Athletics surrender 13-run 3rd inning in loss to Yankees

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Rice had 2 extra-base hits and 4 RBIs successful a 13-run 3rd inning that was the biggest for the New York Yankees successful 21 years, carrying them to a 13-8 triumph implicit the Athletics connected Sunday.

The Yankees got the archetypal 12 batters connected successful the inning against A’s pitchers Jacob Lopez (4-3) and Michael Kelly, marking the archetypal clip they pulled that disconnected successful astir 77 years. It was New York’s biggest inning since scoring 13 runs successful the eighth against Toronto connected June 21, 2005, and was 1 tally disconnected the franchise grounds acceptable successful 1920 against the Washington Senators.

The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.

Rice did the astir harm with a two-run treble and two-run triple, but 8 of the 9 Yankees batters had astatine slightest 1 deed and 1 RBI successful the inning. Austin Wells was the lone objection with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.

New York finished the 43-minute fractional inning with 11 hits, 4 walks and 4 steals portion sending 18 batters to the sheet and facing 75 pitches. It was the astir runs allowed successful an inning by the A’s since they gave up 14 against Cleveland connected June 18, 1950, successful the archetypal inning of the 2nd crippled of a doubleheader.

The large inning made for an casual time for Will Warren (7-1), who settled down aft allowing 3 unearned runs successful the archetypal with 5 consecutive scoreless innings to assistance headdress a 5-1 travel for New York.

The A’s struck for 4 runs disconnected reliever Tim Hill successful the seventh connected a solo homer by Brent Rooker and a three-run changeable by Jonah Heim.

The Athletics allowed 47 runs connected a 1-5 homestand that started with a three-game expanse by Seattle.