Finally, Mark Teixeira seems to be over his respiratory ailment and seems to be waking up. Four hits, 2 HR and 5 RBI today.
Oakland got one off of the slow-starting CC in the first. The Yanks tied it up in the second on a HR by Cano (7).
Chavez doubled, went to second on a bunt and scored on a Jeter single to put the Yanks up 2-1 in the third. Hit #3153 for Jeter put him into 16th place on the all-time list passing Paul “Big Poison” Waner, but he wasn’t done.
A Hr by Josh Reddick tied it in the third at two apiece, but the Yanks went ahead 3-2 in the fourth on a HR by Teix (7, 321 career).
The Yanks broke it open in the fifth. Stewart singled, and Jeter beat out a bunt for a single. This bunt hit, hit #3154, put Jeter into a tie for 15th on the all-time list with George Brett. Granderson flied out, Stewart to third, then A-Rod made it 4-2 with a SF. Cano doubled, and Teixeira then singled in two to make it 6-2.
With the bases loaded in the 8th, Jeter got plunked. 7-2.
In the 9th, Teixeira got a 2-Run HR (8, 322). Finally, the Teix we have been waiting for. His HR made it 9-2.
Jeter had 2 hits, 2 rbi. Teix the 4 hits, 2 HR, 5 RBI. 3 hits for Cano. 2 hits apiece for Swish and Chavez.
CC 7 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 2 walks, 4 K. He goes to 6-2, 3.66.
Wade the eighth. 1-2-3 with 2 K. ERA to 2.08.
Eppley the 9th. 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 walk, 0 K. ERA 2.89.
A 9-2 win. Yanks now have won 4 in a row.