Yanks' Shutout A's; Complete Sweep

Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to receive a strong start from Hiroki Kuroda today that earned him his 4th win of the season and his team the sweep.

Kuroda completed an 8 inning shutout against the the A's today. He allowed just 4 hits He struck out 3 and issued only 1 walk. He threw 104 pitches and 67 were for strikes. His record on the season is now 4-6.

Rafael Soriano came on in the 9th to secure his 5th save of the season.

The Yankees offense was only able to plate 2 runs against the Athletics starter, Tommy Milone. The Yankees had the bases loaded in the 1st inning, but were unable to score. They were 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position today.

Andruw Jones was able to connect for his 5th home run on the season when he hit a solo shot to center field in the 2nd inning.

Mark Teixeira kept his hot hitting going today with 2 doubles. Teixeira drove in the Yankees 2nd run with a RBI double to left field in the 7th inning to plate Curtis Granderson. Mark was 2-4 on the day.

The Yankees will travel even more west tomorrow to start a 3 game set with the Angels.

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