NEW YORK -- Jacoby Ellsbury's
return from the disabled list gives the Yankees a deeper lineup. Still,
manager Joe Girardi knows what really propels New York.
All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira homered twice after Scott Kazmir left his start with triceps tightness, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month when the Yankees held off the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night.
"That's how we're going to win games, by hitting the ball out of the ballpark," Girardi said. "We're designed to do that here."
Stephen Drew, who entered as a late-game defensive replacement in a 1-for-24 slump, homered off Fernando Abad in the eighth inning to give New York a 5-2 lead. Andrew Miller, just off the disabled list as well, nearly gave it all back in his first appearance since June 9, allowing a two-run shot in the ninth to Marcus Semien -- a pitch Miller said he wanted to throw.
Stephen Vogt reached second on third baseman Gregorio Petit's two-out throwing error. But Petit charged Ben Zobrist's soft grounder and fired a quick throw to first for the final out, with Teixeira making a tough stretch. That gave Miller his 18th save in 18 chances.
"That was a heck of a play to finish the game. Especially after the play before, to be able to step up and do that is huge," Miller said. "That was a heck of a play on his and Tex's end."
Sabathia revealed he was pitching on eight days' rest because he had his knee drained after the team returned home from Anaheim, California. He said it was part of the plan since having surgery that cut short his season last year, and he felt really good with the rest.
Sabathia (4-8) recovered from two rocky innings to pitch into the sixth. He allowed two runs but struck out only one, the first time he fanned fewer than two since Aug. 7, 2013.
Kazmir left after the third inning with a 2-1 lead, having yielded an unearned run, but Evan Scribner needed just four pitches to give up the edge. Teixeira led off the fourth with a long ball and then opened the sixth with another, his 22nd of the season. Scribner (2-2) has allowed 11 home runs, most among major league relievers.
Kazmir thought his problem might've been caused by dehydration on a muggy evening.
"That's kind of what it felt like -- just a little bit of tightness, maybe like cramping or something like that," said Kazmir, who allowed two hits. "It definitely felt very minor and I wanted to go back out there and still pitch."
Dellin Betances bounced back with a perfect eighth after giving up a go-ahead homer to Brett Lawrie in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's loss. Betances slid back into the setup role with Miller's return.
"I wasn't real worried," Girardi said with a laugh.
Jose Pirela had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly for the Yankees, who improved to 2-4 against Oakland this season.
Girardi skipped Sabathia on Sunday. The former ace had given up 10 runs and 14 hits over his previous two starts and had not won since June 7. The time off didn't initially appear to have helped.
The A's made good contact against Sabathia in the first two innings, hitting sharp liners and scoring twice in the second on four hits.
Josh Phegley and Mark Canha had one-out RBI singles in the second.
Girardi got help up in the Yankees' bullpen, but Sabathia recovered and didn't yield another hit until the fifth. He was lifted with one out in the sixth following Smolinski's single. Called up Tuesday, it was the first hit for Smolinski with Oakland.
"I think it was just command of both sides of the plate," Sabathia said about what changed for him during the outing. "It feels good."
Sabathia allowed seven hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Ellsbury went 1 for 4 during his first game in seven weeks and said he's preparing to play Thursday afternoon even though he hasn't been told if he will. ... 3B Chase Headley was held out because of a sore right calf. After the game, Headley said an MRI showed some inflammation. He'd be surprised if he played Thursday.
BALD SUPPORT
Several Yankees, including Alex Rodriguez and Girardi, donned bald caps in support of Brett Gardner, one of five candidates for the final AL All-Star spot. "(hash)Vote Gardy" was written on the caps. New York showed a "(hash)Votegardy" video before the fourth inning -- general manager Brian Cashman joined in. Gardner was in fourth place in voting that ends Friday.
UP NEXT
Athletics: Jesse Chavez has struggled over his last six starts, posting a 5.00 ERA and a .297 opponents' batting average. But he's been really good against the Yankees throughout his career: 4-0 with a 1.63 ERA in five appearances, three starts.
Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka has not won in four starts, the longest drought of his brief major league career. After giving up a career-high three homers in two straight starts, the right-hander did not allow a long ball in his last outing.
All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira homered twice after Scott Kazmir left his start with triceps tightness, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month when the Yankees held off the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night.
"That's how we're going to win games, by hitting the ball out of the ballpark," Girardi said. "We're designed to do that here."
Stephen Drew, who entered as a late-game defensive replacement in a 1-for-24 slump, homered off Fernando Abad in the eighth inning to give New York a 5-2 lead. Andrew Miller, just off the disabled list as well, nearly gave it all back in his first appearance since June 9, allowing a two-run shot in the ninth to Marcus Semien -- a pitch Miller said he wanted to throw.
Stephen Vogt reached second on third baseman Gregorio Petit's two-out throwing error. But Petit charged Ben Zobrist's soft grounder and fired a quick throw to first for the final out, with Teixeira making a tough stretch. That gave Miller his 18th save in 18 chances.
"That was a heck of a play to finish the game. Especially after the play before, to be able to step up and do that is huge," Miller said. "That was a heck of a play on his and Tex's end."
Sabathia revealed he was pitching on eight days' rest because he had his knee drained after the team returned home from Anaheim, California. He said it was part of the plan since having surgery that cut short his season last year, and he felt really good with the rest.
Sabathia (4-8) recovered from two rocky innings to pitch into the sixth. He allowed two runs but struck out only one, the first time he fanned fewer than two since Aug. 7, 2013.
Kazmir left after the third inning with a 2-1 lead, having yielded an unearned run, but Evan Scribner needed just four pitches to give up the edge. Teixeira led off the fourth with a long ball and then opened the sixth with another, his 22nd of the season. Scribner (2-2) has allowed 11 home runs, most among major league relievers.
Kazmir thought his problem might've been caused by dehydration on a muggy evening.
"That's kind of what it felt like -- just a little bit of tightness, maybe like cramping or something like that," said Kazmir, who allowed two hits. "It definitely felt very minor and I wanted to go back out there and still pitch."
Dellin Betances bounced back with a perfect eighth after giving up a go-ahead homer to Brett Lawrie in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's loss. Betances slid back into the setup role with Miller's return.
"I wasn't real worried," Girardi said with a laugh.
Jose Pirela had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly for the Yankees, who improved to 2-4 against Oakland this season.
Girardi skipped Sabathia on Sunday. The former ace had given up 10 runs and 14 hits over his previous two starts and had not won since June 7. The time off didn't initially appear to have helped.
The A's made good contact against Sabathia in the first two innings, hitting sharp liners and scoring twice in the second on four hits.
Josh Phegley and Mark Canha had one-out RBI singles in the second.
Girardi got help up in the Yankees' bullpen, but Sabathia recovered and didn't yield another hit until the fifth. He was lifted with one out in the sixth following Smolinski's single. Called up Tuesday, it was the first hit for Smolinski with Oakland.
"I think it was just command of both sides of the plate," Sabathia said about what changed for him during the outing. "It feels good."
Sabathia allowed seven hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Ellsbury went 1 for 4 during his first game in seven weeks and said he's preparing to play Thursday afternoon even though he hasn't been told if he will. ... 3B Chase Headley was held out because of a sore right calf. After the game, Headley said an MRI showed some inflammation. He'd be surprised if he played Thursday.
BALD SUPPORT
Several Yankees, including Alex Rodriguez and Girardi, donned bald caps in support of Brett Gardner, one of five candidates for the final AL All-Star spot. "(hash)Vote Gardy" was written on the caps. New York showed a "(hash)Votegardy" video before the fourth inning -- general manager Brian Cashman joined in. Gardner was in fourth place in voting that ends Friday.
UP NEXT
Athletics: Jesse Chavez has struggled over his last six starts, posting a 5.00 ERA and a .297 opponents' batting average. But he's been really good against the Yankees throughout his career: 4-0 with a 1.63 ERA in five appearances, three starts.
Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka has not won in four starts, the longest drought of his brief major league career. After giving up a career-high three homers in two straight starts, the right-hander did not allow a long ball in his last outing.
7:05PM,EDT,July 8,2015
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Burns reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Vogt lined into double play, to first, Burns doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Ellsbury lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Butler hit a ground rule double to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrie reached on infield single to shortstop, Butler to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Smolinski grounded into fielder's choice to third, Butler out at home, Lawrie to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Phegley singled to center, Lawrie scored, Smolinski to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Canha singled to left, Smolinski scored, Phegley to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Semien lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Burns popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Young safe at first on error by third baseman Lawrie. | 2 | 0 |
| Murphy lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right, Young scored, Gregorius thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 2 | 1 |
| Pirela grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Vogt grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Zobrist popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Butler grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Lawrie flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Smolinski walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Phegley struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Canha grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Smolinski out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Scribner relieved Kazmir. | 2 | 1 |
| Teixeira homered to right (407 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Young walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Murphy reached on infield single to third, Young to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Young stole third. | 2 | 2 |
| Murphy to second on wild pitch by Scribner. | 2 | 2 |
| Pirela hit sacrifice fly to right, Young scored, Murphy to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Petit grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Semien flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Burns singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Vogt flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Zobrist walked, Burns to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Butler flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Ellsbury struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Gardner lined out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Rodriguez flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Lawrie grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Smolinski singled to left center. | 2 | 3 |
| Mitchell relieved Sabathia. | 2 | 3 |
| Phegley struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Smolinski to second on wild pitch by Mitchell. | 2 | 3 |
| Canha walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Semien grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Teixeira homered to right (379 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Young struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| Murphy singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| O'Flaherty relieved Scribner. | 2 | 4 |
| Gregorius grounded into fielder's choice to first, Murphy out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Pirela reached on infield single to second, Gregorius to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Petit grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Wilson relieved Mitchell. | 2 | 4 |
| Drew at second base. | 2 | 4 |
| Burns fouled out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| Vogt flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Eric O'Flaherty pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Ellsbury reached on infield single to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| Gardner walked, Ellsbury to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Mujica relieved O'Flaherty. | 2 | 4 |
| Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gardner out at second, Ellsbury to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Teixeira intentionally walked. | 2 | 4 |
| Young fouled out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Betances relieved Wilson. | 2 | 4 |
| Butler struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| Lawrie struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Reddick hit for Smolinski. | 2 | 4 |
| Reddick grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Edward Mujica pitching for Oakland | OAK | NYY |
| Reddick in right field. | 2 | 4 |
| Murphy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Abad relieved Mujica. | 2 | 4 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Drew homered to right (376 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Petit grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | OAK | NYY |
| Miller relieved Betances. | 2 | 5 |
| Phegley flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| Canha singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Semien homered to left (395 feet), Canha scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Burns struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Vogt safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Petit. | 4 | 5 |
| Fuld ran for Vogt. | 4 | 5 |
| Zobrist grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Burns CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .318 | .354 | .420 |
| Vogt 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .287 | .375 | .493 |
Fuld PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .294 | .324 |
| Zobrist 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .255 | .344 | .431 |
| Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .315 | .375 |
| Lawrie 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .290 | .327 | .430 |
| Smolinski RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .145 | .286 | .210 |
a-Reddick PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .286 | .344 | .459 |
| Phegley C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .267 | .317 | .491 |
| Canha LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .249 | .312 | .416 |
| Semien SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .260 | .307 | .404 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 157 | |||
| a-grounded to first for J Smolinski in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Butler (15, Sabathia) HR: Semien (8, 9th inning off Miller 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Phegley (18), Canha (32), Semien 2 (22) Athletics RISP: 3-9 (Burns 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, Lawrie 1-1, Semien 0-2, Canha 1-1, Smolinski 0-1, Phegley 1-1, Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Lawrie (14, ground ball) DP: 1 (Semien-Zobrist-Vogt). Outfield Assist: Smolinski (Gregorius at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP KAZMIR (LEFT TRICEP TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME BOT 4TH. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 41,626 (83.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - James Hoye |
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