OAKLAND, Calif. -- Minor league call-up Adrián Martínez held New York hitless into the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics shut down the powerful Yankees for a second straight game with a 4-1 victory Sunday.
One night after the vaunted Yankees lineup managed one hit in 11 innings against Adam Oller and the Oakland bullpen, New York wasn't much better against another starter who entered the game with an ERA above 6.00.
Martínez (3-3), called up from Triple-A before the game, allowed two walks and no other baserunners until Aaron Hicks' single with two outs in the fifth inning for New York's second hit in an 18-inning span against the last-place A's.