Yanks sweep A's, move eight games over .500

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Pettitte, Giambi Help Yanks Sweep A's
Published 7/20/2008 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... Andy Pettitte mesmerized through eight, Jason Giambi cracked a game-tying homer in the sixth and Jose Molina ended the ballgame by gunning out Rajai Davis trying to swipe second base as the Yanks squeaked past the A's 2-1 on yet another hot and humid afternoon in the Boogie Down.  Alex Rodriguez's sacrifice fly in the third gave the Bombers an early 1-0 lead, but Justin Duchscherer matched Pettitte nearly pitch for pitch and Ryan Sweeney evened the score with an RBI-single in the sixth.  Then the Giambino took matters into his own hands and Mariano Rivera nailed down ...

If Derek Jeter had done this…
Published 7/21/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
... in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 2-1 win over the Athletics. Bobby Abreu lost a fly ball in the sun, caught it and dropped it. Abreu then threw to second to try and force Ryan Sweeney. The throw went over Derek Jeter’s head, but a heads-up A-Rod was backing up the play and quickly flipped it to Jeter for the force. For some reason, the play didn’t make these highlights. ...