NEW YORK (AP) – Dan Johnson’s second homer snapped an eighth-inning tie, Barry Zito won his fifth straight decision and the Oakland Athletics completed their first sweep at Yankee Stadium in 12 years by beating New York 6-5 on Sunday.

Nick Swisher hit an inside-the-park homer and Jason Kendall drove in two runs for the surging A’s, who have won four in a row and seven of eight. They are 9-2 following a 1-10 skid.

Jorge Posada homered and Robinson Cano had three hits for the Yankees, who matched a season high with their fourth straight loss – all at home – after winning 11 of 14 overall.

Zito (7-3) beat New York for the first time since May 2003 despite tying a career high with seven walks. The 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner allowed five runs and four hits in seven innings before a sellout crowd of 54,570.

Huston Street worked a perfect ninth for his 14th save in 17 chances. He earned his fourth save in four days and closed out all three games in the series – Oakland’s first sweep at Yankee Stadium since July 1994.

Shawn Chacon came off the disabled list and lasted five-plus innings for the Yankees in his first outing since May 16. He gave up five runs – three earned – and six hits.

With the score tied at 5, Johnson drove a 1-1 pitch from Kyle Farnsworth (2-4) to the opposite field and just over the glove of a leaping Melky Cabrera in left.

That gave Johnson his first career multihomer game and made Zito a winner for the fourth consecutive start. The lefty improved to 3-9 lifetime against the Yankees, including 1-2 this season. He entered 0-7 against New York since his previous win on May 4, 2003.

Zito walked the bases loaded in the first before Bernie Williams delivered a sacrifice fly and Cano hit a two-out RBI single.

Johnson had a solo shot in the second, and Swisher’s 17th homer tied it in the third.

With two outs, Swisher hit a long drive to left-center between Johnny Damon and Cabrera. Damon appeared to have the ball lined up as they closed in on each other, but the rookie’s glove hit Damon in the face and they collided on the warning track.

The ball rolled about 15-20 feet away as Swisher circled the bases. He beat the relay throw with a slide at the plate for the first inside-the-park homer at Yankee Stadium since A’s teammate Eric Chavez hit one on Aug. 8, 2000.

Jay Payton’s double set up Oakland’s two-run fourth. One run scored on a passed ball, the other on Kendall’s sacrifice fly.

Derek Jeter snapped an 0-for-14 skid with an RBI double in the fifth, and Posada’s two-run homer with two outs gave New York a 5-4 lead.

A throwing error by third baseman Alex Rodriguez helped the A’s tie it in the sixth on Kendall’s RBI groundout.

The Yankees had a chance for an inning-ending double play, but reliever Scott Proctor struggled to pull Kendall’s comebacker out of his glove and could only manage a force at second.

Notes: The last time Oakland swept a three-game series from the Yankees was at home in August 2001. … Athletics DH Frank Thomas sat out with an ailing quadriceps. … To make room for Chacon, the Yankees designated RHP Scott Erickson for assignment. … Swisher hit the 22nd inside-the-park shot in Oakland history. Bobby Crosby hit the previous one on July 5, 2005, at Toronto. … The A’s won the season series, 6-3, for the first time since 2003. … Zito is 1-1 with a 1.32 ERA in two postseason starts against the Yankees. … Jeter (bruised right thumb) started his third straight game as the designated hitter. The Yankees hope he can return to shortstop Tuesday night against Cleveland. … New York slugger Jason Giambi was held out of the lineup with a sore left hand after getting hit by a pitch Saturday. X-rays were negative, and the Yankees hope he’ll be able to play Tuesday. … The A’s went 5-1 on their road trip to Cleveland and New York.

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