Sears pitches major league-best Yankees past lowly A's
Sears (3-0) made his second spot start and limited the A's to three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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Sears (3-0) made his second spot start and limited the A's to three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Trailing by four runs early, Bombers rally for 23rd come-from-behind victory of the season, 9-5 on Monday night.
New York was no-hit for just the eighth time. Houston had been the previous team to do it on June 11, 2003.
New York lost for just the fourth time in its last 23 games overall.
The slugger remains on track to become a free agent after the World Series.
New York extended its home winning streak to 15 games, the team's longest since 1961.
Aaron Judge added two homers for the Bombers in their 5-4 come-from-behind victory on Wednesday night.
Isaac Paredes homered in his first three at-bats for Tampa Bay in its 5-4 victory on Tuesday night.
New York has won 17 of its last 19 games, and its 50-17 start is the best in the majors since Seattle in 2001.
Yankees relievers Miguel Castro and Wandy Peralta (1-1) couldn't protect the five-run lead.
Taillon (8-1) allowed four hits and struck out eight in 5 2-3 innings to win his eighth straight decision.
New York has won 15 of its last 16 and at 48-16 is off to its best start since 1998.
The Yankees have their longest home winning string since taking 15 in a row Aug. 16-Sept. 26, 1961.
Catcher's three-run homer the difference in New York's 4-3 victory on Wednesday, its 13th straight at home.
New York won 2-0 on Tuesday to improve to 45-16, the best 61-game start across baseball since Seattle in 2001.
