Orioles rally to edge Yankees again
BALTIMORE -- Hyun Soo Kim hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a multi-run deficit for the second straight day to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Saturday.
The Orioles have now won 10 straight series against the Yankees at Camden Yards. New York has not won a series in Baltimore since 2013.
Trailing 4-1 in the fifth inning, the Orioles pulled within 4-3 on a double by Manny Machado and groundout by Mark Trumbo off Masahiro Tanaka. After loading the bases, Tanaka pitched out of the jam by striking out Kim and getting a popout from Jonathan Schoop.
Tanaka allowed the three runs and six hits with five strikeouts and four walks in five innings.
The Orioles tied the score 4-4 in the seventh on an RBI single by Trumbo off Dellin Betances (0-1). After Trumbo stole second, Kim followed with a blooper to center that proved to be the winning run.
Mychal Givens (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless seventh. Zach Britton posted this third save in as many chances.
New York catcher Gary Sanchez had to leave the game in the fifth with a right biceps strain. His status is uncertain.
The Yankees took the lead in the second on a two-run single by Ronald Torreyes off Kevin Gausman. It was a particularly challenging inning for Baltimore catcher Welington Castillo, who couldn't get a tag down on Aaron Hicks for the second run and then had a throwing error on a steal by Brett Gardner.
Castillo made amends with a two-out RBI single that cut the margin to 2-1 in the fourth. Gausman, however, was called for a balk the following inning on a throw to third that allowed Austin Romine to score. Starlin Castro followed with an RBI single for a 4-1 lead that ended Gausman's day.
Gausman allowed four runs, eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
NOTES: Orioles RHP Chris Tillman (right shoulder bursitis) threw between 25-30 pitches during live batting practice. ... Yankees 1B Greg Bird was out of the lineup because of a sore foot. ... With a first-inning single, Yankees DH Matt Holliday collected his 2,000th career hit.