Trade Rumors: Victorino, Span, and Upton

The Yankees have reportedly called the Phillies, Twins, and Diamondbacks about acquiring an outfielder due to the recent loss of Brett Gardner. There has been much speculation that the Yankees would indeed acquire an outfielder to fill in Gardners position in left field.

Rumors have swirled around possible accusations of Shane Victorino of the Phillies, Denard Span of the Twins, or Justin Upton of the Diamondbacks.

Shane Victorino has been the main discussion lately about who the Yankees could acquire. Victorino will be a free agent at the end of the season and the Phillies could give him up if they do not want to sign him during the offseason.

Insiders have heard that the Yankees called the Twins recently about Denard Span, but they were asking for a ton, which the Yankees probably will not give up.

Justin Upton has been struggling as of late, so the Diamondbacks might just test the trade market and see if they could get anything that could benefit them this season or beyond.

Eduardo Nunez Activated from Minor League Disabled List

Eduardo Nunez, who has been sidelined for two months with a thumb injury, has been activated from the minor league disabled list after playing three Gulf Coast rehab games.

Nunez was optioned to Triple-A by the Yankees in mid-May. He played just four games in the minors before injuring his thumb.

The Yankees announced today that Nunez has been activated from the disabled list and that his option has been switched to Tampa. He will most likely play a few games while being watched by the Yankees staff at the minor league complex. There has been no word as far as if he will return to the Bronx anytime soon.

Probable Pitchers: Yankees at Mariners

The Yankees will conclude their final west coast road trip on Monday with a three game set against the Mariners.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, July 23rd, 10:10 pm ET, Safeco Field

Yankees: 
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (9-7, 3.46 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Mariners: Click Here)

Mariners: 
Kevin Millwood RHP (3-7, 4.15 ERA this season)
(Kevin Millwood against the Yankees: Click Here)

Game 2: Tuesday, July 24th, 10:10 pm ET, Safeco Field

Yankees:
Freddy Garcia RHP (4-3, 5.37 ERA this season)
(Freddy Garcia against the Mariners: Click Here)

Mariners: 
Felix Hernandez RHP (8-5, 2.82 ERA this season)
(Felix Hernandez against the Yankees: Click Here)

Game 3: Wednesday, July 25th, 3:40 pm ET, Safeco Field

Yankees:
Ivan Nova RHP (10-4, 4.10 ERA this season)
(Ivan Nova against the Mariners: Click Here)

Mariners: 
Hisashi Iwakuma RHP (1-2, 4.86 ERA this season)
(Hisashi Iwakuma against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the series!

Yankees Swept by Athletics

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	1
Athletics	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	5	11	1

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Yankees

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Athletics

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5

11

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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Athletics on Sunday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were defeat by the Athletics 5-4 on Sunday, which was them their fourth consecutive loss. This was the first time that they were swept in Oakland by the Athletics.

C.C. Sabathia started for the Yankees and he pitched well. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings of work. He struck out 6 and walked 1. He exited with 98 pitches thrown, in which 68 of them were for strikes.

The Yankees went into the ninth inning up by 1, but Rafael Soriano couldn't shut the door. He allowed a game-tying home run to Seth Smith which sent the game into extras. The Yankees would eventually lose in the twelfth inning on a Coco Crisp walk-off single.

The Yankees will head into Seattle on Monday riding a four game losing streak.

Game 95: Yankees at Athletics

July 22nd 2012, 4:05 pm ET, O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 81 degrees, Wind: W at 12 MPH

The Yankees and Athletics will conclude their four game set today in Oakland.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (57-37)
Curtis Grandeson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Raul Ibanez, LF
Eric Chavez, 3B
Jayson Nix, SS
DeWayne Wise, RF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (10-3, 3.27 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Athletics: Click Here)

Athletics (50-44)
Jemile Weeks, 2B
Jonny Gomes, DH
Josh Reddick, RF
Yoenis Cespedes, CF
Chris Carter, 1B
Brandon Inge, 3B
Seth Smith, LF
Brandon Hicks, SS
Kurt Suzuki, C

Pitching: Bartolo Colon RHP (6-8, 3.88 ERA this season)
(Bartolo Colon against the Yankees: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!