Amed Rosario's two home runs powers Yankees' 5-3 comeback win over Athletics
Amed Rosario hit two home runs to lead the Yankees to a 5-3 comeback win over the Athletics on Tuesday night at The Stadium.
Amed Rosario hit two home runs to lead the Yankeesย to a 5-3 comeback win over the Athletics on Tuesday night at The Stadium. With the Yanks' offense as cold as the outdoor temperature, Rosario's second blast in the eighth helped New York avoid their first losing streak of the season. The Yankees (8-2) have now won the first game of each of their series to start the season.
Here are the takeaways.... - Cam Schlittler started the game by getting behind Nick Kurtz 3-0, but bounced back to strike out Kurtz and Shea Langeliers , throwing six straight strikes. The young right-hander would sit down the first six batters, but the A's led off the third with back-to-back singles.
Kurtz would make Schlittler pay with a one-out double to give the A's a 2-1 lead. Two batters later, Tyler Soderstrom doubled home the third Athletics run of the inning. It's the first runs Schlittler has allowed all year, ending a streak of 15 scoreless to start the season.
Schlittler would gut through five innings to give the Yankees a chance. He tossed 84 pitches (58 strikes) across those five frames, allowing three runs on five hits and no walks. He also struck out seven batters.