Satan's Luau

10:05AM HST

TOP 1: Today, the A's put up Haren to start -- Jeter lines a leadoff single to right -- Womack hits an opposite field flyout to left, one down -- Sheffield down swinging, two away -- Matsui grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 1: Kotsay hits a comebacker to the glove of Johnson, he drops the ball, Kotsay safe at first on the error -- Byrnes singles to left, runners at first and second, none down

Kendall, first pitch swinging, smashes one down the third base line, double, one run scores, runner holds at third -- A's 1-0

Kielty singles to right, advances to second on the throw, another run scores, the lead is now 2-0 ... Kielty pulls up lame at second, holding his side -- A's trainer and manager out to check on him, he stays in

Runners second and third, none out for Ginter, he works it full after falling behind 0-2, the payoff is grounded to third, one down, another run scores, the score is now, 3-0

Runner at second, one down for Durazo, he grounds to second, two away -- Ellis grounds to third to end the rally

10:30AM HST

TOP 2: Defensive changes for the A's, Kielty is out of the game, Byrnes shifts over to right and Watson in to play center -- ARod grounds to third, one away

Tino works it full, then smashes a line drive homer to right off the facade above the rightfield wall, solo HR, the A's lead is cut to 3-1 ... he continues his hot hitting

One down for Posada, he goes down looking, two away -- Giambi, first pitch swinging, pops one up to third, playing in the SS area due to the JG shift to retire the side

BOT 2: Hatteberg battling Johnson, quality AB, then bloops one to center -- Scutaro hits a check swing grounder to Cano, flips to Jeter for the force, one down -- Scutaro steals second

Kotsay grounds to Tino, two away, runner moves to third on the play -- Runner at third, two away for Byrnes, he pops to first to end the inning

10:51AM HST

TOP 3: Cano grounds to short, one away -- Jeter hits a tough grounder to short, Scutaro charges, and just gets him at first, two away -- Womack lines the opposite way to left for a single

Two down, runner at first for Sheffield -- Womack steals second on the 0-1 to Sheffield -- Haren gets up 0-2 on Sheff, he ruins some, then pops out to the catcher behind the plate to retire the side

BOT 3: Kendall grounds to third, one down -- Thomas gets an ugly damn plunk off his right bicep and plops on the ground, HBP -- runner at first, one away for Ginter, he grounds into a 543 inning ending double play

11:07AM HST

TOP 4: Matsui singles to left -- ARod flies out to center, one away -- One down, runner at first for Tino

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?! ... first pitch swinging, Tino deposits a 2-run HR over the right field wall, and the score is knotted 3-3 ... that's his TENTH in the month of May, and his SECOND today ... wow

Posada pops out to short, two down -- Giambi draws a walk -- two down, runner at first -- a break in the action for the idiot fans in Oakland running on the field

Cano singles to the gap in left center, cut off by Kotsay, holds Cano at first, the runner advances to third on the play -- Two down, runners at the corners for Jeter, he singles to right, one run scores, the runner advances to second on the play -- Yankees with their first lead, 4-3

First pitch swinging, Womack grounds to short, the force play is made at second to end the rally

BOT 4: Durazo singled to right -- Ellis draws a walk, and Johnson in a jam again Runners at first and second, none out for Hatteberg, he grounds to Cano, gets the force at second, the throw to first is offline, one away

Runners at the corners for Scutaro, he pops out to center, two away -- Kotsay gets a two out single the opposite way to left, one run scores to tie the game at 4 ... Womack having trouble with the ball, but no runners take advantage

The reset, runners at first and second, two away -- Byrnes pops out foul to the catcher behind the plate to retire the side

TOP 5: Sheffield hits a solid liner to the gap in right center, rolls to the wall, that's a double -- Runner on second for Matsui, he flies to center, Sheffield does not tag, one down

Full count to ARod, the payoff ... swing and a miss at the changeup, two away -- Tino will get the IBB, why oh why LOL -- Runners now at first and second, two away for Posada, he hits a chopper to first for the third out

BOT 5: This is the longest RJ has gone in a game without getting a SO -- Kendall pops out to Cano, one down -- Thomas hits a broken bat grounder to first, two down -- Ginter hits a comebacker to Johnson to end the inning

TOP 6: Giambi flied to center, one away -- Cano singled to right -- runner on first, Jeter grounds a seeing eye single up the middle, the runner moves to second on the play

Runners at first and second, one out for Womack, he grounds to short, Scutaro steps on the bag at second for the force, the throw to first is not in time, two away ... Womack steals second

Runners now second and third, two down for Sheffield, he hits a broken bat grounder to third to retire the side ... and the game remains tied

BOT 6: Durazo popped out to second, one down -- Ellis lines right to Tino at first, two away -- and in typical Yankee fashion this season, Hatteberg hits a opposite field, broken bat bloop for a two out single to left -- two down, runner at first for Scutaro, he hits a sharp grounder to second, Cano makes a great play to retire the side

TOP 7: Rincon now pitching for the A's -- in a lefty v lefty matchup, Matsui flied out to left for the first out -- ARod draws a walk -- Runner on first for the hot hitting Tino, he fouls out the other way to third in the vast foul territory, two away ... ARod tags and goes to second on the play, great baserunning

Two down, runner on second -- Rincon gives the intentional pass to Posada to face the weak hitting Giambi, runners now first and second, two out -- Giambi rips a double to right, it bounces off the rightfield wall, one run scores, the other runner to third on the play, the Yankees teeter totter ahead, 5-4

The reset, runners second and third, two down for Cano, he singles to right, first pitch swinging, one run scores, the runner moves to third, the NY lead is now 6-4

The hook comes for Rincon, Huston Street will pitch to Jeter -- runners at the corners, two down for Jeter -- Sturtze warming for the Yankees -- Jeter is frozen pizza to end the rally

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead 6-4

BOT 7: Sturtze in for Johnson, the Unit put in 100 pitches today, and surprise of surprises got NO Ks, wow ... amazingly, this is only the 4th time where RJ started a game and got no strike outs

Kotsay flies out to left, one down -- Stanton now warming for Yankees -- Watson grounds to short, two down -- Kendall grounds to short to end the inning

12:30PM HST

TOP 8: Street still in for A's -- Womack grounds to short, the throw pulls Hatteberg's foot off the bag, he is safe at first, error on Scutaro -- Womack steals second on the 2-1 to Sheffield -- runner on second now for Sheffield, Street works it full, the payoff is ball four, he walks

Runners now first and second for Matsui, he lines out to right, one away -- On the 0-1, Torre sends the runners, double steal, both are safe -- ARod goes down swinging, two away -- The A's give Tino another IBB

Bases loaded, two down for Posada -- Cruz warming for the A's -- Posada gives one a ride to left, but it dies at the warning track to retire the side

BOT 8: Gordon is the second length in the bridge to Mo -- Thomas pops out to short, one down -- Ginter grounds to third, two away -- Freak play!! on the throwback of the 2-1 pitch, Posada accidentally drilled Durazo on the right hand, holding his bat over the plate -- the trainer is out, Durazo is okay and he grounds to second to end the inning

TOP 9: Cruz now pitching for A's -- Giambi grounds to second, one down -- Mo warming for Yankees -- Cano rips one to the right field corner, another hit, this time a double -- runner at second, one down for Jeter, he goes down swinging, two away -- Two down for Womack, he grounds to first, the scoop to Cruz puts out Womack for the third out

BOT 9: Mo in for the Yankees -- Ellis pops out to second, one out -- Hatteberg grounds to second, two away -- Chavez PH for Scutaro, he absolutely shatters his bat, lines a looper back at Rivera to end the game ... Rivera records the save

Congratulations to Joe Torre on his 1800th career win

In many ways an odd game, Randy Johnson no strikeouts, and the A's no strikeouts for all 27 outs ... and in other mirroring, the Yankees and A's both have 8 game streaks going, the Yankees for wins and the A's for losses

FINAL: Yankees win, 6-4

Unlike earlier in the season, the Yankees have been falling behind, and then charging back with great offensive production -- Tino is absolutely red hot, and having an incredible run right now

Yankees conclude their second straight three game series sweep ... and are off to Safeco to begin a three game return series against the Mariners

19UP 19DOWN ... an unimaginable 8 straight, and for the first time since the conclusion of the home and home with the Red Sox, the Yankees are .500