NEW YORK – The A’s had to turn to Sean Manaea with the knowledge that Kendall Graveman was unavailable to pitch and likely headed for the disabled list.
Manaea responded with a masterful showing in his first career performance in Yankee Stadium. The 25-year-old left-hander issued a leadoff walk to start the game, then settled in for some of the best innings of his career in what turned out to be a 4-1 win over the Yankees.
Through seven innings he allowed four hits, giving up a one-out double in the third, two-out singles in the fourth and sixth and a one-out single in the seventh.