Yanks go for 8th straight

The New York Yankees take on the Oakland A's at 7:05 tonight from the stadium on the YES network. They will be looking for their 8th straight win and another strong pitching performance. Joba was good Sunday and they hope he can contiue that with a second straight good start. Here are the notes and lineup via Peter Abraham The Yankees will be facing a 21 year old rookie tonight who they hit back in April but he has been hot lately. He has allowed one run on 11 hits in his last 4 starts. He has walked 7 and struck out 25. The Yankees have a 2.29 era since the break. They have their lowest team era of the season at 4.37 which is 9th in the league. The Yankees are 3-0 against Oakland this season and have won 7 straight dating back to last season. The New stadium has given up 157 homeruns this year which is only 3 fewer then the old stadium gave up last year. Johnny Damon is 8 of 23 since the break, Tex is 9 of 27 with 5 xbh and 7 rbi's. Jorge Posada is 6 of 20 with 4 rbi's and 5 xbh. A-rod is 3 of 4 on stolen bases since the break which is a good sign with his hip. The Yankees have won 27 of their last 36 home games. Yankees lineup: Jeter(SS) Damon(LF) Tex(1B) A-rod(3B) Posada(C) Matsui(DH) Cano(2B) Swisher(RF) Cabrera(CF)