Colon, Rivera help Yankees hold off A's 7-5

NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera was in rare trouble. Four straight singles trimmed Oakland's deficit to two and left the bases loaded for David DeJesus.

He hit a line drive toward first — and suddenly the game was over. Rivera and the Yankees had caught a break.

DeJesus hit into a game-ending double play when pinch-runner Ryan Sweeney got trapped off first base, and New York held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 Sunday.

"It's part of the game," Rivera said. "Broken bat, base hit. Line drive, double play. Figure it out."

Bartolo Colon pitched seven effective innings to end a three-start losing streak and Curtis Granderson had a two-run homer for the Yankees. …