Yanks Drop Game To A's

By Clay Gregory

April 9, 2026

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Quick Stats:

• Will Warren (NYY):  4.2 IP, 5 Hits, 2 Runs, 3 Walks, 5 Strikeouts (No Decision)

• Luis Severino (ATH): 5.0 IP, 4 Hits,2 Runs, 5 Walks, 7 Strikeouts (No Decision)

• Elvis Alvarado (ATH): 0.2 IP, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 Walks, 1 Strikeout (Win)

• David Bednar (NYY): 1.0 IP, 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 Walks, 2 Strikeouts (Loss)

• Aaron Judge (NYY): 1-3, Walk

• Cody Bellinger (NYY): 1-4, RBI

• J.C. Escarra (NYY): 1 Walk, RBI

• Jeff McNeil (ATH): 2-4, RBI

ATH:      9 Hits, 3 Runs, 2 Walks, 9 Strikeouts

NYY:     4 Hits, 2 Runs, 7 Walks, 15 Strikeouts

The Game Story:

1st Inning:  Nick Kurtz leads the game off, striking out swinging for the first out. Shea Langeliers singles to right. Tyler Soderstrom strikes out looking for the second out. Brent Rooker grounds out to short to end the top half of the inning. Trent Grisham singles to center. Aaron Judge singles to center, putting runners at first and second and nobody out. Cody Bellinger hits a single to left to drive in Grisham, and the Yankees lead 1-0. Ben Rice strikes out on a check swing for the first out. Giancarlo Stanton strikes out swinging for the second out. Jazz Chisholm Jr. draws a walk to load the bases. J.C. Escarra draws a walk, and the Yankees lead 2-0. Amed Rosario strikes out swinging to end the inning.

2nd Inning: Jacob Wilson lines out to short for the first out. Lawrence Butler draws a walk. Max Muncy strikes out swinging for the second out. Jeff McNeil grounds out to first to end the top half of the inning. Ryan McMahon draws a walk. Trent Grisham strikes out looking for the first out. Aaron Judge grounds into a double play to end the inning.

3rd Inning: Carlos Cortes grounds out to short for the first out. Nick Kurtz singles to left. Shea Langeliers flies out to right for the second out. Tyler Soderstrom grounds out up the middle to end the top half of the inning. Cody Bellinger pops out to the catcher for the first out. Ben Rice strikes out looking for the second out. Giancarlo Stanton grounds out up the middle to end the inning.

4th Inning: Brent Rooker lines out to third for the first out. Jacob Wilson strikes out swinging for the second out. Lawrence Butler singles to center. Max Muncy singles up the middle to put runners on first and second with two outs. Jeff McNeil singles to left, driving in Butler to cut the lead to 2-1. Carlos Cortes draws a walk to load the bases with two outs. Nick Kurtz comes up to bat. A wild pitch leads to Muncy scoring, and the game is now tied 2-2. Kurtz strikes out looking to end the top half of the inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. draws a walk. J.C. Escarra flies out to left for the first out. Amed Rosario singles to right to put runners on first and second with one out. Ryan McMahon grounds into an inning-ending double play.

5th Inning: Shea Langeliers flies out to right for the first out. Tyler Soderstrom reaches first on an error by Ben Rice. Brent Rooker draws a walk. Jacob Wilson flies out to center for the second out. Tim Hill comes in to relieve Warren. Lawrence Butler grounds out to the pitcher to end the top half of the inning. Trent Grisham draws a leadoff walk. Aaron Judge strikes out swinging for the first out. Cody Bellinger grounds out to first for the second out, moving Grisham to second with two outs. Ben Rice strikes out swinging to end the inning.

6th Inning: Max Muncy grounds out to second for the first out. Jeff McNeil grounds out to the pitcher for the second out. Darell Hernaiz pinch-hits for Cortes and hits a groundball single to third. Denzel Clarke pinch runs for Hernaiz. Nick Kurtz lines out to second to end the top half of the inning. Scott Barlow comes in to relieve Severino. Giancarlo Stanton flies out to second for the first out. Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging for the second out. J.C. Escarra strikes out swinging to end the inning.

7th Inning: Camilo Doval comes in to relieve Hill. Shea Langeliers strikes out as ball gets away and a put out at first for the first out. Tyler Soderstrom grounds out to first for the second out. Brent Rooker grounds to third and reaches on a throwing error by Rosario. Jacob Wilson comes up to bat. Rooker steals second. Wilson grounds out to short to end the top half of the inning. Amed Rosario strikes out swinging for the first out. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging for the second out. Hogan Harris comes in to relieve Barlow. Trent Grisham draws a walk. Aaron Judge draws a walk to put runners on first and second with two outs. Cody Bellinger strikes out swinging to end the inning.

8th Inning: Brent Headrick comes in to relieve Doval. Lawrence Butler strikes out looking for the first out. Max Muncy flies out to center for the second out. Jeff McNeil hits a line drive double to right. Denzel Clarke flies out to left to end the top half of the inning. Ben Rice strikes out looking for the first out. Elvis Alvarado comes in to relieve Harris. Giancarlo Stanton flies out to center for the second out. Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging to end the inning.

9th Inning: David Bednar comes in to relieve Headrick. Nick Kurtz singles to left. Shea Langeliers hits a line drive double to left, putting runners on second and third with nobody out. Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging for the first out. Brent Rooker hits a sac fly to center for the second out, and the Athletics lead 3-2. Jacob Wilson strikes out looking to end the top half of the inning. Joel Kuhnel comes in to relieve Alvarado. J.C. Escarra grounds out to second for the first out. Amed Rosario grounds out to short for the second out. Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging to end the game.

Final Score: Athletics-3, New York Yankees-2

Yankees Player of the Game

Without much offense going except for the first inning, tonight’s player of the game has to be Cody Bellinger, who went 1-4 with an RBI.

Better to Forget:

Ben Rice, for the first time in his young career, went 0-4 with 4 Strikeouts.

My Thoughts:

The first inning saw the Yankees score 2 runs, and it looked like it could be a blowout inning, only for that to be the only runs the Yanks scored all night. It's hard to critique the team that is off to an 8-3 start and sitting in first place in the AL East, but if there is one critique, it’s that they are leaving too many men on base and not bringing them home. Luis Severino looked like he was in for a short night in the first, but after that inning, he locked in and seemed to cruise through 5 innings. Jeff McNeil continues to hurt the Yankees when he faces them. The two fielding errors by the Yankees were pretty routine plays that should have been outs, and it's something the team will be working on preventing for the rest of the season. Aaron Boone got creative with playing Ryan McMahon at short for his fielding and Amed Rosario at third for his bat. There were no late-inning heroics this time in the Bronx, and instead, the Yanks will go for the series win today against the Athletics.

Next Up: The final game of the series between the Athletics and Yankees will see the Athletics Jeffrey Springs facing off against the Yankees Ryan Weathers in a battle of left-handers and for the series win. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 PM on YES.