In the ninth inning, Zack Gelof’s two-run home run gave the visiting Oakland Athletics a 2-0 victory over the Yankees on Monday afternoon. After loading the bases in the eighth, Oakland finally broke through against Victor Gonzalez (1-1). After Gonzalez slipped trying to field an infield single by Abraham Toro, Gelof blasted a 2-2 sinker into the right-center field seats.
Oakland reliever Lucas Erceg (1-1) got a double play in the eighth inning, setting the stage for Gelof’s third homer of the season. This drive ended Oakland’s eight-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium. Mason Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save, reaching 103 mph on a whiff of Juan Soto and ending it by fanning Aaron Judge on a 102 mph fastball.
JP Sears, acquired from the Yankees in 2022 for Frankie Montas, limited his former team to three singles in six innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one in a 91-pitch outing. The Yankees lost for the fifth time in eight games and were blanked for the fourth time this season. New York starter Carlos Rodon pitched seven sharp innings, allowing only a single to Nick Allen in the fifth. He struck out four and walked two. Rodon also hit two batters, including Oakland leadoff man Esteury Ruiz, who opened the game by being hit on the foot.
Shortly after Ruiz reached, plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected manager Aaron Boone for allegedly yelling at him from the dugout. Boone responded by saying he did not say anything and that a fan behind the Yankee dugout was yelling. Wendelstedt countered by saying, “I don’t care who said it, you’re gone.”
