NEW YORK -- The Yankees wasted a brilliant performance by Masahiro Tanaka on Friday night en route to a 4-1 loss to the Athletics.
Failed pickoff attempts, wild pitches and shaky defense opened the door to an eighth-inning Athletics rally, spoiling what was a fascinating duel in the Bronx.
Oakland plated two runs in the top of the eighth off reliever Tyler Clippard, doing enough to steal a game from the first-place Yankees.
The first seven innings in the Bronx on Friday night played out like low-scoring, pitcher-dominant, 60s-esque baseball.