The New York Yankees are swept in a short two game series in Baltimore

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-3.  Michael Pineda made the start and pitched well, the bullpen had a bad eighth inning and the offense didn't do much as usual. 

Pineda pitched five innings giving up one run on two hits.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out four.  Dellin Betances pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with four strikeouts and Shawn Kelley took the loss, his fourth of the season.  Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs and walked a batter. 

Chris Tillman pitched seven innings giving up two runs on five hits.  He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.  Darren O'Day pitched an inning giving up a walk and struck out one and he won his fourth game of the season.  Zach Britton saved his 25th game of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and a run with a walk and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Mark Teixeira had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit.  Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Stephen Drew had a hit and Francisco Cervelli had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk.  Drew and Beltran each hit a double and Cervelli hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Cervelli had a stolen base.

Nick Markakis had a hit, Chris Davis drew a walk and Adam Jones had a hit and three RBI.  Nelson Cruz had a hit, Steve Pearce had a hit and Ryan Flaherty had an RBI.  Jonathan Schoop had a hit and an RBI, Hundley had a hit and Cruz hit a double.  Schoop and Jones each hit a homerun and the Orioles were 2-3 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. 

In the third Cervelli hit a two run homerun to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  The Orioles cut the lead to 2-1 in the fifth on a Flaherty sacrifice fly.  In the eighth Schoop hit a solo homerun to tie the game at two and then Jones hit a three run homerun to give the Orioles a 5-2 lead.  The Yankees scored a run in the ninth on a Headley RBI groundout and the final score was 5-3.  The Yankees lost both games to the Orioles and will now have the day off on Thursday.  They will begin a three game series in Tampa Bay on Friday night.