The August skid continues, and postseason hopes grow more distant by the day.
The Oakland A’s lost their sixth straight game Friday night at the Coliseum, this time an 8-2 thumping by the New York Yankees. Oakland has lost 10 of their past 12, and they now trail the Second Wild Card spot by 3.5 games.
The Bronx Bombers lived up to their name, launching four homers to account for most of their scoring. They hit two solo shots in the 4th inning off Sean Manaea, and then a three-run dinger in the 5th, and then a two-run blast in the 9th to put the game out of reach.