Jun 28, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Athletics designated hitter Brent Rooker (25) seems up at his solo residence run throughout the fourth inning in opposition to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Photos JP Sears pitched 5 2/3 robust innings for his first win in opposition to his former crew and the visiting Athletics earned a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Brent Rooker hit a solo homer and rookie Nick Kurtz hit a three-run homer off New York’s Clarke Schmidt (4-4) because the A’s beat the Yankees for under the third time of their previous 14 journeys to New York.
Sears (6-7) allowed a single to Cody Bellinger within the first inning and a base hit to Paul Goldschmidt to open the sixth. Sears struck out three, walked three and obtained eight outs on fly balls.
Sears additionally retired Aaron Choose 3 times, getting the slugger on a double play within the first and fly balls within the third and sixth.
The left-hander earned the win after coming into 0-4 with a 5.74 ERA in six profession begins in opposition to the Yankees, who traded him to the A’s on the 2022 commerce deadline within the deal for Frankie Montas.
Sears exited after Choose hit a 406-foot fly ball to deep heart. Jack Perkins ended the sixth by getting Giancarlo Stanton out, pitching 3 1/3 innings for his first profession save.
The A’s went forward when Rooker drove a 1-2 cutter into the left area seats with one out within the fourth. It was Rooker’s second homer in his previous 15 video games.
Following walks to Lawrence Butler and Jacob Wilson, Schmidt retired Rooker. Kurtz adopted Rooker’s strikeout by lifting a 1-2 cutter into the correct area seats for his twelfth homer, tying him with Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez for probably the most amongst rookies.
The A’s added their closing runs within the seventh when Tyler Soderstrom lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice after Max Muncy reached on a bunt single in entrance of residence plate. Austin Wynns added an RBI single and Muncy scored on the play resulting from a throwing error by Bellinger in heart area.
Coming off seven hitless innings final Saturday in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles, Schmidt allowed 4 runs on 4 hits in six innings. Schmidt struck out seven and walked two and noticed a 28 1/3-inning scoreless streak stopped when Rooker related.
The Yankees misplaced for the tenth time in 15 video games and had been blanked for the sixth time this season.
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