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 Chris Davis, Nelson Cruz and Jonathan Schoop homered, and Adam
Jones collected three hits as Baltimore overcame early troubles for
an 11-3 victory.
The Orioles (68-50) bounced back from an early two-run deficit after
giving up two runs on a bizarre play on which they made two errors
and New York (61-57) didn't swing a bat. Baltimore starter Bud
Norris needed 62 pitches to make it through the first two innings,
and then third baseman Manny Machado injured his right knee and was
helped off the field in the third.
After that? The first-place Orioles scored the game's final 10 runs
to push the Yankees seven games back in the American League East
"I'm very proud of them," Showalter said. "The guys don't live in
that gloom and doom. Obviously, we all think the world of Manny, and
know how much it means to him, he's a good player on our club. The
game goes on when we lose players. ... We're not going to get caught
up in that gloom and doom."
The biggest news afterward, however, involved Machado. His right
knee gave out while he grounded to short. He collapsed into the box,
and Showalter and trainer Richie Bancells helped him off.
The Orioles said it was a sprain, and Machado will have an MRI exam
Tuesday morning to re-evaluate the situation. Machado and Showalter
were cautiously optimistic, though Machado walked into the locker
room postgame with a limp
"I have no idea (what it was); it just happened," Machado said. "No
explanation for it, just a freak accident. Life if full of things
you can't control. It doesn't feel too bad, but we'll see."
His left knee was operated on in the offseason after he injured it
in the final days of 2013 at Tampa Bay. Recovering from that injury
cost Machado the first month of this season, and he came on lately.
He doubled Monday, and he is hitting .278 with 12 homers and 32
RBIs.
Davis replaced Machado at third after not being in the starting
lineup. The Yankees grabbed an early 3-1 lead, but Davis hit a
two-run homer in the fifth off starter Chris Capuano (0-2) that put
Baltimore up for good at 4-3.
Jones, a center fielder who banged out an RBI single in the third,
added an insurance run with a double off right-hander Adam Warren in
the seventh.
That gave the Orioles a 5-3 lead, and left fielder Cruz followed
with his two-run blast to left-center. Jones finished 3-for-5 with
two doubles and two RBIs.
Second baseman Schoop sealed it with a three-run homer off Chase
Whitley in the eighth, his first home run in Baltimore this year.
"It's frustrating, because we had a lead and you want to be able to
hold the lead and build on the lead," New York manager Joe Girardi
said. "As I said, it's one game, and I talked about the importance
of taking the series. We need to win tomorrow."
Baltimore's offensive surge helped make a winner of Bud Norris
(10-7), who gave up three runs in five innings.
Norris retired 11 of the final 13 batters he faced. The Baltimore
bullpen then took over and held New York hitless over the final four
innings.
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New York took a quick lead when left fielder Brett Gardner opened the game
with a triple and then scored on shortstop Derek Jeter's slow grounder
to third.
Baltimore tied it in the bottom of the first on Cruz's sacrifice fly.
The Yankees went ahead 3-1 in the second by scoring two runs on a wacky
play. They had runners on first and third with one out when third
baseman Chase Headley broke for second and got caught in a rundown.
Designated hitter Carlos Beltran, who was on third, took off for home.
Baltimore first baseman Steve Pearce threw over to third baseman
Machado, but his throw home hit Beltran, allowing Beltran to score. The
ball bounced away, and Norris picked it up in foul ground and kind of
flipped it toward home plate. The ball got past catcher Caleb Joseph,
allowing Headley to score as well.
Beltran was credited with a steal of home, while Headley also got a
stolen base. Machado (throwing) and Norris (fielding) both were charged
with errors on the play. Norris threw 40 pitches in the inning.
The Orioles made it 3-2 on the Jones RBI single in the third, starting
the comeback. They lost Machado but then belted the three homers and ran
away with the game, handing the Yankees another frustrating loss.
"We have to win games," Jeter said. "We're getting down to 40-something
games left, so regardless of who's on the schedule, we need to play
well. We need to put together some wins."
NOTES: The Orioles held out SS J.J. Hardy for a second straight day due
to a sprained left thumb injury. Manager Buck Showalter said Hardy is
day-to-day. ... New York will activate RHP Michael Pineda to start
Wednesday's finale of this three-game series. He landed on the disabled
list in early May due to a right shoulder injury. Pineda, who has made
two rehab starts, last pitched for the Yankees on April 23 but got
thrown out in the second inning at Boston for putting pine tar on the
ball. He was suspended 10 games and got hurt during that time. ... The
Yankees also made two roster moves before Monday's game, selecting the
contract of RHP Chris Leroux from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre while
optioning RHP Bryan Mitchell back to the same team.
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