In the evening on Thursday, the New York Yankees and Panamanian player José Caballero lost 1-0 to the Oakland Athletics in a 2-hour, 20-minute duel marked by the dominance of the visiting pitching and the limited offensive production of the home team at Yankee Stadium. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs was the star of the game, holding a no-hit bid until the seventh inning before allowing the only hit of the game for the New Yorkers. It was the twelfth consecutive start for the New York rotation in which a starter allows three runs or fewer. For the Yankees, the Panamanian José Caballero batted seventh and was the starting shortstop in his eleventh game of the season. In the third inning, Caballero reached base due to an error by third baseman Andy Ibáñez and subsequently stole his fifth base of the campaign. In the fifth inning, he was retired with a fly-out to left field, while in the eighth inning he was replaced by Trent Grisham per Aaron Boone's decision. José Caballero, hitting .135 so far this season, loses a challenge for the Yankees. Caballero, who did not see action in Wednesday's loss, remains second in the American League in stolen bases with five, tied with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Chandler Simpson. Additionally, they were held to just one hit for the first time since August 15, 2023. After Springs exited, Justin Sterner dominated the eighth inning, including a groundout by Aaron Judge with a runner on base. Springs (2-0) worked seven full innings, struck out six batters, allowed two walks, and permitted only four runners to reach base. The no-hit bid ended on his 84th pitch when Ben Rice singled to right field after a walk to Giancarlo Stanton. Max Muncy led off the inning with a triple that hit the center-field fence and later scored on a single by Tyler Soderstrom against starter Ryan Weathers. Weathers worked seven innings, allowed one run and seven hits, struck out seven batters, and did not issue a walk in a 101-pitch start, the highest of his career. Hogan Harris handled the ninth with a perfect inning to notch his fifth career save and the first of the season. The only run of the game came in the top of the seventh inning. Springs completed the inning by retiring Austin Wells and Randal Grichuk to preserve the shutout. Ben Rice spoils Jeffrey Springs' no-hit bid. We remain in MLB's longest no-hitter drought since 2004-2006. The Yankees have managed only two hits in their last 17 innings and have not scored since the first inning of Wednesday's game, when they scored two runs in a 3-2 loss to Dominican Luis Severino. The league leader is Bobby Witt Jr., with seven stolen bases.
