NEW YORK -- It looked like the Yankees were going to have a great day with bats on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. After all, they scored two quick runs off right-hander (and former Yankee) Luis Severino in the first inning. But New York’s lumber was silenced the rest of the way as they lost to the Athletics, 3-2.
The A’s broke a 2-2 tie against Yankees closer David Bednar in the ninth. With runners on second and third and one out, Brent Rooker hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Nick Kurtz.
The Yankees could do nothing in the ninth against right-hander Joel Kuhnel, who retired the side in order to win the game and lock down his first save since 2022.
The Yankees did nothing in the batter’s box after that first inning. They collected one hit against five pitchers, including Severino, who ended his night having allowed just those first-inning runs in five frames.