The lead story: The Yankees scuffled again in Oakland. Their offense was impotent for a second straight day, falling to the Athletics, 4-1, on Sunday to split the four-game series. They were outscored 9-6 over the last three games after a 13-4 romp to open the series.
The sidebars: The Mets fell short of a four-game sweep of the Rockies at home, dropping a 1-0 getaway game. Colorado’s Germán Márquez outdueled Max Scherzer in the nip-and-tuck loss. And the Jets rallied for a 31-27 win over the Giants in a relatively uneventful Snoopy Bowl to close out the preseason.