WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The New York Yankees scored 13 runs in an inning for the first time in nearly 21 years Sunday as their first 12 batters in the third reached safely against an overwhelmed pitching staff for the Athletics.
The game began well for A's starter Jacob Lopez, who retired all six New York batters in the first two innings. But then trouble came quickly in the third when he failed to retire any of the seven hitters he faced, starting with a single by Anthony Volpe.
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New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger hits an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger (35) heads toward teammates after scoring during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, centet, hands the ball to manger Mark Kotsay, right, after being pulled during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Ben Rice hits an two-RBI triple during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
The totals in the inning were staggering as the Yankees had 11 hits and four walks. They sent 18 batters to the plate and faced 75 pitches during their most productive inning since scoring 13 runs in the eighth against Tampa Bay on June 21, 2005. It was one off the franchise record for an inning set July 6, 1920, against Washington.
Lopez walked two batters after Volpe's hit and then failed to cover the bag on Paul Goldschmidt's bases-loaded grounder to first, allowing a run to score on an infield single. Ben Rice followed with a two-run double, Aaron Judge blooped a single to center and Cody Bellinger hit an RBI single to knock out Lopez.
The next five batters also reached safely against reliever Michael Kelly, marking the first time in 17 seasons that a team started an inning with 12 straight batters reaching safely, according to Sportradar. The Boston Red Sox were the previous team to do it on May 7, 2009, against Cleveland.
This marked the first time the Yankees had 12 consecutive batters reach safely in an inning since the first game of a doubleheader on Sept. 11, 1949, against Washington. It was just two batters off the record since 1920 that came when Detroit had 14 straight reach in the sixth inning against the Yankees on June 17, 1925, with Hall of Famer Ty Cobb hitting a home run in that inning.
The Yankees scored 10 runs before the first out was recorded when Goldschmidt struck out. Rice followed with a two-run triple, giving him two multi-run extra-base hits in the same inning.
Bellinger capped the scoring with an RBI single, marking the first time since 1950 that the A's allowed at least 13 runs in an inning. They gave up 14 in the first inning of the second game of a June 18 doubleheader that season.
In all, eight of the nine Yankees batters had at least one hit and one RBI in the inning, with Austin Wells the lone exception with two walks. All nine batters scored a run.
The inning went so long — lasting 43 minutes — that Yankees starter Will Warren had to go to the bullpen to get loose during the inning.
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New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger hits an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger (35) heads toward teammates after scoring during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, centet, hands the ball to manger Mark Kotsay, right, after being pulled during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
New York Yankees' Ben Rice hits an two-RBI triple during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
ZURICH (AP) — Finland won the ice hockey world championship for the fifth time on Sunday, beating Switzerland 1-0 in overtime.
The Buffalo Sabres' Konsta Helenius scored the gold-winning goal 10:42 into overtime. The 20-year-old Helenius netted from the right circle, beating Switzerland goaltender Leonardo Genoni with his team's 28th shot on goal.
Finland netminder Justus Annunen shut out Switzerland with 22 saves.
Finland also won in 1995, 2011, 2019 and 2022.
It's the first medal for Finland since its previous title four years ago.
Switzerland wasted a two-minute, 5-on-3 advantage that started six seconds before the end of the opening period.
The final was a rematch of the two teams from their last group stage game, which the Swiss won 4-2.
That was the only loss for the Finns, who finished second in their preliminary group behind the Swiss. They went on to eliminate the Czechs 4-1 in the quarterfinals and upset tournament favorite Canada 4-2 in the semifinals.
Finland was led by captain Aleksander Barkov, who missed the entirety of the Florida Panthers’ season because of a major knee injury suffered 20 minutes into his first practice of training camp. The tournament was his first action in competitive games since the Panthers won their second consecutive Stanley Cup last June.
Barkov sparked the Finns with three goals and eight assists from 10 games at the worlds.
After finishing runner-up in the previous two years, host Switzerland hoped for more this time in front of its home crowd in Zurich.
Home fans clapped, chanted and cheered tirelessly throughout the tournament.
Switzerland failed to score a single goal in the three finals.
The Swiss lost to the Czechs 2-0 in 2024, and were defeated by the U.S. 1-0 in overtime last year. They also finished second in 2018 and 2013 when they were defeated by rival Sweden.
Switzerland also finished second back in 1935.
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Finland players celebrate with trophy after winning the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match against Switzerland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Finland players celebrate after winning the gold medal during a 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Switzerland and Finland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Finland's Konsta Helenius celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Switzerland and Finland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Finland players celebrate with trophy after winning the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match against Switzerland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Finland's Konsta Helenius in action during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Switzerland and Finland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Switzerland's Roman Josi (90) in action during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Switzerland and Finland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Finland's Saku Maenalanen (80) in action against Switzerland's Janis Moser (86) during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Switzerland and Finland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Finland's Jesse Puljujarvi (13) tries to score past Switzerland's goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni (63) during overtime in the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Switzerland and Finland, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Norway's Stian Solberg (72) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match between Canada and Norway, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Canada's Zach Whitecloud (28), Canada's Connor Brown (16), Norway's Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (28) challenge for the puck during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match between Canada and Norway, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match between Canada and Norway, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Canada's Robert Thomas (18), third left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match between Canada and Norway, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Canada's Robert Thomas (18) clashes with Norway's Christian Kaasastul (49) during the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship bronze medal match between Canada and Norway, in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
