Yankees score early, but bats go quiet in 3-2 loss to Athletics
The Yankees' bats went quiet after a strong first inning as they fell to the Athletics, 3-2.
The Yankees'Ā bats went quiet after a strong first inning as they fell to the Athletics, 3-2. Here are the takeaways.... -- The Yanks got on the board quickly with three straight singles in the bottom of the first inning as Cody Bellinger 's bloop to right field scored Trent Grisham from second base.
After former Yankee Luis Severino struck out two straight, New York found a way to tack on another run. Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked to load the bases and J.
C. Escarra followed with another walk to pick up the RBI, pushing the lead to 2-0. -- Will Warren cruised through the first three innings before running into some trouble in the fourth.
The right-hander let up three consecutive singles as Jeff McNeil singled to left field and Lawrence Butler beat Bellinger's throw home, making it a 2-1 game. Warren then issued a walk to load the bases and threw a wild pitch, scoring Max Muncy as the Athletics tied it up at 2-2. Warren recorded two outs in the fifth inning, but with two runners on base and the lefty Butler coming up to bat, Tim Hill entered for the lefty vs.