OAKLAND — In sweeping the Yankees, the A’s also did well to keep New York star rookie Aaron Judge from becoming a major storyline as the weekend unfolded.
Judge -- who is from nearby Linden, in San Joaquin County -- was playing his first games at the Coliseum. There were lots of No. 99 jerseys scattered throughout the large throng of Yankee fans sitting behind the visitor’s dugout and down the right field line.
Judge gave them plenty to cheer about Friday, drilling a three-run homer and a triple. But for the series, he went 4-for-14 with eight strikeouts.