MLB

New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics

· Major League Baseball
New York Yankees
90-64, 48-31 Away
Final
4 - 2
Oakland Athletics
67-87, 36-40 Home

Gerrit Cole and Juan Soto lead the Yankees past the Athletics 4-2 in 10 innings

“That’s the Cy Young,” Soto said. “That was the Cy Young going out there. I never doubted his ability and how great he is. It’s just great to see him doing that.”

Cole (7-5) was sharp after getting hit hard last Saturday in a loss to Boston, allowing two hits and one walk. He struck out seven and needed just 99 pitches to get past the sixth inning for the first time since shutting out Toronto in his final start of 2023.

“I think it was a combination of their aggressiveness and executing good pitches early in the counts,” Cole said. “There were some balls that were hit hard, but they were well located. I tried to funnel the balls to our our defenders.”

Cole got the win thanks in part to a rare pinch-hit appearance from Soto, who was scratched from the starting lineup with a sore left leg after sliding into a wall in Seattle on Thursday.

After a passed ball by Shea Langeliers allowed the go-ahead run to score in the 10th, Soto delivered his big hit off T.J. McFarland (2-4) for a 3-1 lead. Soto is 2 for 10 with four RBI in 13 career pinch-hit appearances.

“It was great — showman-like,” Cole said. “He loves the moment. He loves it.”

Anthony Volpe, who entered the day in a 5-for-44 slump, added his second RBI single of the game to cap the three-run 10th.

Luke Weaver got three outs for his third save, helping the Yankees maintain their four-game lead over Baltimore in the AL East.

It was a disappointing start to the final stretch of games in Oakland. The A's have five home games remaining this season before they leave town. They are set to play at least the next three seasons in Sacramento and intend a 2028 move to Las Vegas, where they are trying to build a new stadium.

Attendance for the opener of the series was 23,426, pushing the A's season average over the 10,000 mark for the first time since opening night.

Both starters faced the minimum batters through 3 1/2 innings with Cole retiring his first nine batters and and Oakland turning double plays after both early hits allowed by J.T. Ginn.

The teams then traded runs with the A's taking the lead on Langeliers' RBI single in the fourth and Volpe tying it with his run-scoring single in the fifth.

“It was a good baseball game,” A's manager Mark Kotsay said. “When you get to extra innings anything can happen. Overall, I thought we played good. We couldn't get anything going against Cole. We’re not the first team to not get anything going against Cole.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Yankees: RHP Cody Poteet was reinstated from the 60-day DL and optioned to Triple-A. ... RHP Ron Marinaccio was designated for assignment.

Athletics: RHP Ross Stripling (back) will throw a bullpen session on Saturday, face hitters on Tuesday and could pitch in the final weekend of the season in Seattle if all goes well."

UP NEXT

LHP Carlos Rodon (15-9, 4.12 ERA) starts the middle game of the series for the Yankees against LHP JP Sears (11-11, 4.24).

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Matchup Prediction

Athletics: 35.0%
Yankees: 65.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

10th Inning Gelof struck out swinging.
10th Inning Brown struck out swinging.
10th Inning Langeliers struck out swinging.
10th Inning Bleday singled to left, Rooker scored.
10th Inning Weaver relieved Cole
10th Inning Verdugo in center field.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
12 Ground Balls 12
9 Strikeouts 10
3 Runs Batted In 2
1 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 3
0 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 2
3 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 32
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 0
14 Fly Balls 10
0 Caught Stealing 0
168 Pitches 115
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
9 Total Bases 3
38 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
1 Extra Base Hits 0
1.8 Runs Created -1.3
.235 Batting Average .094
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.265 Slugging Percentage .094
.118 Secondary Average .063
.297 On Base Percentage .121
.562 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .215
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.2
1.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs -1.2
24.0 Batter Rating 12.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.42 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.48
.029 Isolated Power .000
0.33 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.10
.079 Walks Per Plate Appearance .030
-.118 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.031
7.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.8 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.1
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.1
75.3 MLB Rating 59.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Oakland Coliseum

Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 23,426 | Capacity:

2024 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 94 68 .580 - W1
Baltimore 91 71 .562 3 W3
Boston 81 81 .500 13 W1
Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 14 L1
Toronto 74 88 .457 20 L3

2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6
Full Standings