| SEASON | CAREER |
| W3 | 55 |
| L4 | 40 |
| G12 | 164 |
| IP65.2 | 700.2 |
| BB17 | 220 |
| SO62 | 597 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W3 | 5 |
| L2 | 3 |
| G9 | 16 |
| IP52.0 | 91.1 |
| BB15 | 31 |
| SO44 | 76 |
The Oakland Athletics are enjoying their longest home win streak in seven seasons as well as their longest at home against the New York Yankees in 12 years.
The Athletics also have won seven of Dan Straily 's nine outings as they look to extend both streaks and continue their outstanding starting pitching Wednesday night.
Oakland's run of nine consecutive home victories is its longest since a 10-game run Aug. 11-Sept. 1, 2006. The Athletics (39-27) have won five straight at home over New York (37-27) for their longest such run since going 6-0 in 2001.
The club is a major league-best 19-5 since May 17, and its starters have gone 14-3 with an AL-best 2.53 ERA in that span including a 1.37 ERA during this streak at home.
Bartolo Colon was the latest to contribute with six scoreless innings in Tuesday's 6-4 victory in the opener of this three-game set that gave Oakland its best 66-game start since 1992.
Closer Grant Balfour recorded his 16th save in as many chances, getting Travis Hafner for the final out on a leaping catch by left fielder Seth Smith .
"To me it was never going out," Balfour said.
Now the ball goes to Straily (3-2, 4.67 ERA), whose high ERA is deceiving since he is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in his last four outings. His worst effort in that stretch was Friday's 5-4, 10-inning victory over the White Sox in which he gave up four runs over seven innings.
The right-hander did not receive a decision in his only career outing against the Yankees on May 5, allowing three runs over 5 1-3 innings in a 5-4 victory.
The Athletics have concerns about Yoenis Cespedes , who left after the second inning Tuesday with tightness in his left hamstring. Cespedes is day to day after appearing to hurt himself running out a groundout in the first inning.
His absence would be good news for right-hander Phil Hughes (3-4, 4.80) since Cespedes is the only Oakland hitter to homer off Wednesday's Yankees starter.
Hughes ended a four-start winless stretch Friday by allowing an unearned run over seven innings in a 6-1 victory at Seattle.
"I thought he mixed his stuff a lot better, used his curveball, slider and changeup more effectively and it made his fastball better," manager Joe Girardi said.
Hughes' best outing was a May 4 gem against the Athletics in which he struck out nine over eight scoreless innings to earn a 4-2 victory. The Yankees are 5-1 when he starts against Oakland even though he owns a 4.63 ERA in those outings.
Brett Gardner had two more hits Tuesday, and the center fielder is 15 for 30 during an eight-game hitting streak. Mark Teixeira drove in three runs as New York's rally from a six-run deficit through seven innings fell short.
Derek Norris homered and drove in four runs. He was coming off an 0-for-13 road trip and was hitless in 14 straight at-bats before he changed his hairdo on Oakland's off day Monday by getting a mullet.
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Vernon Wells | 3 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.666 | 1.333 |
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.667 | 2.000 |
| Coco Crisp | 10 | .300 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .717 | .300 |
| John Jaso | 12 | .167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .453 | .167 |
| Jed Lowrie | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .533 | .200 |
| Brandon Moss | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Derek Norris | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .000 |
| Josh Reddick | 7 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .393 | .143 |
| Adam Rosales | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scott Sizemore | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .500 | .333 |
| Eric Sogard | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| June 01, 2013 | Chris Stewart | Day-to-Day | Left game - dehydration |
| May 25, 2013 | Curtis Granderson | 15-Day DL | Broken left pinkie finger |
| May 24, 2013 | Curtis Granderson | Day-to-Day | Left game - Broken left pinkie finger |
| May 24, 2013 | David Phelps | Day-to-Day | Left game - Right arm injury |
| May 17, 2013 | Andy Pettitte | 15-Day DL | Strained left trapezius muscle |
| May 17, 2013 | Andy Pettitte | 15-Day DL | Strained left trapezius muscle |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| June 11, 2013 | Yoenis Cespedes | Day-to-Day | Left game - left hamstring tightness |
| May 07, 2013 | Josh Reddick | 15-Day DL | Sprained right wrist |
| May 07, 2013 | Josh Reddick | 15-Day DL | Sprained right wrist |
| May 06, 2013 | Jarrod Parker | Day-to-Day | Left game - strained neck |
| May 01, 2013 | Brett Anderson | 15-Day DL | Right foot stress fracture |
| May 01, 2013 | Brett Anderson | 15-Day DL | Sprained right ankle |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Sure, Brandon Moss would like to have more than five hits in his last 40 at-bats. It's not so bad, though, considering all five have cleared the fences.
Moss hit a two-run homer and a solo shot for his third career two-homer game, and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday night to win their 10th straight home game.
Moss hit his 10th homer in the second inning and 11th with a solo drive in the eighth. He also connected twice April 29 against the Angels. Of his five hits over 40 at-bats in his last 19 games, all are home runs.
"Last year in Triple-A, I did it at exactly this time. I had three weeks straight where the only hits I had were home runs," Moss said. "I'll take that. It's not where I want to be, obviously. I'd much rather be getting hits also. I said it a long time ago, I've done it before where I've sacrificed power for hits. It still didn't turn out well. ... If you're able to contribute and drive in runs when you do connect it's definitely better than taking your seat."
Moss' power stroke helped Dan Straily (4-2) win his third consecutive decision.
John Jaso added an RBI double and a run-scoring single for Oakland. The A's (40-27) won for the 20th time in 25 games and are off to their best start since 1990.
Brett Gardner drew a one-out walk in the sixth to end a stretch of 11 straight Yankees retired by Straily. Robinson Cano singled and Mark Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly.
New York missed a scoring chance during an odd sequence in the seventh.
Jayson Nix hit a two-out RBI single and stole second. With Nix as the potential tying run, Lyle Overbay came out to pinch-hit with a 1-0 count already against Austin Romine . A's manager Bob Melvin then made his own switch, to reliever Sean Doolittle .
Chris Stewart came on to pinch-hit for Overbay, who never reached the batter's box but was credited for appearing in the game. Stewart struck out on a changeup to end the inning.
"I've never done that before. That was weird," Doolittle said. "I was like, `What's going to happen here?' ... I didn't really know what was going on. I've never, in my short time as a pitcher, come in in the middle of a count like that."
Doolittle then pitched a perfect eighth before Grant Balfour finished for his 17th save of the season and 35th in a row dating to April 29, 2012. He retired Nix on a broken-bat comebacker to end it with runners on first and second.
Straily, coming off a pair of no-decisions, allowed two or fewer runs for the fourth time in five outings. He gave up two runs and three hits in 6 2-3 innings.
Oakland owns its longest unbeaten streak at home since another 10-game run from Aug. 11 to Sept. 1, 2006. The A's secured their first season series victory against the Yankees since going 4-2 in 2007.
Moss, now batting .228, sent the first pitch he saw from Phil Hughes (3-5) over the right-field scoreboard in the second following Josh Reddick 's leadoff single.
"It was just a matter of time," Melvin said of Moss finding a groove. "He was such an instrumental part last year."
After a 1-2-3 fourth inning, Hughes issued a leadoff walk to Eric Sogard in the fifth. Jaso's double one out later and another walk to Seth Smith ended the right-hander's night.
Hughes walked a season-high five and lost for the third time in four decisions. He allowed three runs on four hits and struck out three in 4 1-3 innings. He hadn't walked more than two batters all season.
The Yankees haven't hit a home run in a season-high five straight games - the club's longest drought since also going five games from May 17-21, 2006.
"It's part of the game. You have to fight your way out of it," manager Joe Girardi said. "We know the guys are capable."
NOTES: Yankees RHP Michael Pineda , working his way back from shoulder surgery 14 months ago, threw a 75-pitch bullpen session. He had been set to pitch in a minor league game this weekend but instead will throw a simulated game Friday at the team's complex in Tampa, Fla. "This way we can control it," Girardi said. "The other day he had one long inning. If Tampa would have been at home he would have pitched in that game." ... A's CF Coco Crisp is nursing a bruised heel - which happened sometime after his first-inning home run Tuesday before his next at-bat - and sat out after hitting home runs the previous two games. "He felt it when he got up this morning," Melvin said. "He felt better when he got to the park and got some treatment. We won't take any chances with him but if he comes in tomorrow and feels like he's close to 100 percent, there's the potential for him to play." ... A's LF Yoenis Cespedes also was sidelined because of tightness in his left hamstring that forced him to leave after the second inning Tuesday. ... RHP Jarrod Parker (5-6) pitches the series finale for the A's on Thursday afternoon opposite Hiroki Kuroda (6-5). ... Gardner failed to get a hit for just the third time in 19 games since May 24.
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