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Yankees, Orioles go at it again in the Bronx

Sep 7, 2011 - 2:56 PM

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(Sports Network) - There will be no rest for the weary in the Bronx this afternoon, as less than 11 hours after completing the second game of this set the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles will square off once again at Yankee Stadium.

After waiting out a four-hour and three-minute rain delay, home runs by Jorge Posada, Francisco Cervelli and Brett Gardner helped the Yankees take a 5-3 victory yesterday in a game that ended at roughly 2:20 a.m. (et).

Boone Logan permitted the tying run in the seventh but back-to-back shots by Cervelli and Gardner off Tommy Hunter (3-3) in the bottom half gave the Yankees their sixth straight win, keeping them 2 1/2 games up on second-place Boston in the AL East.

Hunter gave up five runs -- four earned -- on five hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings for the Orioles, who got a two-run homer from Matt Wieters but nonetheless dropped their fourth straight game.

The lengthy delay added to a busy week for the Yankees, who finish this three- game series Wednesday afternoon before heading to Baltimore for a makeup game, then traveling to Anaheim to face the Angels for three games over the weekend.

"It was a long day. I'm proud of what our guys did," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We found a way to get it done. It was outstanding."

Phil Hughes, in perhaps his final start as the Yankees opt for a five-man rotation going forward, was charged with two runs on five hits over six innings.

Today, the Yanks turn to another righty who has struggled in A.J. Burnett, who is coming off one of his best starts of the year. Burnett did not get a decision against the Red Sox on Thursday, but allowed just two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Burnett, who is 9-11 on the year with a 5.25 ERA, credited a slight change to his hands when throwing from both the windup and the stretch to his success.

"It's definitely something I can work with," said Burnett, who walked two and struck out four. "I've only really been working on that for three days and I've been pitching the same way for 11 years, so it's a big change. But as the game went on, I felt more comfortable."

Burnett was walloped for nine runs in five innings the last time he faced the O's, but is 12-6 lifetime against them with a 4.96 ERA in 21 starts.

Baltimore, meanwhile, will counter with young lefty Zach Britton, who has won his last three starts after losing five consecutive decisions. Britton defeated Tampa Bay on Friday, holding the Rays to a pair of runs and four hits in six innings, as he improved to 9-9 to go along with a 4.22 ERA.

Britton beat the Yanks two starts ago and is 1-1 in three starts against them with a 3.77 ERA.

The Yankees are 13-3 against the Orioles this season.






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