Ben Rice swatted a 3-1 providing from A’s reliever Mitch Spence deep into the appropriate area stands to increase the Yankees’ lead within the fifth inning because the Bombers cruised to a 12-2 win, taking the collection from the nomadic franchise besides.
Rice was additionally plunked twice.
Aaron Decide clubbed 4 hits on the day to deliver his batting common again as much as .409 because the Yankees tormented former teammate Luis Severino (1-4), who was tagged for 9 hits and eight runs in his first-ever begin towards his ex-club. He was chased from the sport within the fifth with out recording an out shortly earlier than Rice’s blast.
Decide’s two-run single within the second raised his RBI complete to 39.
Paul Goldschmidt added two RBIs of his personal on a trio of doubles.
The Yankees racked up 15 hits.
Ryan Yarbrough (1-0) went 5 innings, permitting two runs and scattering six hits earlier than Yerry De los Santos (3 IP) and Tyler Matzek shut the A’s out over the ultimate 4 frames. Yarbrough now has a 3.70 ERA throughout 24.1 innings.
The Yankees (23-17) will proceed their west coast journey with a cease in Seattle the place Clarke Schmidt will kick-off a three-game collection beginning Monday evening. Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s starters haven’t been introduced.
