What a dreadful series for Oakland.
For the first time in 25 years, the A's dropped all four games of a series at New York, and in the process, Oakland basically fell out of the AL West race.
The A's came into Yankee Stadium on Monday having taken two of three from division-leading Texas, cutting the deficit to 7 1/2 games. Oakland left New York 10 games back in the West.
Overall this season, the A's lost nine of 10 to New York, and they were outscored 56-23 in the process.
Dallas Braden was on the mound against Cy Young candidate CC Sabathia on Thursday in the finale, and while Sabathia allowed one hit in eight innings, Braden gave up two hits, including a solo homer by Jorge Posada.
Braden had to leave in the sixth inning because of severe...