NEW YORK-After the Orioles returned from their longest road trip of the season with a 5-5 record, numerous teams’ fans were relieved.
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Following Sanchez’s home run, Castro and Hicks homered in the fifth while Brian McCann, Hicks and Brett Gardner added RBI singles in the sixth.
The up-and-coming Bronx Bomber (literally) hit another home run on Saturday, a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dylan Bundy, marking the 11th homer for Sanchez.
It was the rookie catcher’s 18th extra-base hit, ninth home run in 10 games and 11th homer in 20 games this month. The Yankees haven’t exactly been known for their baserunning in recent years, but with so many younger players in the lineup nowadays, they’re being a little more aggressive.
That much is already known.
After Davis’ first homer gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead in the third, two-out singles by Teixeira, Didi Gregorius and Castro brought home the tying run. After allowing just one earned run in his previous 12 innings pitched, including a dominant 11-strikeout, two-hitter against the Blue Jays on August 15, Green yielded four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. A couple hours later, Showalter watched as the Orioles were once again burned by video review, this time on the play that was the turning point in the Yankees’ 13-5 victory over Showalter’s Orioles Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. “We’re stringing wins together and beating good teams but at the same time, we’re taking it day by day”.
By connecting again and drawing two walks, Sanchez has a.400 average, a.467 on-base percentage, and an OPS of 1,367. I think it’s unlikely NY sweeps but I’m not betting Baltimore…. Aaron Hicks had three hits and drove in three runs with a two-run home run and an RBI single.
WASHINGTON – Charlie Blackmon hit two home runs, including the go-ahead shot in the 11th inning, as the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 9-4 Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak. It was also the third consecutive game in which Sanchez had homered.
“I thought they could help us”.
“It’s just insane what he’s doing right now”, NY right-hander Chad Green said.
While the Yankees continued rolling, the Orioles lost for the eighth time in their last 12 games and may be tied with the Detroit Tigers when Sunday’s game begins.
“It’s just not going for us”.
RANGERS 7, INDIANS 0: Mitch Moreland’s grand slam capped a five-run first inning and A.J. Griffin pitched six strong innings as Texas won at Arlington, Texas. Just not getting any hits, clean hits.
WHITE SOX 9, MARINERS 3: Jose Abreu hit the first of four White Sox home runs and Jose Quintana threw 72/3 solid innings to lead Chicago at home. Nothing’s falling for us.
Neither starter made it past the fifth.
“I didn’t give my team a very good chance to win today”, Bundy said.
NOTES: The Yankees switched their rotation and announced LHP CC Sabathia will start Sunday and RHP Michael Pineda will start Monday in Kansas City. Baltimore purchased the contract of OF Julio Borbon from Double-A Bowie, optioned RHP Mike Wright to Triple-A Norfolk and designated RHP Logan Ondrusek for assignment off the 40-man roster.
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Before the game, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter cited “the nice energy [the Yankees] have back here”.
