J Blevins 5; D Braden 4; A Brown 3; L DiNardo 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 3-6; J Blevins 1-1; D Braden 2-1; A Brown 1-2; L DiNardo 1-1 Game Scores: G Smith 17 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Jeter SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| J Posada DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| R Sexson 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .220 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| J Molina C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 |
| B Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .150 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (23, G Smith); M Cabrera (11, J Blevins) HR: R Cano (7, 3rd inning off G Smith 2 on, 2 Out); A Rodriguez (20, 6th inning off D Braden 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Sexson (31), R Cano 3 (41), B Abreu (60), A Rodriguez 2 (55) 2-out RBI: R Sexson, R Cano 3, B Abreu, A Rodriguez GIDP: R Sexson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (14, 2nd base off G Smith/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano-R Sexson). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mussina (W, 12-6) | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 93-64 | 3.49 |
| D Robertson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-11 | 2.00 |
| E Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-9 | 2.65 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 5.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 125-90 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Mussina 26; D Robertson 3; E Ramirez 3; L Hawkins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 8-4; D Robertson 0-0; E Ramirez 1-0; L Hawkins 2-0 Game Scores: M Mussina 56 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | NYY | |||
 | 1st | R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Ellis scored, K Suzuki out at second. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | R Sexson singled to center, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | R Cano homered to right, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | B Abreu doubled to left, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third on throwing error by shortstop B Crosby. | 1 | 5 |
| 4th | A Rodriguez singled to left, B Abreu scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | A Rodriguez homered to right. | 1 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,145 (103.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |
MLB Scores
Friday, July 18th 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 | in 11 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
