Thomas homers, but A's fall
Yankees 15, Athletics 2
Barry Zito (right) is visited by manager Ken Macha in the second inning. (AP)
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Frank Thomas hit a solo home run in his first official at-bat as a member of the A's, but it wasn't near enough as they collected just eight hits in an Opening Day loss. The Yankees touched left-hander Barry Zito for seven runs over 1 1/3 innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 03, 2006
NY Yankees 15, Oakland 2
Today's Boxes 4/3/06
NYM 3, WSH 2
BOS 7, TEX 3
MIL 5, PIT 2
CHC 16, CIN 7
STL 13, PHI 5
BAL 9, TB 6
COL 3, ARI 2
ATL 11, LAD 10
DET 3, KC 1
LAA 5, SEA 4
HOU 1, FLA 0
SD 6, SF 1
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Standings thru 4/3/06 | Recap: NYY | OAK | Gameday | Yankees stats | Athletics stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF7 2 3 1 0 1 2 .429
Jeter , SS6 2 2 2 1 1 0 .333
Sheffield , RF4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .250
Crosby , RF1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
Rodriguez , 3B5 2 3 5 1 0 1 .600
Giambi , 1B3 2 1 1 1 2 2 .333
1-Phillips , PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Matsui , LF4 2 4 4 2 0 0 1.000
Posada , C3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .000
Stinnett , C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Williams , DH5 1 1 2 1 2 4 .200
Cano , 2B5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .400
Totals 44 15 17 15 9 8 24
BATTING 2B : Cano (1, Saarloos), Sheffield (1, Saarloos), Damon 2 (2, Witasick, Calero).HR : Rodriguez (1, 2nd inning off Zito, 3 on, 1 out), Matsui (1, 4th inning off Saarloos, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Damon 5; Jeter 2; Sheffield 2; Rodriguez 6; Giambi; Matsui 7; Williams; Cano 3.RBI : Williams 2 (2), Damon (1), Jeter 2 (2), Rodriguez 5 (5), Giambi (1), Matsui 4 (4).2-out RBI : Matsui; Williams.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi; Williams 2; Damon; Cano 2; Posada 2; Crosby.S : Cano.Team LOB : 15.BASERUNNING CS : Cano (1, 2nd base by Saarloos/Kendall).FIELDING E : Giambi (1, missed catch).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellis , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Kotsay , CF4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500
Crosby , SS2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Perez , SS2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Chavez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Thomas , DH3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
a-Johnson , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bradley , RF4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Payton , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Kendall , C3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000
Swisher , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 5 14
BATTING HR : Thomas (1, 2nd inning off Johnson, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Ellis; Kotsay 2; Thomas 4; Bradley 2; Payton; Swisher.RBI : Thomas (1), Kendall (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Chavez 2.SF : Kendall.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Crosby (1, fielding).
HBP : Posada (by Saarloos), Giambi (by Halsey), Posada (by Halsey).Pitches-strikes : Johnson 106-65, Sturtze 12-7, Villone 16-13, Zito 59-29, Saarloos 48-32, Halsey 34-24, Witasick 51-26, Calero 22-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Johnson 5-13, Sturtze 0-2, Villone 1-1, Zito 1-1, Saarloos 1-6, Halsey 3-1, Witasick 3-2, Calero 1-0.Batters faced : Johnson 27, Sturtze 4, Villone 5, Zito 13, Saarloos 18, Halsey 8, Witasick 13, Calero 5.Inherited runners-scored : Halsey 1-1.Umpires : HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Jim Reynolds.Weather : 55 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:14.Att : 35,077.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
