A'S SWEEP THE BRONX

AROUND THE LEAGUE: Curt Schilling picked up his 20th victory tonight.   He is now 20-2.  Alex Rodriguez hit 2 home runs tonight.  He now has 42.

BRONX -- After losing three straight in Boston, the Athletics swept the wild-card leading Yankees in 3 games, narrowing the wild-card deficit to 2 games.  Mulder, Lidle, and Hudson contained the Yankee offense, outscoring New York 19-10.

The sweep was a huge lift for an Oakland team that has failed to find its groove since May.  Ray Durham finished the game 3-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI.  Hudson picked up the victory.  He went 8 innings, allowing just 3 earned runs.

The A's now head home for a big homestand against Toronto and Chicago.  August is the "must-win month" according to Manager Maty.

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BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 New York (AL) Yankees      8/11/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Durham DH         4  2  3  1 .273     A.Soriano 2B        5  1  3  2 .277 
  S.Hatteberg 1B      5  0  1  2 .277     D.Jeter SS          5  0  2  1 .294 
  M.Tejada SS         6  0  2  1 .268     J.Giambi DH         4  0  0  0 .310 
  E.Chavez 3B         5  0  1  0 .252     B.Williams CF       4  0  2  0 .330 
  J.Dye RF            4  2  1  1 .256     J.Posada C          3  0  0  0 .223 
  D.Justice LF        4  1  2  0 .233     R.Ventura 1B        4  0  1  0 .197 
  M.Ellis 2B          3  1  0  0 .287     R.White LF          4  0  0  0 .277 
  T.Long CF           5  1  0  0 .238     J.Vander Wal RF     4  0  1  0 .236 
  R.Hernandez C       4  3  3  4 .271     E.Wilson 3B         3  2  1  0 .136 
                                        A-C.Widger PH         1  0  1  0 .500 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      40 10 13  9                 Totals      37  3 11  3

A-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 1 4 0  0 3 0  1 1 0  - 10 13  0
Yankees......... 0 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 11  2

Athletics (66-52)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Hudson WIN(12-8)        8      10   3   3   2   6   0 128   3.67  A1 D8
J.Tam                     1       1   0   0   0   0   0  17   7.71  D9
Totals                    9      11   3   3   2   6   0

Yankees (67-49)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Mussina LOSS(11-9)      4 2/3   8   8   6   4   5   0 108   3.92  A1 C9
M.Thurman                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.49  D1 D1
S.Hitchcock               1 1/3   2   1   1   3   0   0  31   3.12  D2 E1
J.Weaver                  3       2   1   1   2   1   0  49   3.02  E2
Totals                    9      13  10   8   9   6   0

ATTENDANCE- 54,631 DATE- Sunday, August 11th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Rob Drake, Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young
T- 3:51
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:13  Yankees: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- J.Posada, E.Wilson
DOUBLES- S.Hatteberg(16th), M.Tejada(23rd), D.Justice(10th), A.Soriano-3(27th),
         C.Widger(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Durham(26th)
WALKS- R.Durham-2, S.Hatteberg, E.Chavez, J.Dye, D.Justice, M.Ellis-2,
       R.Hernandez, J.Giambi, J.Posada
HIT BY PITCH- J.Dye
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hatteberg, M.Tejada-2, E.Chavez, D.Justice, T.Long, D.Jeter-2,
             J.Giambi, J.Vander Wal-2, E.Wilson
GIDP- E.Chavez, R.White
WILD PITCHES- M.Mussina