OAKLAND -- Luke Voit thumped his barrel chest with his fist and yelled into the dugout.
There's a professional wrestling showmanship to Voit's game. And his mighty swing in the eighth inning bodyslammed the A's while tightening his headlock on the Yankees' starting first baseman job.
Voit's solo shot to left field off reliever Fernando Rodney put the Yankees ahead for good in a 5-1 victory at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum on Tuesday night.
It was his third home run in as many games and seventh since joining the Yankees at the trade deadline for Voit, who also greeted third base coach Phil Nevin with a forearm smash as he rounded third base.