Jason Giambi hit the game winning home run in the sixth inning and Andy Pettite pitched eight innings, striking out nine, en route to a Bomber 2-1 win over Oakland. The Yanks are now eight games over .500.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Jeter SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.282
B Abreu RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.272
A Rodriguez 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.313
J Giambi DH	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	.257
R Cano 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	4	.258
W Betemit 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.246
R Sexson 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
M Cabrera CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.245
J Molina C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.215
B Gardner LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163
Totals	28	2	7	2	3	4	7
BATTING 2B: D Jeter (19, J Duchscherer) HR: J Giambi (20, 6th inning off J Duchscherer 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez (56), J Giambi (56) SF: A Rodriguez GIDP: J Molina, R Cano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Cano 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit). Outfield Assist: B Abreu (R Sweeney at 2nd base).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Pettitte (W, 11-7)	8.0	4	1	1	0	9	0	114-77	3.86
M Rivera (S, 24)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	1.22
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	0	9	0	125-84
PITCHING Batters faced: A Pettitte 27; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 9-6; M Rivera 1-1

Scoring Summary
			OAK	NYY
	3rd	A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to second.	0	1
	6th	R Sweeney singled to center, J Hannahan scored.	1	1
	6th	J Giambi homered to right.	1	2

Sean Gallagher, RHP (4-4, 4.25)
Athletics (51-45)
Joba Chamberlain, RHP (2-3, 2.62)
Yankees (51-45)

Scouting Report:
A's: In his first career start as an American League pitcher, the newly acquired Gallagher proved he can get a win just as easily as Rich Harden in the A's rotation by pitching seven dominant innings of two-hit, two-run ball. Traded by the Cubs for Harden in a six-player deal four days before he made the start, Gallagher struck out seven in the dominant win over the Angels. This will mark his first career start against the Yankees.

Yankees: Chamberlain will be making his first career appearance against the Athletics. The 22-year-old phenom has been extremely effective since joining the Yankees rotation on June 3rd, posting a 2.81 ERA in eight starts, but has just one win over that span because of a lack of run support. Chamberlain's last outing was on July 11th against the Blue Jays. He surrendered three runs on seven hits while striking out nine. He was forced to take the loss, though, as Jays ace Roy Halladay out dueled him en route to a shutout victory.

The big bats where on full display as the Yankees returned to the House That Ruth Built after a long All-Star Weekend.
Newly acquired first baseman Richie Sexon singled in his Pinstripe debut, driving home the (at the time) game tying run.
Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano each homered in Moose's 12th win of the season.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Jeter SS	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.282
B Abreu RF	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.275
A Rodriguez 3B	4	2	3	2	1	1	1	.318
J Posada DH	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	.270
R Sexson 1B	3	0	1	1	1	1	3	.220
R Cano 2B	4	1	2	3	0	0	3	.249
M Cabrera CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.245
J Molina C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.220
B Gardner LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.150
Totals	32	7	10	7	7	4	16
BATTING 2B: B Abreu (23, G Smith); M Cabrera (11, J Blevins) HR: R Cano (7, 3rd inning off G Smith 2 on, 2 Out); A Rodriguez (20, 6th inning off D Braden 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Sexson (31), R Cano 3 (41), B Abreu (60), A Rodriguez 2 (55) 2-out RBI: R Sexson, R Cano 3, B Abreu, A Rodriguez GIDP: R Sexson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (14, 2nd base off G Smith/K Suzuki)
FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano-R Sexson).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Mussina (W, 12-6)	6.0	9	1	1	0	6	0	93-64	3.49
D Robertson	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	12-11	2.00
E Ramirez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-9	2.65
L Hawkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	5.63
Totals	9.0	9	1	1	0	12	0	125-90
PITCHING Batters faced: M Mussina 26; D Robertson 3; E Ramirez 3; L Hawkins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 8-4; D Robertson 0-0; E Ramirez 1-0; L Hawkins 2-0

Scoring Summary
			OAK	NYY
	1st	R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Ellis scored, K Suzuki out at second.	1	0
	1st	R Sexson singled to center, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to second.	1	1
	3rd	R Cano homered to right, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored.	1	4
	4th	B Abreu doubled to left, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third on throwing error by shortstop B Crosby.	1	5
	4th	A Rodriguez singled to left, B Abreu scored.	1	6
	6th	A Rodriguez homered to right.	1	7

To Be Determined
Athletics (51-44)
Mike Mussina, RHP (11-6, 3.61)
Yankees (50-45)

Scouting Report:

Yankees: Mussina will take the mound for the Yankees first game following the All-Star break. The veteran right-hander last pitched on July 10 against the Pittsburgh Pirates in New York's final Interleague game of the season. He surrendered two earned runs on nine hits while striking out five over six strong innings of work. He is now 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA in his past three starts. The 39-year-old is 17-10 with a 3.82 ERA in his career against the Athletics.