OAKLAND – The A’s are hot. Not as hot as the 90-degree temperature that greeted first pitch, but hot enough to sweep the New York Yankees in a four-game series capped off by a 4-3 win Sunday.
Led by 6.1 strong innings from starter Jharel Cotton and the 18th homer off the bat of left fielder Khris Davis, the A’s pulled off their first series sweep of the year.
Oakland had gone 26 series without a sweep of any size, and to cut down the Yankees, the team with the second-best record in the American League, is more than a little impressive for a team that has the worst record in the AL at 31-38.