NEW YORK – There was good news and bad news for the Yankees on Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Left-hander Ryan Weathers had his best outing of the season, but New York’s bats remained freezing cold as left-hander Jeffrey Springs was dealing in the Athletics’ 1-0 win. It was the first series loss for the Yankees this year.
Springs threw darts throughout the game. In fact, he had a no-hitter going until Ben Rice singled to right field with one out in the seventh to put runners on first and second. The runners advanced to second and third on a double steal with two outs, but Springs got Austin Wells to fly out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom to end the threat.
Springs lasted seven innings of one-hit ball, struck out six and walked two.
Weathers was just as good. He threw a season-high eight innings, allowed one run and struck out seven. The run scored in the seventh when Max Muncy led off with a triple and came home on a single by Soderstrom.
In their past two games, the Yankees have collected five hits, scored one run and struck out 22 times.