Pratt's Instant Replay: Yankees 2, A's 1 (10 inn.)

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NEW YORK -- The A's put up a late fight against the Yankees in New York, but the Bronx Bombers got the last laugh. Russell Martin tagged reliever Sean Doolittle for a walk-off blast, just the third of the year for the Yankees.The A's lost Brett Anderson on Wednesday, and Brandon McCarthy, and Bartolo Colon earlier. With the rotation void of a veteran presence it is up to the rookies to take the reigns. Rookie starting pitcher Jarrod Parker did just that in one of the most important starts of his career. He held New York to just one run over eight innings. The young righty with the calm demeanor has been spectacular against the Yankees. In two starts against them he has only allowed two runs in 16 innings.Unfortunately for the A's, C.C. Sabathia one-upped Parker's performance. He didn't allow a run in eight innings of work and struck out 11 A's hitters. Starting Pitching ReportParker got off to a quick start. He retired Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher in two pitches, struck out Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez, and Curtis Granderson in a row and got Russell Martin to ground out. Six up, six down.Parker dispatched Eric Chavez with ease to start the third inning and then something very strange happened. With Ichiro Suzuki batting, a ball got hit up the middle that Parker seemed to have caught. As Ichiro sprinted to first Parker frantically felt around his chest area. The ball somehow ended up inside Parker's jersey. It took a freak event to collect the first hit off Parker.Parker threw a first-pitch strike to the first six batters he faced, then fell behind in the count to five of the next eight batters. The Yankees got to Parker in the fourth inning with two singles and a sacrifice fly to left field hit by Curtis Granderson.That was the only run Parker would allow. He lasted eight innings against the vaunted Yankees lineup allowing five hits, no walks, and struck out six.At the PlateThe A's lead Major League Baseball and have an ongoing franchise record with their 1277 strikeouts. They lived up to their reputation on Friday night tallying 13 punch outs. They've struck out 89 times over their past eight games.Sabathia had a no-hitter through five innings. Collin Cowgill thought he had a hit in the third inning when he slid headfirst into first base in an attempt to beat Eric Chavez to the bag. A's manager Bob Melvin argued the call. Stephen Drew ended up breaking up Sabathia's no-hitter for real with a single up the middle to start the sixth inning.In the first inning Josh Reddick just missed a two-run homer down the right field line that barely went foul. He ended up 0 for 5 with four strikeouts. The A's had a chance to take the lead in the eighth inning when they loaded the bases with two outs for Reddick. He jumped on the first pitch and flew out to left field to end the inning.Down one run with one out in the ninth inning Brandon Moss pinch hit for Chris Carter and launched a ball into the second deck in right field. There are big homers and then there's what Moss did. His 19th blast tied the game.His homer saved Parker from getting a loss.Bullpen ReportSean Doolittle entered the game in the ninth inning. He pitched a scoreless frame but gave up a walk-off homer to Russell Martin in the bottom of the 10th inning.In the FieldIchiro singled to left field in the fifth inning but the ball was fielded by Cespedes who came up throwing hard to second base. Ichiro went into a slide after rounding first and tried to get back to the bag but was caught in a rundown. The veteran outfielder just gave up and accepted that he was out.AttendanceThe Yankees announced 40,759 in attendance.Up NextThe A's have juggled their rotation and Travis Blackley (5-3, 3.36 ERA) will take the mound on Saturday. He will be opposed by Ivan Nova (12-7, 4.85 ERA). Blackley is 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 12 starting assignments for the A's.