New York, Oakland Split The Four Game Series In Oakland California

New York, Oakland split the four game series in Oakland California!

Why?

Because New York won on Thursday by a score of 7-6!

Why?

Aaron Judge delivered a tiebreaking bloop single to chase home Tyler Wade in the ninth inning and Aroldis Chapman closed out his 300th career save.

Then they won Friday by a score of 8-2!

Why?

Giancarlo Stanton, Luke Voit, Aaron Judge and Kyle Higashioka all homered to power the Yankees’ 13th consecutive victory.

Gerrit Cole scattered six hits over six scoreless innings, Cole finished his evening with a flourish, striking out the side in his final frame. Cole’s last whiff was his ninth of the night and his 200th in 148 innings this season, a mark he said he was aware of after seeing it on the scoreboard.

“according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com”

Oakland won 3-2 on Saturday!

Why?

Frankie Montas neutralized New York’s slugging lineup, allowing just two hits and one walk with six strikeouts.

“according to an article by Martin Gallegos on mlb.com”

And 3-1 on Sunday!

Why?

Tony Kemp blasted a tiebreaking two-run home run to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning off New York reliever Chad Green, the deciding factor in a 3-1 Oakland victory.

“according to an article by Martín Gallegos on mlb.com”

With New York, Oakland splitting the series in Oakland California New York remains + 2.0 in the Wild Card standings while Oakland remains 2.5 games back in the Wild Card standings.

“according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/standings/wild-card/2021-08-29