Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 12:05PM CST
Avoiding a sweep, the Oakland Athletics ended the New York Yankees' seven-game winning streak on Sunday, securing a 5-4 victory. The winning run in the sixth inning was driven in by Cliff Pennington with a go-ahead single, following a crucial error by Yankees backup shortstop Eduardo Nunez that proved costly.
Date: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 43,867
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: R Ibanez (18, A Griffin)
Home Runs: N Swisher (22, 4th inning off A Griffin 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: N Swisher 2 (85), R Ibanez (57), E Nunez (9)
Ground Into Double Play: R Martin
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (D Jeter 0-2, E Nunez 0-2, C Granderson 0-1, I Suzuki 0-1, N Swisher 1-2, R Ibanez 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Jeter 2; C Granderson 1; I Suzuki 1

Wild Pitches: H Kuroda 2
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: H Kuroda 17-27; C Rapada 0-2; D Phelps 3-6; B Logan 2-3; C Eppley 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: H Kuroda 15-16-12-19; C Rapada 4-0-2-0; D Phelps 5-0-7-5; B Logan 3-4-0-1; C Eppley 0-0-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Kuroda 9-3; C Rapada 0-1; D Phelps 2-1; B Logan 0-1; C Eppley 1-0
Game Scores: H Kuroda 39

Double Plays: 2 (E Nunez-R Cano-N Swisher, A Rodriguez-N Swisher)
Errors: E Nunez 2 (7, throw, ground ball); C Rapada (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: I Suzuki (27, 2nd base off A Griffin/G Kottaras)

Doubles: B Moss (12, H Kuroda)
Home Runs: C Pennington (6, 2nd inning off H Kuroda 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Pennington 3 (27), Y Cespedes (76)
2-out Runs Batted In: C Pennington
Ground Into Double Play: J Gomes
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Y Cespedes 1-1, B Moss 0-1, J Reddick 0-2, C Pennington 2-2, S Smith 0-1, J Gomes 0-1, G Kottaras 0-1, S Drew 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Reddick 3; J Gomes 1; S Drew 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Griffin 12-22; J Blevins 3-5; R Cook 4-6; S Doolittle 3-4; G Balfour 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Griffin 15-11-26-15; J Blevins 5-3-5-3; R Cook 1-3-6-5; S Doolittle 1-1-9-2; G Balfour 3-0-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Griffin 6-3; J Blevins 0-2; R Cook 2-1; S Doolittle 1-1; G Balfour 0-2
Game Scores: A Griffin 34

Double Plays: 1 (S Drew-C Pennington-B Moss)
Errors: S Smith (2, bobble); S Doolittle (2, throw)
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