Final
Sign of the times: Yankees, O's resume heated set
Sep 10, 2013 - 2:45 PM (Sports Network) - The American League wild card race is heating up and the Baltimore Orioles are right in the mix.The New York Yankees are not far off either and will try to move closer to one of two wild card spots Tuesday in the second portion of a four-game series at Camden Yards. Baltimore took the opener of this series, 4-2, on Monday and used a strong outing from Chris Tillman. Tillman held the Yankees to two runs and four hits in seven innings, striking out nine batters and walking none.
Tillman aided the Orioles in their fourth win in five tries and the club is tied with Cleveland at 1 1/2 games behind in the wild card race.
"It's big, this time of year it's real big," said Tillman on the importance of these games down the stretch. "Every game I pitch is big. I only get to go out there every fifth day, so for me they're all big."
Jim Johnson picked up his 43rd save in the ninth and Nick Markakis led the Orioles offensively with three hits, an RBI and a run scored.
Things got a bit heated between Orioles manager Buck Showalter and Yankees skipper Joe Girardi after the first inning, when the Orioles were accused of sign stealing. Girardi complained to Orioles third-base coach Bobby Dickerson and Showalter took offense, shouting at New York's manager near home plate while being restrained by the umpires.
"The one thing that I've done, the whole time that I'm here, and everywhere I've been, is I'm going to protect our players at all lengths," Girardi said. "That's what I'm going to do, and there was something that I saw, and I'm just going to leave it at that."
Much to the chagrin of Girardi, his club lost for the fourth time in five tries and now sits three games off the pace for a wild card spot.
CC Sabathia's success against Baltimore didn't come through, as he allowed four runs, three earned, and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings.
"We didn't score runs. If we had been scoring runs like we've been the last week he gets a win tonight," Girardi said.
The Yankees, who got home runs from Alex Rodriguez and Lyle Overbay, averaged seven runs per game over a seven-game span entering this series. They opened a 10-game road trip Monday and will also visit Boston and Toronto.
Ivan Nova will start for the Yankees Tuesday and he is 8-4 with a 3.02 earned run average in 19 games (16 starts). Nova has won his last four decisions and has faced the Orioles 11 times (10 starts) in his career, going 5-2 with a 4.33 ERA.
The right-handed Nova recently tossed a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 win against Baltimore on Aug. 31.
Countering for the Orioles in the second matchup with New York will be Miguel Gonzalez, who is 9-7 with a 3.98 ERA in 26 games (24 starts). Gonzalez was 0-4 in his previous eight appearances until tossing seven innings of one-run ball in a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Gonzalez faced the Yankees on Aug. 30 in an 8-5 setback and was reached for seven runs across four innings. The righty is 2-2 with a 3.93 ERA in six career starts against the Yanks.
The Orioles are 9-7 against the Yankees this season.
- NEW YORK: 7
BALTIMORE: 5
Final
Sep 10 10:19 PM - Matt Wieters sacrifice fly out to left scored Chris Davis. None on with two outs and Nate McLouth due up.
Yankees 7, Orioles 5 Bot 8, 2 OutsSep 10 9:53 PM - Mark Reynolds doubled to left scoring Curtis Granderson. Runner on second with none out and Ichiro Suzuki due up.
Yankees 7, Orioles 4 Top 8, 0 OutsSep 10 9:28 PM - Alfonso Soriano none-out, two-run Home Run 2 (15) to right scored Robinson Cano. Curtis Granderson due up.
Yankees 6, Orioles 4 Top 8, 0 OutsSep 10 9:23 PM - Robinson Cano singled to center scoring Alex Rodriguez. Runner on first with none out and Alfonso Soriano due up.
Yankees 4, Orioles 4 Top 8, 0 OutsSep 10 9:22 PM - Mark Reynolds two-out, solo Home Run (18) to left center. Ichiro Suzuki due up.
Yankees 3, Orioles 4 Top 6, 2 OutsSep 10 8:48 PM - Alfonso Soriano one-out, solo Home Run (14) to left. Curtis Granderson due up.
Yankees 2, Orioles 4 Top 6, 1 OutSep 10 8:44 PM - Chris Davis two-out, two-run Home Run (49) to center scored Henry Urrutia. Adam Jones due up.
Yankees 1, Orioles 4 Bot 5, 2 OutsSep 10 8:37 PM - Nick Markakis sacrifice fly out to left scored Brian Roberts. Runner on second with one out and Manny Machado due up.
Yankees 1, Orioles 2 Bot 5, 1 OutSep 10 8:34 PM - Henry Urrutia singled to short. On the play, Brian Roberts advances to third and Eduardo Nunez' throwing error scored J.J. Hardy. Runners on second and third with none out and Nick Markakis due up.
Yankees 1, Orioles 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 10 8:33 PM - Alex Rodriguez doubled to center scoring Chris Stewart. Runner on second with two outs and Robinson Cano due up.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0 Top 3, 2 OutsSep 10 7:49 PM - NEW YORK: 0
BALTIMORE: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 10 7:07 PM
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