OAKLAND, Calif. – Aaron Judge broke the deadlock with a two-out single in the ninth inning, Giancarlo Stanton shook a homer for the third straight game and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 7-6 on Thursday of Oakland to add his 12th win to the thread, his best streak in nearly 60 years.
Cuban striker Aroldis Chapman scored the 300th save of his career, the 31st pitcher to achieve that mark. Nicaraguan Jonathan Loaisiga (9-4) struck out two in two episodes to claim victory.
Joey Gall connected on a three-run fumble in the third episode that gave New York a 6-0 lead, but Oakland came from behind and equalized when Josh Harrison pulled her out of the park in the fifth.
The defeat went to Lou Trivino (5-7), who started ninth on the mound after Athletic manager Bob Melvin said he would continue as a lockout despite wasting consecutive saves after adding 14 in a row. .
For the Yankees, the Dominican Gary Sanchez 3-1. Colombian Gio Urshela 4-1.
For the Athletics, the Dominican Starlin Mart 5-1. The Venezuelan Elvis Andrus 4-1, with two tows.