The A's manager and their hottest hitter both left early Saturday and a deep homer off a familiar foe haunted Oakland in New York.
The Yankees scored twice in the bottom of the sixth and held on to their 3-2 lead, handing the A's a road loss.
Jharel Cotton pitched 5 2/3 innings in his first game back from the minors. He allowed all three runs and struck out five. Cotton is now 3-5 with a 5.56 ERA this season.
Josh Phegley hit his second home run of the year in the seventh inning.