Yankees Win 5th In A Row
Burnett bounces back, Yankees win 5th in a row
By RICK FREEMAN
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August
by pitching six effective innings and the New York Yankees beat the
Oakland Athletics 4-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.
The Yankees held their one-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL
East. They'll go for a four-game sweep Thursday with CC Sabathia on
the mound.
Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a two-run homer for Oakland and Brett
Anderson only allowed one earned run, but the A's fell to 1-8
against New York this season.
Burnett (10-12) went 0-4 in five starts since his last win, July
28 at Cleveland. He came off a particularly rough outing in which
he lasted 3 1-3 innings and tied a season high with eight earned
runs, leaving him with a 7.80 ERA in August.
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