OAKLAND, California – Aaron Judge broke the tie with a two-out single in the ninth inning, Giancarlo Stanton homered for the third straight game and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Thursday night. to add his 12th win in a row, his best streak in nearly 60 years.
Cuban closer Aroldis Chapman scored his 300th career save, the 31st pitcher to reach that mark. Nicaraguan Jonathan Loaisiga (9-4) struck out two in two innings to claim victory.
Joey Gallo hit a three-run home run in the third inning that gave New York a 6-0 lead, but Oakland came from behind and evened the score when Josh Harrison knocked it out of the park in the fifth.
The loss went to Lou Trivino (5-7), who started ninth on the mound after A’s manager Bob Melvin said he would remain closer despite blowing consecutive saves after adding 14 in a row. .
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For the Yankees, Gary Sánchez 3-1. Colombian Gio Urshela 4-1.
For the Athletics, the Dominican Starlin Marte 5-1. Venezuelan Elvis Andrus 4-1, with two RBIs.