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04/08 21:40 CDT Rooker's 9th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Yankees
3-2
Rooker's 9th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Yankees 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) --- Brent Rooker hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly off David Bednar in
the ninth inning, and the Athletics rallied to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on
Wednesday night.
Nick Kurtz singled leading off the ninth against Bednar (0-1), and Shea
Langeliers doubled. Rooker lofted a flyball to center field and Kurtz scored
without a play.
Elvis Alvarado (2-0) got two outs for an A's bullpen that pitched four hitless
innings in relief of Luis Severino. Joel Kuhnel worked a perfect ninth for his
second major league save, his first since 2022.
New York's Ryan McMahon made his first big league start at shortstop, where he
had two prior appearances in late-inning switches totaling three innings for
Colorado in 2020. He had five assists and was 0 for 3 with a walk at the plate,
dropping to 2 for 26 this season.
Severino, who pitched in the Yankees organization from 2012-23, allowed two
runs in the first. He gave up four hits and five walks in five innings.
New York went ahead seven pitches into the first on three straight singles, the
last being Cody Bellinger's blooper. After a pair of strikeouts, Severino
forced in a run with eight straight balls. The A's challenged the last, to J.C.
Escarra, which ABS showed was 2.1 inches above the strike zone.
The A's tied it 2-all in the fourth on an RBI single by Jeff McNeil,
celebrating his 34th birthday, and Will Warren's run-scoring wild pitch. McNeil
is 8 for 16 on his birthday.
New York's Ben Rice had the first four-strikeout game of his big league career,
and the Yankees went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position, dropping to 22
for 97 (.227) this year.
Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake was ejected by plate umpire Carlos Torres for
arguing ball/strike calls from New York's dugout in the third inning.
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, recovering from left shoulder surgery on Oct.
14, could start a minor league rehabilitation assignment next week, manager
Aaron Boone said.
Up next New York's Ryan Weathers (0-0) and the A's Jeffrey Springs (1-0) start Thursday's series finale in a matchup of lefties. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb
Up next New York's Ryan Weathers (0-0) and the A's Jeffrey Springs (1-0) start Thursday's series finale in a matchup of lefties. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb
