Castro homered in the second off Vance Worley (2-1) and hit a two-run double in the sixth against Odrisamer Despaigne. Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia was removed from… Baltimore, which has scored twice in 27 innings in NY, was blanked for the first time since May 17 and the fifth instance overall this year.
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One of the biggest indications of how inconsistent the New York Yankees have been is their inability get more than one game over.500.
New York Yankees Jacoby Ellsbury (22) reacts as he removes his helmet after flying out to center field with a runner on first during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in New York, Thursday, Jul… The defeat, their fourth straight and third to open this four-game series, dropped them a half-game behind Boston.
“We don’t look at snapping anything. There’s been ups and downs”, Showalter said. Caleb Joseph and Julio Borbon hit back-to-back singles with one out to give them a scoring opportunity.
“It’s bad”, Tillman said. “I doesn’t look like fun”. Baltimore CF Adam Jones (back spasms), OF Joey Rickard (right thumb) and Wieters (sore right foot) were not in the starting lineup…. He won his fourth straight start, allowing exactly one run over seven innings in each outing. He’s now allowed at least four runs in six straight starts. They fed him nearly all sinkers – including three straight with two strikes – and Sabathia walked him to load the bases with two outs.
“This kid got sent out because he wasn’t hitting”, Collins said before the game.
Brad Brach and Zach Britton each threw scoreless frames to close out the Orioles win, avoiding a sweep.
The Yankees were close to getting to the seventh with a save situation with their trio of hard-throwing relievers Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman having pitched the previous two games. Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran are up after this season, while Alex Rodriguez and CC Sabathia are after next. He did have a weird play where he fell down trying to deliver a pitch, which was called a balk, but he got Hardy to ground out to strand the runner. Left shorthanded by illness and injury, the Orioles have struggled at the plate, especially with runners in scoring position: They went 1 for 9 Wednesday and are 3 for 33 since the All-Star break.
Enter Swarzak, who retired Mark Trumbo – MLB’s home run leader with 28 – on a foul out to Rob Refsnyder, who made a terrific one-handed catch near the rail after a long run. The Orioles also lost their first four games of July as part of a five-game losing streak. A Yankees team spokesman said Headley was excused for personal reasons and would not be at the ballpark. He pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out.
Tillman (14-2) tied for the major league lead in wins, pitching four-hit ball for seven innings.
Carrying a 4.70 ERA over his first 12 appearances in pinstripes, veteran right-hander Anthony Swarzak came to the rescue in a 7-1 win against the first-place Orioles at Yankee Stadium before 31,192 fans.
Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (2-2, 3.70) faces Cleveland at Camden Yards.
Chris Tillman was able to win his third game in a row last weekend when he beat the Tampa Bay Rays on the road.
While his foot has improved, the Yankees first baseman said it was time for his numbers to start healing, too.
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Sabathia (5-8, 4.04) loaded the bases in the first and gave up two quick runs on J.J. Hardy’s single off of shortstop Didi Gregorius’ glove into left field. He has never pitched vs. San Francisco.
