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NEW YORK -- Jason Isringhausen and the Oakland bullpen put a
clean ending to a cluttered game.
|  | | Oakland's Sal Fasano is safe at home in the third inning as Yankees catcher Jorge Posada takes a late throw Tuesday. |
T.J. Mathews, Jeff Tam and Isringhausen combined on four innings
of one-hit relief and the Athletics, taking advantage of yet
another throwing error by Chuck Knoblauch, rallied past the New
York Yankees 7-4 Tuesday night.
After two neat days at Yankee Stadium -- the Pedro Martinez-Roger
Clemens duel and Andy Pettitte's two-hitter -- this one was messy
from the start. Kevin Appier and Ramiro Mendoza combined to walk 11
in the first five innings, and neither side was retired in order
until the seventh.
"The last two days here have been pretty crisp," said
Isringhausen, who got his 10th save. "The bullpen came in today
and did the job."
There were a total of 13 walks and 22 runners left on base.
"I thought it was beautiful," A's manager Art Howe joked.
"The Mona Lisa, as far as I was concerned."
Knoblauch, Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez hit solo home runs off
Appier (5-3).
Randy Velarde, who made an unassisted triple play and homered
for the Athletics a day earlier, had a double and single and walked
twice. He drove in a run, scored one and stole a base, and Terrence
Long scored three times.
Mendoza (5-3), who shut out Chicago in his previous start, took
a 4-2 lead into the fifth but walked Velarde and Jason Giambi
starting the inning. Ben Grieve followed with a potential
double-play grounder to second, and Knoblauch had trouble getting
the ball out of his glove before making a low throw that pulled
Jeter off the bag.
"I could've caught it, I should've caught it," Jeter said.
Knoblauch's throwing woes have been a constant source of concern
for the Yankees, and he recently said -- perhaps joking, perhaps not
-- that he would retire if they persisted. The one-time Gold Glove
winner had nine assists Monday against the A's, and turned double
plays in the first two innings Tuesday night.
"It's not one of those errors you chalk up to the throwing
problems," Yankees manager Joe Torre said.
After Knoblauch's throw loaded the bases, Olmedo Saenz had an
RBI grounder and Matt Stairs hit a two-run single for a 5-4 lead.
That finished Mendoza, who walked a career-high six.
Stairs had been mentioned in trade talks involving the Yankees.
"I heard a rumor today," he said. "As of right now, I'm in
the green and gold."
Appier was constantly pitching in and out of trouble. He escaped
bases-loaded jams in the second and third innings without any runs
scoring.
The Yankees stranded 11, and were just 1-for-11 with runners in
scoring position. Jorge Posada walked four times for New York.
Grieve hit an RBI double in the sixth for a 6-4 lead and singled
home a run in the eighth.
Appier left after giving up Knoblauch's leadoff double in the
bottom half. The Oakland relievers took over after that -- opponents
are batting only .182 (10-for-55) against them in the last six
games.
"Their bullpen came in and did a great job," Jeter said.
Said Appier: "I feel fortunate to get a win. I was having
trouble tonight with my consistency."
Knoblauch hit his 28th career leadoff home run. Jeter opened the
second with his first home run since April 18, but the inning ended
when Knoblauch grounded into a double play with the bases loaded.
Game
notes
The Hall of Fame has asked for the glove and ball Velarde
used for the triple play. ... The Yankees activated OF Felix Jose
from the 15-day disabled list and designated OF Lance Johnson for
assignment. ... Giambi has no RBIs in the last seven games, all on
the road. ... Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Montoya threw out the
first ball. He made a wild toss that two-hopped off the backstop.
... Jeter had three hits. He is 10-for-15 since coming off the
disabled list. ... Stairs and Velarde went to Monument Park before
the game and touched all of the Yankees plaques for good luck.
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