OAKLAND — Dealt another medical punch to their ailing roster earlier Sunday, the A’s badly needed a splash of something good on the field.
They did not get it.
The Yankees rallied to beat the A’s 5-4, completing the first four-game sweep in Oakland by a visiting team in 17 years.
On a day the A’s placed ace Sonny Gray on the disabled list with a strained muscle in his neck and shoulder area — officially a strained right trapezius — manager Bob Melvin had hoped his starter Sunday, Jesse Hahn, would give the team a lengthy outing.