A's edge Yanks to avoid sweep

Cliff Pennington's RBI single in the sixth inning proved to be the difference, as the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium with a 5-4 win over New York.Pennington also belted a two-run homer for the Athletics, who bounced back from a pair of extra-inning losses in the first two games of the series and won for just the second time in their last seven games