2. On the other side, a former top Yankees pitching prospect -- A's RHP James Kaprielian, whom New York traded in July 2017 among the haul for RHP Sonny Gray -- went 5 2/3 innings, scattering three hits with two homers fueling New York's three-run damage. Kaprielian (4-1, 2.84 ERA) threw 80 pitches (55 strikes). 1B DJ LeMahieu's third-inning two-run blast and 2B Rougned Odor's fifth-inning solo shot eventually gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead.
3. With one on and two outs in the fifth, manager Aaron Boone pulled Taillon for LHP Wandy Peralta, getting Olson -- who homered earlier -- to fly out. A sixth-inning return did not go as smooth for Peralta, who crumbled with two outs in the frame. After consecutive singles, Tony Kemp launched a three-run homer into the right-field seats and the A's took a 5-3 lead.
4. While Taillon did not go deep into the game and Peralta surrendered a one-run lead, the Yankees -- outside of a couple long balls -- were largely silent at the plate. New York totaled four hits.
5. LHP Lucas Luetge and RHP Luisa Cessa kept the Yankees within striking distance after a trio of combined scoreless innings. Luetge relieved Peralta to start the seventh, pitching a clean frame before Cessa closed the door with one hit over an otherwise strong eighth and ninth.
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