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Oakland Athletics starter Trevor Cahill delivers a pitch to the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 22, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bill Kostroun, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Brett Gardner, right, scores on a sacrifice fly by Curtis Granderson as Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki waits for the ball during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bill Kostroun, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira, right, rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam off Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill, left, during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bill Kostroun, Associated Press
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New York Yankees starter Phil Hughes delivers a pitch to the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bill Kostroun, Associated Press
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Oakland Athletics center fielder Coco Crisp cannot catch a two-run home run by New York Yankees' Nick Swisher during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 22, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bill Kostroun, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Nick Swisher gestures as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Friday, July 22, 2011, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bill Kostroun, Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam and Nick Swisher had a three-run drive in a nine-run third inning and the New York Yankees ambushed the Oakland Athletics early for a 17-7 victory in the searing heat Friday night.

Swisher and Teixeira homered with two bases-loaded walks in between as the Yankees had their highest-scoring inning of the season — it was also the most runs allowed by the A's in an inning in 2011. The big inning followed a five-run burst against Trevor Cahill (8-9) in the second and sent Oakland to its 11th straight loss against New York.

Derek Jeter drove in three runs and Swisher matched a career high with five RBIs for the Yankees. Backup catcher Francisco Cervelli reached base five times with three hits and two walks.

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