Paul Goldschmidt hits a 3-run homer as Yankees beat A’s 8-2

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Paul Goldschmidt deed a three-run homer, Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice besides went deep, and the New York Yankees bushed the Athletics 8-2 connected Friday nighttime for their 5th consecutive victory.

Goldschmidt connected successful the archetypal inning against Luis Severino (2-6) to involvement the Yankees to a 4-0 pb and they rolled from determination down a beardown outing from Carlos Rodon (1-2) for the win. Rodon allowed 1 tally and 4 hits successful six innings.

Aaron Judge added 2 RBIs for New York and Rice moved into a necktie with Judge for the squad pb with 17 homers connected the season.

The Yankees outscored the absorption 36-6 during this existent winning streak.

The A’s mislaid their 4th consecutive connected this homestand and besides mightiness person mislaid Severino to an injury. Severino was grimacing aft throwing warmup pitches earlier the 2nd inning and called for manager Mark Kotsay to travel to the mound with an diversion trainer. He near the crippled with what was described arsenic a sore close arm.

The crippled didn’t get disconnected to a bully commencement for Severino, who allowed 4 unearned runs successful the archetypal inning to autumn to 0-3 successful 4 vocation starts against his erstwhile team.

After Rice reached connected an mistake by archetypal baseman Nick Kurtz, Severino allowed an RBI azygous to Judge and the homer to Goldschmidt. Severino has allowed 19 runs — 15 earned — successful 13 2/3 innings successful 4 starts against New York.

Kurtz deed a solo homer for the A’s, who person been outscored 30-6 during this four-game losing streak.

The A’s person gone 13 consecutive games without getting a triumph from a starting pitcher with starters going 0-9 with a 5.64 ERA during that stretch.

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