Jeffrey Springs and Oakland's Bullpen Just Threw a One-Hitter at the Yankees, and New York Still Can't Score
The Athletics walked into Yankee Stadium on Thursday and did something that should terrify every team in the AL East: they blanked the Yankees 1-0 with a combined one-hitter that left New York's offense looking completely lost.
Jeffrey Springs was the star of the show. The lefty took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Ben Rice broke it up with a single to right field on Springs' 84th pitch, coming right after a walk to Giancarlo Stanton. That was it. One hit. Seven innings. Six strikeouts. Springs (2-0) kept the Yankees scoreless the rest of the way, retiring Austin Wells and Randal Grichuk to close out his outing without allowing another baserunner.
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This wasn't just about Springs being dominant. The Yankees are in real trouble offensively right now. They've managed only two hits over their last 17 innings and haven't scored since the first inning of Wednesday's 3-2 loss against Luis Severino. That's rough. New York had three at-bats with a runner in scoring position Thursday and couldn't do anything with them.
For context on how bad this is: the Yankees were held to one hit for the first time since August 15, 2023. The Athletics haven't given up just one hit since April 15, 2024. Both teams set season milestones in a game they'll remember for all the wrong reasons if you're wearing pinstripes.
Oakland's Bullpen Seals It
After Springs exited, Justin Sterner came in and retired Aaron Judge on a groundout with a runner on first to end the eighth. Hogan Harris then pitched a clean ninth for his fifth career save and first of the season. The A's clinched their first series at Yankee Stadium since 2016 with this dominant performance.
Max Muncy scored on a single by Tyler Soderstrom off Ryan Weathers in the seventh after opening the inning with a triple off the center-field fence. That one run was all Oakland needed.
The A's head to Citi Field on Friday to open a three-game series against the Mets. Oakland also lost Brent Rooker to back pain after he was injured on a swing in the first inning, so they'll have to deal with that on the road.
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