The New York Yankees squeaked to victory over the Oakland Athletics yesterday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with the Yankees triumphant 3 to 2. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Yankees tickets will definitely cherish. It’s not too late to take in a game so get your baseball tickets soon!
Yankees pitcher Alfredo Aceves (3.82 ERA) got the win, while Brett Anderson (4.51 ERA) took the loss for the Athletics. Chad Gaudin went 4.1 innings for the Yankees, allowed one hit, no home runs and no earned runs with 5 walks and 5 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Yankees was Phil Coke (4.68), and Phil Hughes (3.39). The Athletics’s starter Brett Anderson went 7 innings, allowed 6 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with one walk and 6 strikeouts. Michael Wuertz (3.10), and Craig Breslow (3.98) also pitched for the Athletics. With the win, Aceves’s record goes to 8-1, while Anderson falls to 7-9. Mariano Rivera earned the save for the Yankees, bringing his saves up to 36.
In addition to the 3 runs, the Yankees managed 6 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Yankees, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. The Athletics didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. Ryan Sweeney could not get much going at the plate as he left 4 runners on base. The Athletics mustered 2 runs, 6 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Todd Tichenor, Chris Guccione, Mike Winters and Delfin Colon. There were 35,067 Athletics ticket holders in attendance at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The win puts the Yankees at a record of 76-45, at the top of their division, while the loss brings the Athletics to 53-67, (21 games behind the division leader). Next up for the Yankees are the Boston Red Sox (68-51) at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for Boston Red Sox tickets because that game should be a good one. The Athletics will next take on the Detroit Tigers (63-56) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your Detroit Tigers tickets today and take in all the thrills.
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