4/15 - Yankees at Athletics

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Rubber match of this 3-game series.

Top of the 3rd here and it's 2-0 A's already.

Andy Pettitte vs Rich Harden

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Cano wearing #42 grounds out, one away.

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Melky hits a grounder off Harden's hard, Crosby fields it and throws wide. Runner on first with one out.

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Yankees lineup today:
Damon CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Cabrera LF
Mientkiewicz 1B

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That play will be ruled a hit for Melky, Yankees get their first hit of the afternoon.

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Doug flies out to RF.

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Damon strikes out, ball gets away but he is out anyway. 3 outs, 2-0 A's going to the bottom of the 3rd.

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RF Bobby Kielty flies out to RF Bobby Abreu.

One out.

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BTW the A's got 2 runs in the top of the 1st...Stewart reached on ANOTHER JETER FIELDING ERROR, Swisher doubled, Kielty hit a sac fly and Piazza hit an RBI single.

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Piazza grounds out right back to the pitcher, 2 outs.

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Ugh...Chavez triples to right-center.

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Pettitte induces Crosby to ground out to Jeter who doesn't throw it away...inning over. 2-0 going to the 4th.

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Jeter draws a leadoff walk, good at-bat.

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AFLAC Trivia Question: During the 1955 World Series, who wore #42 for the NY Yankees?

I have no clue, I'm gonna guess Billy Martin.

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Harden has some filthy stuff, hard fastball and a wicked off-speed pitch.