The New York Yankees avoid the sweep with win over the Baltimore Orioles

The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.  The game took place at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland and the final score was 5-3.  Adam Warren started and had a rough first inning and didn't last long in the game.  The bullpen was great and John Ryan Murphy had three hits. 

Warren pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and five strikeouts.  Chasen Shreve won his third game of the season and pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and a strikeout, Justin Wilson pitched two innings striking out three and Dellin Betances pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout saving his third game of the season. 

Mike Wright pitched four innings giving up six hits and five runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  He lost his second game of the season.  Brian Matusz pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with four strikeouts and Tyler Wilson pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit and an RBI, Chase Headley had a hit and drew a walk and Alex Rodriguez drew a walk.  Mark Teixeira had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Garrett Jones had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Stephen Drew had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit, Murphy had three hits and two RBI and Teixeira, Murphy and Drew each hit a double.  The Yankees were 2-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 

Manny Machado had a hit and drew two walks, Jimmy Paredes had a hit and Adam Jones had a hit.  Chris Davis drew two walks, Nick Reimold had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk and J.J. Hardy had a hit.  Corban Joseph had a hit and an RBI, Joseph hit a double and the Orioles were 2-9 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Teixeira hit an RBI double to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the first Reimold hit a two run single to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead.  In the second Gardner hit a sac fly to tie the game at two.  In the fourth Joseph hit an RBI double to give the Orioles a 3-2 lead.  Jones had an RBI walk in the fifth to tie the game at three and Murphy hit a two run double giving the Yankees a 5-3 lead.  The final score was 5-3.  The Yankees salvaged the final game of a three game series and will head to Miami for the first of two before returning home to play Miami two games.