Post Game Notes

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New York Yankees (10-3) at Oakland Athletics (9-6) Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, Calif.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB New York 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 8 Oakland 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 7 WP — Vazquez (1-2). LP — Gonzalez (1-1). SV — None.

OAKLAND NOTES  The Oakland Athletics have lost 13 of their past 16 against the Yankees…are 3-2 on this 10-game homestand against Baltimore (3-1), New York (0-1) and Cleveland (three games).  Daric Barton (1 for 2, 2 bb) has reached base safely via a , walk or hit by pitch in 14 of his 15 games.  Kurt Suzuki (2 for 4, 1 r, 2 rbi) has an 11-game hitting streak against New York dating back to July 18, 2008 (.426, 20 for 47)…is a .403 career hitter (25 for 62) against the Yankees, his best against any team.  Ryan Sweeney (0 for 3, bb) had his 13-game hitting streak snapped and is now batting .302 (16 for 53) in 14 games…the hitting streak matched a career-high and is tied for the second-longest season-opening streak in Oakland history (record: Stan Javier, 17, in 1994).

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Gio Gonzalez (L, 1-1) 4.1 3 5 5 5 5 0 97/53 Craig Breslow 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 29/20 Edwar Ramirez 2.0 0 1 1 4 2 0 46/24 Brad Ziegler 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18/10

Home Runs Count RBI Location Travis Buck (1) 5th 3-2 1 RF Vazquez Kurt Suzuki (2) 6th 0-2 2 LF Vazquez

NEW YORK NOTES  The are on a season-high five-game winning streak and have won eight of their past nine…are 8-0 when leading after six …are 1-0 on this nine-game road trip through Oakland (1-0), Los Angeles (three games) and Texas (three games).  The Yankees have not committed an error in their past 11 games…it is the longest April errorless streak in franchise history.  (0 for 5) had his 11-game hitting streak to start the season snapped and is now hitting .345 (19 for 55) through 12 games…is a career .311 hitter (159 for 512) against the A’s…has a .358 average (86 for 240) at the Coliseum.  Alex Rodriguez (1 for 1, 2 r, 3 bb) hit his 585th career home …is one homer away from tying Frank Robinson for seventh place on the all-time list.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Javier Vazquez (W, 1-2) 5.1 6 3 3 3 6 2 107/72 Boone Logan 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 32/17 Joba Chamberlain 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18/14 Damaso Marte 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5/1 Mariano Rivera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Alex Rodriguez (2) 5th 2-1 3 LCF Breslow

Note Ron Kulpa replaced Ed Rapuano behind the plate in the sixth inning due to injury…there was a 13-minute delay because of this replacement…transported by ambulance to Summit Hospital for a CT scan, was alert.

Time of Game ...... 3:21 Overall Record...... 9-6 Home/Road...... 6-3/3-4 First Pitch ...... 7:09 pm Streak ...... Lost 2 Day/Night...... 4-1/5-5 Temperature ...... 50 degrees Homestand...... 2-3 April/May/June...... 9-6/0-0/0-0 Last Five...... 3-2 July/Aug./Sept...... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Attendance ...... 19,849 Last 10...... 5-5 Total ...... 150,413 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7...... 3-0/6-6 Average (9 games) ...... 16,713 Series Record ...... 0-1 A’s/Opponents score first...... 5-1/3-5 Series First Game...... 3-2 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 6-0/6-0 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat...... 3-3 vs. AL West...... 6-4 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn...... 3-2/2-2 Extra Innings ...... 1-0 vs. RHP/LHP...... 6-4/3-2 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn...... 0-4/1-4