OAKLAND, Calif. -- CC Sabathia's 100th victory as a Yankee was not the most important game he has pitched in his seven-plus seasons in pinstripes; that was probably Game 4 of the 2009 ALCS, when he pitched eight innings of one-run ball against the Los Angeles Angels, giving New York a 3-1 lead in the series and virtually ensuring they would return to the World Series.
Nor was his personal accomplishment as significant as what the team accomplished with its 8-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night; that was the New York Yankees' third consecutive win, the first time all season they have been able to string wins back-to-back-to-back.