OAKLAND — The Yankees took care of enterprise throughout a profitable West Coast journey, one which included a moist and wild celebration to toast their securing of a playoff spot. They’ll jet residence with one other get together on deck.
Aaron Decide hit his Main League-leading fifty fifth residence run, Jasson Domínguez cracked a two-run shot and Gleyber Torres additionally went deep because the Yankees bid a pleasing farewell to the Oakland Coliseum, finishing a collection sweep of the Athletics with a 7-4 victory on Sunday afternoon.
With the victory, the Yankees elevated their American League East result in six video games over the Orioles, who will likely be at Yankee Stadium for a three-game collection starting Tuesday. Any Yankees victory over Baltimore throughout that set would clinch the division for New York.
Luis Gil began for the Yankees, allowing 4 runs and 5 hits over 5 1/3 innings. The Athletics jumped out to an early lead, however Domínguez tied the sport with a second-inning homer off starter Joey Estes, the highest prospect’s second huge league blast of the season.
Decide slugged a solo shot within the third inning, his second in as many video games, extending his Main League lead over the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (52). Torres’ fifteenth homer of the yr highlighted a two-run fifth.
The Yankees received 5 of six video games on their remaining highway journey of the common season, which included a playoff-clinching celebration following their Sept. 18 victory at Seattle.
