The New York Yankees creep closer to a wild car with a win over the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees creep closer to a wild card with win over the Baltimore Orioles


The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. The final score was 5-4 and the game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Andy Pettitte started and pitched ok, Mariano Rivera made it interesting but picked up the save. Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano each hit a solo homerun.

Pettitte pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up nine hits and three runs. He walked one and struck out three. Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout, David Robertson won his fifth game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and striking out one. Rivera picked up his 43rd save of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run. He struck out one.

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Rodriguez had a hit and an RBI and Cano had two hits and two RBI. Curtis Granderson had two hits and an RBI, Lyle Overbay had a hit and an RBI and Granderson hit a triple. Granderson, Rodriguez and Cano each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base. Gardner had a stolen base.

Scott Feldman pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. Tommy Hunter took his fourth loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and two runs with a strikeout and Troy Patton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one.

Brian Roberts had three hits and an RBI, Manny Machado had two hits and Chris Davis had a hit and two RBI. Danny Valencia had four hits, J.J. Hardy had a hit and an RBI and Nate McClouth had two hits and drew a walk. Davis, Valencia, Hardy, McClouth each hit a double and the Orioles were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. McClouth was caught stealing.

In the first Cano hit an RBI groundout to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The Orioles took a 2-1 lead in the third on a Davis two run double. Hardy hit an RBI double in the fourth to extend the lead to 3-1 Orioles. The Yankees would cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth on a Granderson solo homerun. In the sixth the game was tied at three on a Rodriguez solo homerun. The Yankees took a 5-3 lead in the ninth on a Cano solo homerun and Overbay RBI single. The Orioles would score a run in the ninth on a Roberts RBI single. The final score was 5-4 Yankees.

The Yankees record improved to 78-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-68. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Thursday night.