Stellar Joba as Yankees Win 8th Straight

Filed Under: Yankees

Tags: Brett Anderson • Derek Jeter • joba chamberlain • Jorge Posada • Matt Holliday • melky cabrera • Oakland A's • phil coke • Ted Williams • Yankees 7/24 recap • Yankees vs. A's

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WP - Chamberlain (6-2) LP - Anderson (5-8)

Pitching and defense wins champions. Right now it’s win baseball games for the New York Yankees. Joba Chamberlain pitched into the 8th inning and the Yankees took advantage of sloppy Oakland A’s defense to win their eighth straight ball game, 8-3.

Chamberlain won consecutive starts for just the second time in his career and came out for the 8th inning after throwing 93 pitches through 7 innings. But leading just 4-1 at the time, Joe Girardi was forced to go to the bullpen when his starter gave up a walk and hit a batter to open the inning. Phil Coke came on and stranded the A’s runners and the Yankees broke open the game in the bottom half of the inning, enabling Mariano Rivera to enjoy a night off.

Read the rest of my recap on Baseball Digest Online.

Yankees Win 7th Straight…and Other News

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Tags: cc sabathia • Mark Teixeira • Matt Holliday • Matt Holliday traded • Phil Hughes • Vin Mazzaro • Yankees 7/23 recap • Yankees vs. A's

There was a long wait for fans in the Bronx and at home last night, to see the Yankees win their 7th straight game. A 2-hour and 43-minute rain delay followed by a 2-hour and 45-minute game produced a 6-3 Yankees win to keep their current streak going.

CC Sabathia started slowly, putting his team in a 3-0 hole, but settled down and picked up his 10th win of the season with a 7-inning stint. Phil Hughes went the final two innings to earn his first major league save.

New Jersey native Vin Mazzaro had the Bombers stumped until the 4th when Mark Teixiera smacked a 2-run home run into, where else?, the second deck to get the Yankees on the board. Jorge Posada’s RBI double tied the game and Eric Hinske put the Yankees on top 4-3 with a single.

The Yankees added two more in the 5th on a Teixeira double and an RBI single by Posada. With Mariano Rivera unavailable, Hughes retired all six batters he faced to close out the win.

Notes

Chien-Ming Wang had his achy shoulder examined by Mets team doctor, David Altcheck, and will now consult with Dr. James Andrews.

Matt Holliday played his last game in an A’s uniform last night. He was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Damaso Marte threw a 9 pitch rehab stint for Scranton last night. He allowed one hit and 8 of his 9 pitches were for strikes.