Yankees drop season high 5th straight
OAKLAND » Ryon Healy went deep twice for his third multihomer game in two weeks, Matt Joyce also hit a long ball and the Oakland Athletics beat the Yankees 5-2 on Saturday.
Joyce reached base five times, Jesse Hahn (3-4) pitched five innings to defeat New York for the first time in his career and Jed Lowrie had an RBI single to keep the A’s rolling at home. Oakland has won six of its last eight at the Coliseum, including three straight against the Yankees.
Healy hit a tying solo home run in the second inning, then put the A’s up with his 17th home run leading off the fourth.
The slugger also had two home runs against Washington on June 3 and against Toronto on June 5.
Joyce homered leading off the game against Masahiro Tanaka (5-7). It was Joyce’s fifth career leadoff homer and first since Sept. 24, 2013 — also against the Yankees.
Austin Romine and Brett Gardner drove in runs for New York, which has lost a seasonhigh five straight. The Yankees entered the day with a one-game lead over Boston in the AL East.
Hahn had an uneven outing but stuck around long enough to win his second straight. The right-hander allowed two runs and three hits and had six strikeouts, including two against home run leader Aaron Judge.
Four relievers pitched one inning apiece to complete the five-hitter. Sean Doolittle retired three batters for his second save.
Tanaka had an up-and-down day while losing to the A’s for the second time this season. Tanaka struck out 10 but allowed five runs and eight hits — including three homers — over four innings.