NY Yankees 12, Baltimore 3
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 1:05 PM
Location -
Yankee Stadium
Temperature -
80°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Alan Porter,
First Base -
Jim Wolf,
Second Base -
Ron Kulpa,
Third Base -
Derryl Cousins,
Attendance -
44593
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Baltimore
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
3
|
13 |
0 |
|
NY Yankees
|
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
12
|
15 |
0 |
Team Records
Recap
Yankees 12, Orioles 3: Robinson Cano highlighted a seven-run third inning with a grand slam and Phil Hughes pitched six solid frames as host New York avoided a sweep by pounding Baltimore.
Curtis Granderson added a solo homer - his 29th - and Derek Jeter recorded three hits and three RBIs for the Yankees, who pushed their American League East lead back to 6 1/2 games over the Orioles and Tampa Bay.
New York broke a 4-1 game open in the third with seven straight two-out runs. Jayson Nix’s RBI double opened the scoring in the frame and knocked out starter Zach Britton. Jeter greeted Kevin Gregg with a two-run single and the next two reached in front of Cano, who took a 1-2 slider and blasted it down the right field line for his 24th home run.
Hughes (11-8) took it from there, scattering nine hits and a pair of walks while striking out two and yielding one run. The right-hander has put together a quality start in six of his last seven turns.
Britton (1-1) was charged with seven runs and seven hits in 2 2/3 innings. The left-hander has been knocked around for 13 runs in his last two outings to push his ERA to a robust 8.35.
The Yankees did most of their damage in the first three innings, putting a pair on the board in the first on Granderson’s blast and a sacrifice fly from Andruw Jones. Jeter and Nick Swisher pitched in RBI singles in the second.
New York right-hander Joba Chamberlain made his season debut in the seventh and surrendered a solo home run to J.J. Hardy. Chamberlain ended up yielding two runs and four hits in 1 2/3 innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Casey McGehee, who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, made his debut for the Yankees and played first base, going 0-for-2 at the plate with a sacrifice fly. … New York 1B Mark Teixeira (wrist) missed the game and will be out until at least the weekend. … The Orioles have not swept a three-game series at New York since 1986. … New York OF Ichiro Suzuki made his first career regular-season start in left field.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Baltimore |
|
NY Yankees |
|
Zach Britton
|
Player |
Phil Hughes
|
|
Loss
|
W/L |
Win
|
|
2.2 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
7 |
Hits |
9 |
|
23.62 |
ERA |
1.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
13 |
1 |
19 |
.342 |
24 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| NY Yankees
|
15 |
2 |
23 |
.441 |
20 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
NY Yankees
will play their next game at home against Seattle.
The
Yankees
have a W/L % of
.623
after a win and
.535
after a loss.
-
Baltimore will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay.
The
Orioles
have a W/L % of
.545
after a win and
.500
after a loss.