New York Errors No Comedy in Loss

The Yankees hadn’t committed an error all season until the eight inning Sunday at Oakland.

Pitcher David Cone had done his job for New York through seven innings, then given way to Jeff Nelson (0-1).

That was when Wade Boggs and Tino Martinez booted grounders that led to all three runs in the Athletics’ 3-0 win.

“It was a frustrating game. We battled to stay in it, and then we squandered the game,” said Cone, who consoled Boggs in the dugout during the ninth inning.

George Williams opened the eighth with a double and Tony Batista got a base hit when Nelson tripped while trying to field his bunt. Jose Canseco then followed with a hard grounder that was booted into left field by Boggs. Canseco got an RBI on the play.

“It was hugging the ground. I put myself in a position to throw home. I started to field it and then it just came up,” Boggs said. “It was a wasted performance. We couldn’t give any support to Cone.”

Three batters later, Jason Giambi’s grounder went through Martinez’s legs with the bases loaded and two more runs scored. Martinez had gone 85 games without an error, the longest streak of any first baseman in the majors.

The Yankees out-hit Oakland, 7-4, and have outhit their opponents in all five games, though not with much help from outfielder Darryl Strawberry. He was 0 for 4 on Sunday and is 0 for 14 for the season.

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