After rain delay, Yankees dampen A's spirits

NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira homered and drove in three runs, Vallejo native CC Sabathia recovered from a shaky start and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to seven Thursday night with a rain-delayed 6-3 victory over the A's. Jorge Posada knocked in two runs and Phil Hughes tossed two perfect innings for his first major league save as New York increased its American League East lead to 21/ 2 games over idle Boston. After sitting through a rain delay of 2 hours, 43 minutes, the Yankees overcame an early three-run deficit and handed rookie Vin Mazzaro (2-7) his seventh consecutive loss. The game was scheduled to make up an April 20 rainout, and the teams had to wait nearly 3 hours to start. The A's might have wished they never did. In the opener of a four-game series, last-place Oakland dropped its seventh in a row against the Yankees. The A's have lost 16 of 25 overall. On a blustery night in the Bronx, Sabathia (...