A’s walk tightrope but hold on vs. Yanks after Ginn’s gem

WEST SACRAMENTO – Entering the night on a season-high losing streak coupled with the loss of a starting pitcher to injury for the second time this week, the Athletics desperately needed someone to step up and get things back on track. J.T. Ginn answered the call, allowing just one unearned run across six innings. That start, along with the slugging trio of Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each homering to provide the majority of the offense, was enough for the A’s to snap a four-game losing skid with a 6-4 victory over the Yankees on Saturday at Sutter...