“Hopefully it’s rocking,” manager Aaron Boone said after Sunday’s 7-4 win in Oakland ... to derail their season. Between June 7 and July 26, the Yankees went just 15-26.

And against Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes ... It was the first World Series game between the storied franchises since Oct. 28, 1981, when the Dodgers won 9-2 to clinch the series at Yankee ...