Severino struggles as Yankees drop rubber game to A's

New York loses game in Wild Card race

9/6/2018, 5:29 AM
New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino walks toward the dugout after being relieved during the third inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) / AP
New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino walks toward the dugout after being relieved during the third inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) / AP

Luis Severino allowed six runs (five earned) in 2 2/3 innings and the Yankees were unable to recover from early trouble as they fell to the Athletics, 8-2, in Oakland on Wednesday night. >> Box score

What you need to know about Wednesday's game

1) Severino's 2 2/3 innings was the shortest outing of the season for the right-hander. 

2) Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to put the Yankees on the board. The home run was Sanchez's first since June 20th against Seattle. 

3)  New York was only able to get five hits off of Oakland starter Mike Fiers. The Yankees left eight runners on base, including three left on base by Luke Voit. 

4) The loss dropped the Yankees' lead over the A's in the American League Wild Card race to 3 1/2 games.

What's next

The Yankees begin a three-game set in Seattle against the Mariners on Friday at 10:05 p.m. ET. Masahiro Tanaka takes the hill against James Paxton.

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