Scutaro started at short Tuesday for the injured Bobby Crosby, and he should play regularly for the A's with the starting shortstop expected to miss about a week. Crosby suffered a bruised and cut index finger when he was spiked tagging New York's Robinson Cano on a steal attempt in Monday's opener.
(Updated 4/5/2006)

Analysis: Scutaro was 2-for-3, scored once and drove in the winning run in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Yankees. The shortstop singled over left fielder Hideki Matsui's head in the bottom of the ninth inning for the win.