Gerrit Cole tuned up for the postseason by holding the Athletics to one run in nine innings and Juan Soto came off the bench to hit an RBI double in the 10th, giving the New York Yankees a 4-2 win in the opener of the final scheduled homestand ever in Oakland.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was hopeful that star right fielder Juan Soto would be good to go the day after he slammed his left knee into the concrete base of a foul-territory outfield wall making a great sliding catch Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Juan Soto returns to action after he reached base in his only plate appearance in his previous game, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI. His New York Yankees take on JP Sears and the Oakland