Yankees Swept By Oakland Athletics With Loss
The Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep of the slumping New York Yankees with a win Sunday.
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The Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep of the slumping New York Yankees with a win Sunday.
Austin Romine and Brett Gardner drove in runs for New York, which has lost a season-high five straight. The Yankees entered the day with a one-game lead over Boston in the AL East.
Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 23rd homer and Chris Carter added a solo shot for the Yankees, who have lost a season-high four straight games.
Those outside the family of died-in-the-wool Yankees fans have alternately feared, hated, and even despised the team, as one might expect from a franchise that has known nothing but winning. But this year's squad is different.
The 2001 season didn't end with a championship for the Yankees, but it did produce arguably the most iconic play of Derek Jeter's illustrious career.
On a night that could have been filled with distractions and disappointment, the Athletics played for 4 1/2 hours to finally beat the Yankees.
Despite a couple of recent losses, Yankees Manager Joe Girardi is pretty pleased with the team's performance, especially at the plate.
When was the last time the Yankees had a better defensive outfield than the one they have now? Brett Gardner in left, Aaron Hicks in center, Aaron Judge in right. It's pretty impressive.
Andrelton Simmons as known as one of the finest defensive shortstops in the majors, though that hardly means he doesn't enjoy swinging the bat well.
It could be a big loss for the Yankees, who were seeing the left-hander pitch like an ace again in his last six starts.
A lot of good has come from a lot of different people in helping Joe Girardi's crew build a 38-24 record, trailing only the 44-22 Astros in the American League and leading the Red Sox by three games in the East.
Just when CC Sabathia was pitching like an ace again, the big left-hander got hurt.
There's something very special going on with the Yankees that the rest of the AL East is beginning to understand.
The Yankees' goose was cooked. Right up until the point that it wasn't.
Aaron Judge realized he hadn't done much to impress his parents, who were in the Big A stands for his first game of the season in his home state.
