Yankees' 13-game win streak ends in 3-2 loss to Athletics

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The New York Yankees’ 13-game winning streak ended as Frankie Montas pitched seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 3-2 victory Saturday. Matt Chapman homered to help stop the Yankees’ best run in nearly 60 years. The A’s had lost six straight and 10 of 12 before handing the Yankees their first loss since Aug. 12. The Yankees trailed 3-0 in the ninth inning when Anthony Rizzo reached on a bloop single with one out and Aaron Judge followed with his 29th homer, connecting against Sergio Romo. But Romo got Giancarlo Stanton to pop out and Joey Gallo to ground out for his first save since 2020. The Yankees’ string was their best since a 13-game streak in September 1961 fueled by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Montas (10-9) allowed two hits. He struck out six and walked one. Nestor Cortes Jr. (2-2) allowed three runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He had four strikeouts and walked three. GIANTS 5, BRAVES 0 ATLANTA (AP) – Logan Webb threw seven strong innings to win his seventh consecutive decision, Tommy La Stella and Mike Yastrzemski each homered and drove in two runs, and San Francisco beat Atlanta in a matchup of NL division leaders. Webb (8-3) allowed five hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Huascar Ynoa (4-4) took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks in six innings. Yastrzemski matched his career high by hitting his 21st homer off Richard Rodriguez. ANGELS 10, PADRES 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Jared Walsh homered and drove in three runs, Justin Upton got his 1,000th RBI and Los Angeles snapped its three-game skid with a win over San Diego. Shohei Ohtani stole second to became the first player in team history with 40 homers and 20 steals in a season for the Angels, who won for only the second time in eight games. Jack Mayfield also had a two-run homer for the Halos. Eric Hosmer and Austin Nola had RBI singles in the fourth for the Padres, who blew their chance to pull within one game of Cincinnati for the NL’s second wild-card spot after the Reds lost at Miami. San Diego (69-62) has lost five of six and 13 of 16. Ryan Weathers (4-7) struggled, yielding four hits and three runs over three innings. Andrew Wantz (1-0) got his first major league victory for the Angels with 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief and three strikeouts. METS 5, NATIONALS 3 NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Conforto hit a go-ahead, three-run drive in the seventh inning for his first career pinch-hit homer and New York beat Washington. Conforto helped end New York’s four-game skid and stopped a 3-for-19 slump by connecting with the first pitch he got from Mason Thompson. Kevin Pillar homered twice for the Mets. Conforto’s homer made a winner of Trevor May (6-2), who uncorked a wild pitch in the top of the seventh that allowed Riley Adams to score and give the Nationals a 3-2 lead. Ryne Harper (0-1) was charged with two runs while getting one out. Edwin Díaz pitched the ninth for his 26th save. PHILLIES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 0 PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Didi Gregorius hit three doubles, Kyle Gibson pitched six sharp innings and Philadelphia blanked Arizona. Jean Segura (three hits, two RBIs) and Odúbel Herrera homered for the Phillies. Eight of Philadelphia’s 12 hits went for extra bases. Bryce Harper doubled and drove in a run, and Gregorius had a pair of RBIs. Gibson (10-5) allowed three hits, struck out three and walked none. T Humberto Mejía (0-1) took the loss. He exited after six innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk. MARLINS 6, REDS 1