OAKLAND, Calif. (CBSNewYork/AP) — With his bullpen worn down, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had to turn to David Carpenter in a key spot against Oakland.
The move backfired when Carpenter walked Ben Zobrist with the bases loaded to score the go-ahead run and the Yankees went on to lose 5-4 to the Athletics on Thursday night.
“Guys got to get it done,” Girardi said. “That’s what we’re asking them to do, and sometimes it’s going to be like that. That’s part of the game. We just weren’t able to do it tonight.”
CC Sabathia (2-7) allowed homers to Billy Burns and Brett Lawrie to squander a 3-0 lead and the Yankees had their three-game winning streak snapped in the opener of a seven-game West Coast trip.