The Oakland Athletics were in the Bronx for a three-game series against the New York Yankees. The A’s sent lefthander JP Sears to the mound against fellow lefty Nestor Cortes in the final stop of Oakland’s road trip.
Ramon Laureano provided an early highlight grab as he robbed a Gleyber Torres with a leaping catch that robbed the second baseman of a potential homerun. Laureano appeared to bang his head and neck on the fence and was forced to exit the game.
Esteury Ruiz extended his hit streak to 10 games when roped a double down the third base line in the top of the fifth inning, but a Carlos Perez pop up to second base ended the inning with the game still scoreless.