Overview
- Former Yankee JP Sears delivered 5⅔ scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks to earn the win.
- Brent Rooker’s solo homer in the fourth inning and Nick Kurtz’s three-run drive in the sixth provided all the offense for Oakland.
- Oakland capitalized on defensive miscues in the eighth, with Austin Wells dropping a bunt and Cody Bellinger committing a throwing error to produce two insurance runs.
- Rookie reliever Jack Perkins recorded his first career save while extending his personal scoreless streak to 6⅓ innings.
- The Yankees were limited to three hits and blanked for the sixth time this season as they prepare to welcome Marcus Stroman back to the rotation.