Vance Worley and Oliver Drake combined for three scoreless innings of relief before the Yankees tacked on an unearned run in the ninth.
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While New York is losing a valuable arm in the middle of the American League wild-card race, the good news is that Green doesn’t expect to undergo Tommy John surgery.
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (8-11, 5.43) returns to the mound coming off his longest start (seven innings, three earned runs) since joining Baltimore at the trade deadline.
Lester allowed three hits and walked two.
On Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, in what New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi deemed “probably the biggest game of the year”, Ellsbury is on the bench. The win – coupled with a Detroit Tigers loss – kept Baltimore one game ahead of the former for the final wildcard spot. “We just didn’t have much offensively”.
It was a nightmare at the plate for numerous O’s hitters today, especially with runners in scoring position.
But even with the Yankees scoring three times in the first, highlighted by a two-out, two-run single by DH Austin Romine, and once in the third to take a 4-0 lead, Severino’s two-inning performance stood out. Right fielder Aaron Judge mishandled Chris Davis’s fourth-inning single, allowing Mark Trumbo (double) to score from second base. He struck out eight and permitted only one runner past second base. Yeesh. Thankfully Matt Wieters rolled over on a ground ball the end the threat. Milwaukee’s bullpen, however, limited Pittsburgh to just two hits the rest of the way as the Brewers dealt the Pirates their fourth consecutive loss.
Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez (13-7) allowed two runs over seven innings.
Baltimore will seek to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday.
“I’m going to say it again; it is”, Girardi said Sunday morning. “We won the series and we’ll move forward”.
The Orioles remain in far better position to secure a wild-card berth than NY, but the loss dropped Baltimore three games out of first place in the AL East. Just last week, he tossed seven scoreless frames in the Orioles’ 5-0 triumph in NY.
Trumbo followed by going deep on an 0-2 pitch, the 17th time this season the Orioles have hit back-to-back home runs.
Chase Headley dunked a single to left field, scoring Brett Gardner for the Yankees’ first run since Wednesday. Brad Brach then did the same thing in the eighth.Zach Britton closed it in the ninth with his 40th save in 40 chances this year.The victory gave Orioles manager Buck Showalter 1,414 for his career, moving him past Miller Huggins into 25th place all-time.NY (69-65) has yet to score a run in this series.
The win gave Orioles manager Buck Showalter 1,413 career victories, putting him in a tie for 25th place with former Yankees manager Miller Huggins (1918-29).
“As guys get older, it is physically harder and people pay more attention to him”, Girardi said.
“You can give them the steal, but, if they don’t get a good jump, you don’t want them to go”, Girardi said. We lost a tough one (Saturday) night. The win keeps their faint playoffs hope alive.
NY fell 3 1/2 games behind Baltimore.
Yankees: SS Didi Gregorius was held out of the starting lineup after absorbing some bumps and bruises during the series. Commenting on the ice pack Teixeira had on his neck before the game, Girardi said, “He deals with his neck, he deals with his knee”.
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Orioles LHP Brian Duensing (elbow) is expected to come off the disabled list and travel with the team to Tampa Bay for a three-game series beginning Monday.
