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Beat A’s in 14 Innings

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK, September 23- After  nearly six hours of play, an error allowed Ichiro Suzuki to cross home plate with the winning run in the 14^th inning. The victory was the seventh straight for the wearers of the pinstripes and their tenth in the last 12. The win kept the yanks in first place over the Orioles, who seem to win every day.

The chance of Saturday afternoon’s game emulating the pitchers’ duel of Friday night ended in the first inning. Back-to-back-to back doubles by the first three batters of the game, Stephen Drew, Seth Smith and Yeonis Cspedes, put two runs on the board before the first out was recorded.

The Yanks countered with three runs in the bottom of the first. He torrid hitting by Ichiro Suzuki continued as he homered on a 0-1 pitch to give the Yanks their first run. Three walks, a balk, an error and a single by Robinson Cano added two additional scores for New York. Both teams completed their half inning with bases filled.

Oakland starter Travis Blackley left the game after two innings and Yankees starter Ivan Nova was removed after 2.1. Pitching was not the focus throughout the contest as the game included 19 runs, 31 hits, seven home runs, 15 walks, two hit batters and three errors.

A run by Oakland tied the score at 5 in the top of the seventh, but the greatest excitement was yet to come.

Drew led off the 13^th with a single, his fourth hit of the game. Jonny Gomes followed with a homer to left that scored two. The next batter, rookie Cespedes connected with his 20^th home run. Two batters later, Chris Carter belted the third home run of the inning into the left field seats.

According to Ichiro, the fans streamed from the stadium after that four-run half inning, “When they scored four runs, a lot of fans went home. I bet they’re shocked to get home and see the score.”

Yankee skipper Joe Girardi explained the faith of the Yankees players was very much higher than the fans who left the park, “When guys came in, there were a lot of guys yelling ‘Let’s go, let’s go, one at bat at a time.’ Everybody was kind of caught up in that.”

Suzuki led off the 13th with his third hit of the game, an infield single. The big blow of the four-run inning, was Raúl Ibañez’s second home run of the game. Ibañez entered the game in the fifth as a pinch hitter and broke a 0 for 18 streak with a homer. Before blasting the four bagger, the veteran outfielder had only hit safely twice in 45 at bats.

Cory Wade, who was awarded the win, retired all three batters he faced in the 14^th.

With the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the inning, Eduardo Nuñez grounded to first. The ball was booted by first sacker Brandon Moss, which allowed Ichiro to cross the plate with the winning run.

The final game of the three game set will have Hiroki Kuroda (14-10) on the mound for the Yanks. A.J. Griffin (6-2) will start for Oakland.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Yanks Walk Off with Win

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Yanks Walk Off with Win: CC Shines as MartinWalk Off Homer Gives Yanks Win (Photos by Gary Quintal) By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, September 22- A walk-off homer...

Yanks Walk Off with Win

CC Shines as MartinWalk Off Homer Gives Yanks Win

(Photos by Gary Quintal)

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK, September 22-A walk-off homer by Russell Martin, the lead-off batter in the bottom of the ninth on Friday night, gave the Yanks their sixth straight victory and their ninth win in the last 11 games. The win kept the Yanks in first place in the American League East, one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The victory was an encouraging start for the Yanks in their weekend set against the Oakland A’s.

The first eight frames were a crisply played and exciting pitching duel between CC Sabathia and Jarrod Parker. Sabathia did not allow a hit during the first five innings. The Yankee starter retired 14 straight batters after Jonny Gomes, the second batter of the game, drew a walk.

Oakland’s first hit was a single to center by Stephen Drew that led off the sixth. Drew’s single with one out in the eighth was the second hit by Oakland.

Sabathia left the game after hurling eight shutout innings. He yielded three hits, two walks and hit a batter during his outstanding stint on the mound. The lefty fanned 11 batters, the fifth time in 2012 when he recorded double figures in strikeout Yankee manager Joe Girardi was pleased by the work of his starter, “I thought his slider and his change-up helped him. I thought he got stronger as the game went on. This season that’s what we’re used to seeing from him. Tonight might have been the best game he pitched this season.”

Walker pitched eight innings and the final score was 2-1 in both of his starts against the Yanks in 2012. On July 5, he gave up five hits and one run while earning the win.

He was at least as impressive on Friday night when he surrendered six hits and a single tally. He fanned seven but did not walk a batter, yet, like Sabathia, was not involved in the decision.

The only run off Walker was scored in the fourth. Nick Swisher led off with a single, moved up on a single by Alex Rodriguez and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly to left by Curtis Granderson.

The A’s skipper, Bob Melvin, made a wise move in the ninth as pinch hitter Brandon Mossi homered off closer Rafael Soriano to tie the contest.

Russell Martin wasted no time in the tenth as he lifted the second pitch he saw into the left field seats to end the contest.

Two veteran Yankees, who will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame five years after their playing careers end, continued to display their abilities at the plate. Derek Jeter singled to lead-off the sixth, raising his consecutive game hitting streak to 15. Ichiro Suzuki singled in each of his first two trips to the plate. The 38 year old has hit successfully in 11 of his 15 at bats during the last four games. He also stole his 27^th base this season.

On Saturday afternoon, Ivan Nova (12-7) will start for the Yanks against Travis Blackley (5-3) for Oakland in the second of the three game series.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Yanks Sweep Jays

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Yanks Sweep Jays: By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, September 21- Buoyed by an impressive offensive output, the Yankees won their fifth straight game on T...

Yanks Sweep Jays

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK, September 21- Buoyed by an impressive offensive output, the Yankees won their fifth straight game on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. The 10-7 Yankees win while Baltimore was idle moved the Yankees one game in front of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East.

Ichiro Suzuki followed his superlative performance during Wednesday’s day/night doubleheader by crashing a homer to right in his first trip to the plate in the third inning on Thursday. Suzuki also played an important role in the seven run outburst by the Yankees in the next inning. Two walks and an error filled the bases to start the inning. Suzuki followed with a two run double, his seventh straight hit.

Jayson Nix then walked to again fill the sacks. Derek Jeter then upped his consecutive game hitting streak to 14 with a run scoring single. Nick Swisher cleared the bases with the record tying 10^th grand slam of the season for the Bronx Bombers. That mark had only been reached by the Yanks in three previous seasons, 1987, 2010 and 2011.

The seven run inning that broke up the game had only been done three times earlier by the team in 2012.

Doubles by Curtis Granderson and Nix and a single by Jeter netted two additional runs for New York in the fifth.

Yankee starter Phil Hughes lasted the requisite five innings to be credited with the win, his16th this year.

Doubles by Adam Lind and Kelly Johnson scored the first Toronto run in the second.

Lack of control by Hughes in the third led to two runs. During that frame, he walked two and hit two batsmen.

A two-run homer by Moises Sierra on the first pitch he saw gave the Blue Jays two runs in the fifth.

Hughes did tie a major league record by fanning four batters in the fourth. Adeiny Hechavarria reached first on a passed ball after striking out, thus, creating the need for a fourth batsman. Hughes was only the second Yankee hurler to accomplish this feat. It was previously done by AJ Burnett on June 23, 2011. David Robertson obtained his second save by striking out all three batters he faced in the ninth.

The two hitting heroes of the game, Swisher and Suzuki commented on the recent performance of the team.  The outspoken and energetic Swisher said, “I feel that we’re getting that inner confidence back that we lost there for a little bit. Regardless of whatever the situation is, whatever team we’re playing, we feel like we’re going to go out there and get the job done.”

The quiet veteran from Japan, who is batting .321 since joining the team and is batting .362 against lefties, expressed his opinion through a translator, “Having this momentum come at this point in the season, O think that’s the Yankees. And I think that’s what makes this team special.”

The Oakland Athletics come to the stadium for a three game weekend series that will have bearing on the race for the playoffs in the American League.

On Friday night, CC Sabathia (13-6) will start for the yanks against Jarrod Parker (11-8) of the A’s.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Memorial For Mom Mowed Down

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Memorial For Mom Mowed Down: Young woman killed crossing Concourse By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, September 20 - A young woman who was a deaf mute was tragically st...

Memorial For Mom Mowed Down

Young woman killed crossing Concourse

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, September 20- A young woman who was a deaf mute was tragically struck and killed as she crossed the busy Grand Concourse as she was sending a text message.

Witnesses and acquaintances stated that the 29-year-old mother, only known by her first name Melanie, was crossing the Grand Concourse at E. 198 Street at about 10:30 p.m., on Friday, August 31, when she was struck and killed by a livery taxi.

According to one witnesses who declined to be identified, stated, "The light was green but the girl was deaf so she couldn't talk or hear and she was texting on her phone."

The witnesses continued, "The cab driver was honking his horn but she was deaf and didn't realize it and he hit her head on. The car was totaled." 

Witnesses say police had suspected the driver was on the phone and doing more than the 35-mile-per-hour limit on the Concourse, but the driver was not taken into custody.

The witnesses explained, "The police were saying that he was probably on the phone, but they didn't arrest him."

Neighbors say that the young woman was from Long Island and had moved into 2860 Grand Concourse about a year ago.

Neighbors stated that the young woman suffered severe head trauma and her heart stopped beating the following morning.

Grieving friends setting up a memorial for her outside her building stated that she left behind a 6-year-old daughter.

One friend stated, "She was well known and well liked by everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone was in a state of shock."

Residents say a man on a scooter was struck at the same intersection the following day, but survived.

Officials at One Police Plaza had no record of the incident so an

official request would have to be made before the information could be obtained by Highway One, who investigates all fatal crashes. 

Meanwhile, the NYPD is looking for the hit-and-run driver who ran-down a 24-year-old man at the intersection of Webster Avenue and E. 189 Street, on Saturday, September 15, leaving the still-unidentified victim in critical condition.

Using surveillance video, police would track the vehicle and later discover the abandon 2001 Volkswagen Passat at a parking lot at Webster Avenue and E.198 Street. Police continue to investigate.

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