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The Yankees wanted to bring some swagger home, fueled by three consecutive come-from-behind victories and the anticipation of Yankee Stadium’s first full-capacity crowd since the 2019 playoffs. They offered that audience a few thrills, but the comeback magic ran dry.
Wandy Peralta surrendered a sixth-inning, three-run homer to Tony Kemp that held up as the difference in the Yankees’ 5-3 loss to the Athletics on Friday. New York was coming off a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays in Buffalo, N.