CC Sabathia wins major league-best 19th game

New York Yankees lefthander CC Sabathia(notes) threw eight innings of one-hit ball against the Oakland A's on Thursday to become the majors' first 19-game winner.
Sabathia improved to 19-5 on the season and lowered his ERA to 3.02. He struck out five and walked three, and needed only 95 pitches to complete eight innings. Second baseman Mark Ellis'(notes) leadoff single in the second inning was the only cheap nfl jerseys
damage against Sabathia.
With the victory, Sabathia moved to 11-0 with a 2.27 ERA in 14 starts at Yankee Stadium this season. In his past six starts overall, he is 6-0 with a 2.42 ERA.
Sabathia, now a three-time 19-game winner, never has reached 20 wins in his major league career.
With Thursday's 5-0 victory over Oakland, New York increased itsnfl wholesale jerseys
AL East lead to 1.5 games over the Tampa Bay Rays, which is off until Friday.