Orioles shut out Yankees for second straight night
BALTIMORE-- Adam Jones homered and Kevin Gausman threw six shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles posted their second shutout of the New York Yankees in two days with a 2-0 victory Saturday night.
The Orioles (74-61) pulled back to within two games of first-place Toronto (76-59) in the American League East as the Jays dropped a 7-5 decision at Tampa Bay on Saturday.
In addition to the Jones homer, a solo shot in the fifth, Baltimore scored an unearned run in the fourth on right fielder Aaron Judge's error after a Chris Davis single.
Gausman (7-10) allowed just two hits in his six innings. He struck out the first four batters of the game and ended with eight and walked just two.
Gausman now has won four consecutive starts after beginning the season at 3-10.
Mychal Givens relieved him and threw a scoreless seventh inning. 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.
New York (69-65) has yet to score a run in this series. In fact, the Orioles have blanked them in the last three meetings. The Yankees scored 27 runs in the first two games of last weekend's series before being shut out there on Sunday and then in the first two meetings here in Baltimore.
CC Sabathia (8-12) gave New York six good innings also, allowing six hits and staying in command most of the time. But he allowed those two runs in the fourth and fifth innings that gave the Orioles control.
New York did not do much early on offense as Gausman was rolling, but the Yankees loaded the bases with one out in the fourth. Gausman then escaped trouble when he struck out Starlin Castro and got Brian McCann to fly to left.
The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the fourth thanks to an unearned run.
Mark Trumbo led off with a double. Davis blooped a one-out single to right and Trumbo started to stop at third. But Judge booted the ball as it came to him and the error let Trumbo score.
In the fifth, Jones belted his 25th homer of the season, a solo shot to left on a 1-1 pitch with two outs that made it 2-0.
NOTES: The Orioles sent outright LHP Kyle Lobstein to Triple-A Norfolk after he cleared waivers. Lobstein will go to Sarasota to stay ready if the Orioles need him, according to manager Buck Showalter. ... RHP Chris Tillman will be throwing on the side on Sunday. He's on the disabled list because of shoulder bursitis, and the Orioles are hoping he will be back soon. ... Yankees rookie C Gary Sanchez became the first catcher to win American League Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month honors in the same month when he earned the awards for his play in August. Sanchez batted .389 with nine home runs, 21 RBIs and 20 runs scored in 24 games. "Pretty impressive," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. ... Yankees RHP Chad Green, who left Friday's game in the second inning with elbow pain, has a sprained right UCL, strained flexor tendon and will see a doctor Monday. Manager Joe Girardi said the Yankees don't expect him back any time soon.