Post Game Notes

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New York Yankees (57-35) at Oakland Athletics (48-44) Thursday, July 19, 2012 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB New York 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 8 0 5 Oakland 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0 7

W — Griffin (2-0) L — Garcia (4-3) S — Cook (10)

OAKLAND NOTES  The Oakland Athletics have won six of the last seven games and are now four games over .500 for the first time since May 31, 2010 (28-24)…are 11-2 in the month of July, which is the best record in the majors…snapped their nine-game losing streak against New York in Oakland…that was the A’s longest Coliseum losing streak against the Yankees and tied for the second longest against any team…are 2-1 on this six-game homestand against Texas (1-1) and New York (1-0).  The A’s have a 2.63 ERA (77 er in 263.0 ip) over the last 29 games…have a 3.42 ERA for the season, which is the lowest in the .  A.J. Griffin allowed two runs in six innings to earn his second consecutive win…has now tossed exactly six innings in each of his five starts, allowed two runs or fewer four times and walked two batters or fewer all five times…has allowed a .216 (24 for 111) opponents batting average.  Yoenis Cespedes (2 for 3) has hit safely in each of his last seven games, which is the longest hitting streak of his career (previous: 6 games, June 26- July 1)…is 14 for 26 (.538) with three home runs, nine RBI, six runs scored and five multiple hit games during his current streak.  Coco Crisp (3 for 4) recorded a season-high tying three hits (fourth time, last: July 7 vs. Seattle)… is now 13 for 33 (.394) with five multiple hit games over his last eight games.  Jemile Weeks (2 for 4) is 6 for 17 (.353) against New York this year and 16 for 46 (.348) in his career.  In tonight’s world record attempt, 718 dogs were counted at A’s Dog Day at the Park…this number will be submitted to be considered the world record for most dogs to attend a sporting event.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes A.J. Griffin (W, 2-0) 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 90/60 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/6 Grant Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/6 Ryan Cook (S, 10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15/10

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Yoenis Cespedes (12) 1st 1-1 2 LF Garcia

NEW YORK NOTES  The New York Yankees had their three-game winning streak snapped…had their nine-game winning streak in Oakland snapped, which was their longest such streak at the Coliseum since it opened in 1968…are 0-1 on this seven-game road trip to Oakland (0-1) and Seattle (three games).  Freddy Garcia is 7-8 with a 5.27 ERA (78 er in 133.1 ip) in 23 career starts against the A’s.  Robinson Cano (1 for 4) is on a career-high 22-game hitting streak (34 for 86, .395)…it is the longest active hitting streak in the majors and the longest by a Yankee since Derek Jeter had a 25-game streak Aug. 20-Sept. 16, 2006.  Curtis Granderson (0 for 4) had his season-high eight-game hitting streak snapped…batted .333 (9 for 27) during the streak.  Derek Jeter (2 for 4) scored the 1,822nd run of his career, tying Eddie Collins for 15th on ’s all-time list…is batting .354 (70 for 198) on the road this season.  Alex Rodriguez (2 for 4) is 15 for his last 45 (.333).  (2 for 4) is 9 for 28 (.321) with 13 walks in his last 10 games.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Freddy Garcia (L, 4-3) 5.2 9 4 4 2 6 1 105/68 David Phelps 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 27/19

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Nick Swisher (14) 9th 1-0 1 RF Cook

Time of Game ...... 2:30 Overall Record ...... 48-44 Home/Road ...... 26-21/22-23 First Pitch ...... 7:08 pm Streak ...... Won 2 Day/Night ...... 17-15/31-29 Temperature ...... 65 degrees Homestand ...... 2-1 April/May/June ...... 10-12/11-16/15-13 Last Five ...... 4-1 July/Aug./Sept...... 11-2/0-0/0-0 Attendance ...... 23,382 Last 10 ...... 8-2 Total ...... 983,237 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ...... 23-11/25-33 Average (47 games) ...... 20,920 Series Record ...... 1-0 A’s/Opponents score first ...... 32-13/16-31 Series First Game ...... 15-17 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 35-5/37-4 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat ...... 13-9 vs. AL West ...... 17-17 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 8-4/8-2 Extra Innings ...... 6-2 vs. RHP/LHP ...... 35-27/13-17 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 5-35/3-38