Down 2-0 in the series against the New York Yankees, the Oakland Athletics needed to win. Dave Stewart and a great bullpen run gave them that chance. Stewart allowed solo home runs to Tino Martinez and Chuck Knoblauch, but was otherwise great. He gave up just 5 hits and struck out 6 in 8 innings. Meanwhile, the Oakland offense struggled against David Cone. Rickey Henderson walked and stole a base, later scoring on a groundout for a run in the 1st. Mark McGwire drove in another in the 6th with a single after a pair of two-out walks. New York threatened to pull ahead in the 9th when Paul O’Neill and Bernie Williams led off with back-to-back singles, but Joe Klink struck out two of the next three batters to get out of the inning. Oakland relievers have struggled, but Klink and Gene Nelson combined to allow just 1 hit over 3 innings. Willie McGee, in his 1st game back from injury, led off the 11th with a double. Jeff Nelson struck out José Canseco and got McGwire to ground out to 1st. Jamie Quirk, starting in place of the injured Dave Henderson, laced a single up the middle to walk it off, giving Oakland a 3-2 win and closing the gap in the series.