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Rooker's 9th-inning sacrifice fly lifts Athletics over Yankees 3-2
- On Wednesday night in New York, the Athletics rallied past the New York Yankees 3-2 on Brent Rooker's ninth-inning sacrifice fly off David Bednar, with Nick Kurtz scoring the decisive run.
- Trailing early, the Athletics tied the game 2-all in the fourth inning on Jeff McNeil's RBI single celebrating his 34th birthday, aided by Will Warren's run-scoring wild pitch.
- After starter Luis Severino allowed two runs in five innings on four hits and five walks, the Athletics' bullpen pitched four hitless innings. Elvis Alvarado earned the win, and Joel Kuhnel secured his second major league save.
- Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake in the third inning for arguing balls and strikes. New York's Ben Rice struck out four times as the Yankees went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
- Thursday's series finale features a matchup of left-handed pitchers, with New York's Ryan Weathers facing the Athletics' Jeffrey Springs to conclude the three-game series.
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Yankees Closer Downplays Velocity Concern After Rough Night
The New York Yankees are trying to project calm around David Bednar, but the conversation around their closer is getting harder to brush aside after another shaky outing in a 3-2 loss to the Athletics.According to the New York Post, Bednar is not worried about his early velocity dip, and manager Aaron Boone has echoed that confidence.Bednar pointed to the obvious factor after Wednesday’s game: the cold. Given what the Yankees dealt with in the B…
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 47%
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