In a game full of All-Star sluggers on both sides, it was Tony Kemp who hit the go-ahead homer at the Coliseum on Sunday.
Kemp’s long ball in the 8th inning put the Oakland A’s on top in a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees, salvaging a split for Oakland in the finale of their four-game series together.
Several times over the past couple weeks, we’ve seen the A’s serve up a two-run homer in the late innings of a close game, but today it was Oakland coming up with the clutch dinger.
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 8th, and two outs on the board, Mark Canha ripped a double for the first extra-base hit of the day by either club.