Nick Swisher Injury: Yankees Outfielder Likely Out Until Friday

Nick Swisher likely won't play until Friday when the New York Yankees begin their three-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, manager Joe Girardi said Sunday. Swisher left Friday's 3-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics in the seventh inning with a mild left hip flexor strain. As a result, he will be on the bench when the Yankees play the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

"(Swisher) said he wasn't as stiff today as he was yesterday," Girardi said. "He's still day to day. My guess is we won't have him in Seattle and hope to get him back after that. We'll have to see."

Swisher injured himself trying to beat out a ground ball. At the time, the assumption was that he should be able to return against the Mariners. Now, the Yankees are being more cautious not to rush Swisher back to the field too early.

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Yankees Vs. Athletics Final Score: New York Loses 5-4 In 12 Innings

It took 12 innings, but the New York Yankees fell, 5-4, to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday at O.co Coliseum as Oakland swept the four-game series. The Yankees led 4-0 at one point, but CC Sabathia gave up home runs to Brandon Inge and Kurt Suzuki in the fifth inning to spark the A's comeback. Sabathia gave up seven hits and three earned runs in his seven innings on the mound, walking one and striking out six.

Seth Smith hit a third home run, this time off Rafael Soriano, to tie the game at four runs apiece in the bottom of the ninth inning. Cody Eppley (0-2) was credited with the loss after giving up the single to Coco Crisp that scored Derek Norris for the winning run in the 12th.

The Yankees led off the third inning with four straight singles. Mark Teixeira batted in DeWayne Wise to put the Yankees up 1-0. Two batters later with the bases still loaded, Alex Rodriguez batted in two more runs with a double. Curtis Granderson hit his 26th home run of the year off Bartolo Colon to extend the Yankees' lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning.

Colon settled down to retire eight straight batters, however. He finished the day after 6 2/3 innings with eight hits given up and four earned runs. He struck out five with one walk.

Jerry Blevins (3-0) was credited with the win after giving up no hits and one walk with two strikeouts in two innings of work in extra innings.

"We lost four tough games here. We lost four games by a total of four runs," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "That's no fun. Gotta put it behind you and get ready for Seattle."

The Yankees will begin a three-games series against the Seattle Mariners on Monday at 10:10 p.m. ET. Hiroki Kuroda (9-7, 3.46 ERA) and Seattle's Kevin Millwood (3-7, 4.15) will be the starting pitchers.

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Yankees (57-37) At Athletics (50-44) Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

The New York Yankees will look to avoid a four-game sweep against their host, the Oakland A's, on Sunday, when Yanks' ace CC Sabathia opposes former NYY member Bartolo Colon at 4:05 p.m. ET on the YES Network. Sabathia (10-3, 3.27 ERA) will try and help the Yankees (57-37) break its current slump as he returns from the disable list because of a groin strain. Manager Joe Girardi said the ace will be on a pitch count.

Meanwhile, Colon (6-8, 3.88 ERA) may not be having the same success he had with the Yankees last season, but it seems the A's pitching has had New York's number in this series. On Saturday, New York was held to just one run in a slim 2-1 loss, the team's third-straight one-run loss.

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Yankees Vs. Athletics Final Score: New York Loses 2-1, Suffers Third Straight Defeat

The New York Yankees lost their third straight game to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night, falling by a final score of 2-1.

The third game in the four-game series proved to be a pitcher's duel between New York's Phil Hughes and Oakland's Jarrod Parker. The two starters gave up a combined nine hits and three earned runs. Hughes went 7.2 innings, throwing 117 pitches and striking out six. He was given the loss, dropping his record to 9-8 on the season.

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Both teams were scoreless through three innings before each knocked in a run in the fourth. The Yankees struck first in the top of the inning on an RBI single by left fielder Raul Ibanez, his 41st RBI of the season. Oakland tied things up after a home run by left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.

The score remained at 1-1 until the bottom of the eighth inning, when Oakland's Brandon Inge connected on another solo homer to make the score 2-1. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez started the ninth inning off with a single and stole second after a Mark Teixeira strikeout, but pinch hitter Andruw Jones struck out to end the game.

New York's record fell to 57-37 with the loss, while Oakland improved to 50-44. The final game of the series will be played Sunday at 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Yankees (57-36) At Athletics (49-44): Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

The New York Yankees look to turn things around on Saturday night after losing the first two games of their four game series against the Oakland Athletics. Phil Hughes (9-7 4.22 ERA) will pitch for New York, facing off with Jarrod Parker (6-4 3.16 ERA) for Oakland.

The Yankees haven't lost three in a row since June 19-22, where the dropped two to the Atlanta Braves and one to the New York Mets. They haven't lost three in a row to the A's since 2006. If they want to avoid that fate on Saturday they'll need their offense to come through, the Yankees bats have largely been handled by Oakland's young pitching staff. "Really it starts with their pitching," Russell Martin told the Yankees official website. "Not many teams can contain us like they have in the last couple games." Martin had a solo home run in Friday's loss.

Date/Time: Saturday, July 21, 9:05 p.m. ET

Television Coverage: YES

Streaming Coverage: MLB.tv

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Yankees Injury Updates: Nick Swisher Day To Day, Andy Pettitte, Joba Chamberlain Improving

Nick Swisher exited last night's Yankees 3-2 loss with a mild left hip flexor strain and is day to day, according to a report from MLB.com. Swisher was trying to beat out a ground ball in the seventh when he hurt himself.

Via the same report comes news of Andy Pettitte and Joba Chamberlain. Pettitte played long toss on Friday but will have to wait before making more serious efforts. Pettitte has been out since fracturing his ankle in late June and is expected to make his return in early September. Chamberlain made his fourth rehab appearance on Friday, throwing two innings for the Class A Advanced Tampa Yankees. He gave up two hits, one a home run, and one earned run while walking one and striking out one. He had not given up a run in his previous four innings.

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Yankees-Athletics Final Score: New York Drops Second Straight To Oakland In 3-2 Loss

The New York Yankees lost their second game in a row on Friday night, giving the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 walkoff victory in the bottom of the ninth. Cody Eppley took the loss for New York after giving up three straight singles to give the Athletics the win.

After trailing for most of the game the Yankees were able to tie the score thanks to solo home runs from Russel Martin in the eighth and Robinson Cano in the ninth. That left things tied 2-2 as the Athletics came to the plate for the bottom of the ninth. Clay Rapada retired Josh Reddick on a strikeout before being replaced by Eppley, who then gave up a single to Yoenis Cespedes, an infield single to Jonny Gomes, and the game-winning single to Brandon Moss.

Nick Swisher left the game with what the Yankees called a "mild left hip flexor strain" and was seen walking around the clubhouse with a limp following the game. It was unclear whether he would play on Saturday.

By scoring only two runs, the Yankees saw their streak of 43 straight games of scoring three or more runs come to an end.

The Yankees drop to 57-36 with the loss and will look to rebound in the third game of the four-game series, scheduled for Saturday night at 9:05 p.m. ET.

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Yankees Vs. Athletics: Friday Game Time, TV Schedule And Probable Starters

The New York Yankees look to avenge Thursday night's 4-3 loss as they take on the Oakland Athletics in game two of a four-game series Friday night.

The Yankees will send Ivan Nova (10-4, 4.18 ERA) to the mound, looking to improve from his last start against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Nova took the loss as he gave up nine hits and six earned runs in six innings of work.

The Athletics will counter with Tommy Milone (9-6, 3.54 ERA), who got the win in his last start against the Minnesota Twins. Milone scattered ten hits and two earned runs in six innings of work on July 14.

Take a look here at the game schedule and broadcast information:

Date/Time: Friday, July 20, 10:05 p.m. ET

Location: O.co Coliseum

TV: YES/CSCA

Online streaming: MLB.tv

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Yankees Come Up Short Against A's, 4-3

Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Yoenis Cespedes belted a two-run homer in the first inning and Seth Smith added a two-run single in the third to back a strong outing from A.J. Griffin, as the Athletics held off the New York Yankees, 4-3, Thursday night.

Nick Swisher, who drove in two runs, belted a solo homer with one out in the ninth inning off Ryan Cook, but Raul Ibanez struck out and Russell Martin grounded out to end the game. Cook secured his 10th save.

Griffin (2-0), in just his fifth major league start, surrendered seven hits, two runs and fanned four over six innings.

"He knows against these guys they're going to try and drive your pitch count up," A's manager Bob Melvin said of Griffin. "He's a command guy, very confident to throw his ball over the plate with any of his pitches. That's what makes him successful."

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