WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer, Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice also went deep, and the New York Yankees beat the Athletics 8-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
Goldschmidt connected in the first inning against Luis Severino (2-6) to stake the Yankees to a 4-0 lead and they rolled from there behind a strong outing from Carlos Rodon (1-2) for the win. Rodon allowed one run and four hits in six innings.
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New York Yankees' Ryan McMahon heads to the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón throws to an Athletics batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics pitcher Luis Severino (40) walks off the mound with the trainer and manger Mark Kotsay, left, before the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits an RBI as he grounds out during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt hits a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Aaron Judge added two RBIs for New York and Rice moved into a tie with Judge for the team lead with 17 homers on the season.
The Yankees outscored the opposition 36-6 during this current winning streak.
The A's lost their fourth straight on this homestand and also might have lost Severino to an injury. Severino was grimacing after throwing warmup pitches before the second inning and called for manager Mark Kotsay to come to the mound with an athletic trainer. He left the game with what was described as a sore right arm.
The game didn't get off to a good start for Severino, who allowed four unearned runs in the first inning to fall to 0-3 in four career starts against his former team.
After Rice reached on an error by first baseman Nick Kurtz, Severino allowed an RBI single to Judge and the homer to Goldschmidt. Severino has allowed 19 runs — 15 earned — in 13 2/3 innings in four starts against New York.
Kurtz hit a solo homer for the A's, who have been outscored 30-6 during this four-game losing streak.
The A's have gone 13 straight games without getting a win from a starting pitcher with starters going 0-9 with a 5.64 ERA during that stretch.
LH Ryan Weathers (2-2, 3.14 ERA) was set to start the second game of the series for the Yankees against RH J.T. Ginn (2-3, 3.19).
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New York Yankees' Ryan McMahon heads to the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón throws to an Athletics batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics pitcher Luis Severino (40) walks off the mound with the trainer and manger Mark Kotsay, left, before the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits an RBI as he grounds out during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt hits a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, May 29, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
PARIS (AP) — With two-time reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz absent, Jannik Sinner was expected to capture his first French Open crown this year. Instead, the top-ranked Italian lost in the second round, leaving the men’s draw wide open.
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic was the most experienced contender left in the field, chasing a record 25th major title. But the 39-year-old Serb will have to wait until Wimbledon after losing a five-set thriller to 19-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca on Friday.
The result may not have been so surprising because Djokovic came into the tournament with questions over his form after losing to a Croatian qualifier at the Italian Open, his only clay-court warmup event after two months out with a right shoulder injury.
Here is a look at some of the favorites still in contention for the title:
He will likely think this is best chance of winning his first major title. The 2024 runner-up to Alcaraz has also advanced to three semifinals and another quarterfinal in Paris. The 29-year-old German is in excellent form after reaching the final in Madrid and the semifinals in Monte Carlo and Munich. The second-seeded Zverev advanced to the fourth round with a four-set win late Friday over Frenchman Quentin Halys.
At No. 4, the Canadian is the highest seed left in the top half of the draw and will take on Brandon Nakashima in the third round. Auger-Aliassime was two points away from defeat in the first round before rallying past Daniel Altmaier in five sets. He then got past Roman Andres Burruchaga in four sets. Auger-Aliassime’s best result at Roland Garros was the fourth round in 2022 and 2024.
He is the latest tennis sensation from Spain. The 19-year-old Jodar is into the fourth round at a major for the first time after his five-set win over Alex Michelsen. Jodar claimed his first ATP title in Marrakech last month then made it to the semifinals in Barcelona and the quarterfinals in Madrid and Rome. His tour-level record on clay is 18-3. By comparison, 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal and Alcaraz both went 13-7 through their first 20 tour-level matches on clay.
Can the French teenager create a major surprise and emulate Yannick Noah, the last Frenchman to win at Roland Garros in 1983? Kouame reached the third round after a five-set, five-hour thriller that delighted the French crowd. The No. 318-ranked player next faces Chilean Alejandro Tabilo. Kouame beat Marin Cilic in straight sets in the first round, becoming the first man born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match.
Ruud lost the 2022 final to Nadal and the 2023 final to Djokovic. The Norwegian has struggled in the Paris heat this week and needed five sets to prevail in the first round. Ruud also recovered from the loss of the opening two sets against Tommy Paul to reach the the fourth round.
He has to be added to the list after a brilliant comeback win against arguably the best men’s player of all time. Fonseca became the first teenager to defeat the Serbian at a Grand Slam event. He is into the fourth round at a major for the first time.
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Joao Fonseca of Brazil reacts as he plays against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their third round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada celebrates after winning the second round men's singles tennis match against Roman Andres Burruchaga of Argentina at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Moise Kouame of France reacts as he plays against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay during their second round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Alexander Zverev of Germany returns to Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic during their second round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning against Valentin Royer of France during their second round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
