Mark that W

Mark Teixeira batted in all three of the Yankees' runs tonight, putting New York over Oakland 3-2 with a two-run homer and an RBI groundout. The A's edged within one after starting pitcher Chad Gaudin was chased in the fifth, but Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera combined to close the game for New York.

Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon both went 2-for-4 as the Yankees salvaged the series 2-1.

Meanwhile, the Red Sox have proved they are still very, very alive. With a 6-1 win over the Blue Jays tonight (which followed a 10-9 late-inning win last night), Boston is revving up for what will be a hot weekend series in Beantown against the Yankees. The Sox are seven games back, holding almost even with the Yankees since the sweep in New York (Boston has been 6-3, the Yankees 7-3).

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