BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees are making their pursuit of home field in the AL wild-card game a little more difficult.
Ivan Nova allowed five runs in another shaky start, a 9-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in the opener of a split-doubleheader.
Tuesday's one-game playoff would still take place at Yankee Stadium if the Yankees (87-73) defeat the Orioles in the second game or if Houston (85-75) loses at Arizona later Saturday. Otherwise, home field will be on the line in Sunday's regular-season finales.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi split his regulars between the first and second game. Center fielder Brett Gardner was the only lefty that faced the left-handed starter Wei-Yin Chen (11-8).
"I think the one thing that tops home-field advantage is health," Girardi said. "Playing guys two games today, to me, is risky in a situation like today, when it's cold and wet and rainy."
Baltimore's Gerardo Parra had four hits and three RBI. Manny Machado had his 34th home run, off Nova (6-11), and also drove in three runs, and J.J. Hardy had three hits for the Orioles.
New York right-hander Luis Severino will start the late game against Ubaldo Jimenez.
In the final start of his first season since Tommy John surgery, Nova allowed eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, walked three and hit a batter to raise his ERA to 5.07.
"I'm not talking about Tommy John anymore," said Nova, who is 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA in his last four starts. "It has been over and over, like every start. You know, I didn't pitch good in the regular season. It's the only thing I can say about it."
It was still only 2-0 before Machado hit Nova's 1-2 fastball into the Orioles bullpen with two outs in the fifth. Machado added an infield RBI single when Chasen Shreve relieved Nova during a four-run sixth.
Parra singled in a run in the sixth and drove in two more on his second double of the game in the seventh.
Chen allowed two runs in six-plus innings in what could be his final start for the Orioles, striking out three while allowing four hits and three walks.
A pending free agent, the 29-year-old from Taiwan finished the season with a 3.34 ERA. He's 46-32 with a 3.72 ERA in four seasons with Baltimore.
"I will be happy if I get given the chance to come back here," said Chen, a client of agent Scott Boras, through a translator. "But sometimes as a professional player, sometimes it's inevitable that you have to change team and adapt to a new environment."
NOEL BREAKS THROUGH
Rico Noel reached on an infield single in his first big league plate appearance, a month after he came within moments of reaching the plate at Fenway Park.
A September call-up who has been used primarily as a pinch runner with New York, Noel was on deck Sept. 2 when Girardi sent up Jose Pirela to pinch hit for him. The Yankees led 12-5 in the eighth inning.
On Saturday, Noel batted for Pirela leading off the ninth and hit a 60-foot bouncer to third off Oliver Drake, reaching first without a throw.
"I've been waiting for it for a long time," the 26-year-old Noel said. "To get in there and get a couple hacks out of the way, after not seeing pitching in forever, get the hit out of the way in the first at-bat, it's unbelievable. It's as good as it gets."
STRUGGLING SHREVE
Shreve allowed two runs while getting just one out as he continues his late-season struggles. The rookie left-hander has allowed nine runs in six innings (13.50 ERA) since Sept. 1, raising his overall ERA more than a run in that stretch to 3.09.
"I'm going to put him back out there tomorrow if the situation presents itself," said Girardi, who added that he's unsure if Shreve could make New York's wild-card squad. "We'll put the roster together when we need to. I don't need to do it tonight. But the big thing is we still try to get him going."
TRAINERS ROOM
Yankees: 3B Chase Headley (back stiffness) was in the lineup for Saturday's first game. ... OF Jacoby Ellsbury (back stiffness) was expected to play the second.
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop will have a follow-up exam later Saturday on his bruised right hand. "He's getting a fluoroscope -- I don't know if that's the right word, but it's a sort of next-step X-ray," said manager Buck Showalter.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Michael Pineda (12-9, 4.24) looks for his third win in four starts Sunday against Orioles RHP Chris Tillman (10-11, 5.05), who last finished a season with an ERA of five or higher in 2011.
Ivan Nova allowed five runs in another shaky start, a 9-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in the opener of a split-doubleheader.
Tuesday's one-game playoff would still take place at Yankee Stadium if the Yankees (87-73) defeat the Orioles in the second game or if Houston (85-75) loses at Arizona later Saturday. Otherwise, home field will be on the line in Sunday's regular-season finales.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi split his regulars between the first and second game. Center fielder Brett Gardner was the only lefty that faced the left-handed starter Wei-Yin Chen (11-8).
"I think the one thing that tops home-field advantage is health," Girardi said. "Playing guys two games today, to me, is risky in a situation like today, when it's cold and wet and rainy."
Baltimore's Gerardo Parra had four hits and three RBI. Manny Machado had his 34th home run, off Nova (6-11), and also drove in three runs, and J.J. Hardy had three hits for the Orioles.
New York right-hander Luis Severino will start the late game against Ubaldo Jimenez.
In the final start of his first season since Tommy John surgery, Nova allowed eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, walked three and hit a batter to raise his ERA to 5.07.
"I'm not talking about Tommy John anymore," said Nova, who is 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA in his last four starts. "It has been over and over, like every start. You know, I didn't pitch good in the regular season. It's the only thing I can say about it."
It was still only 2-0 before Machado hit Nova's 1-2 fastball into the Orioles bullpen with two outs in the fifth. Machado added an infield RBI single when Chasen Shreve relieved Nova during a four-run sixth.
Parra singled in a run in the sixth and drove in two more on his second double of the game in the seventh.
Chen allowed two runs in six-plus innings in what could be his final start for the Orioles, striking out three while allowing four hits and three walks.
A pending free agent, the 29-year-old from Taiwan finished the season with a 3.34 ERA. He's 46-32 with a 3.72 ERA in four seasons with Baltimore.
"I will be happy if I get given the chance to come back here," said Chen, a client of agent Scott Boras, through a translator. "But sometimes as a professional player, sometimes it's inevitable that you have to change team and adapt to a new environment."
NOEL BREAKS THROUGH
Rico Noel reached on an infield single in his first big league plate appearance, a month after he came within moments of reaching the plate at Fenway Park.
A September call-up who has been used primarily as a pinch runner with New York, Noel was on deck Sept. 2 when Girardi sent up Jose Pirela to pinch hit for him. The Yankees led 12-5 in the eighth inning.
On Saturday, Noel batted for Pirela leading off the ninth and hit a 60-foot bouncer to third off Oliver Drake, reaching first without a throw.
"I've been waiting for it for a long time," the 26-year-old Noel said. "To get in there and get a couple hacks out of the way, after not seeing pitching in forever, get the hit out of the way in the first at-bat, it's unbelievable. It's as good as it gets."
STRUGGLING SHREVE
Shreve allowed two runs while getting just one out as he continues his late-season struggles. The rookie left-hander has allowed nine runs in six innings (13.50 ERA) since Sept. 1, raising his overall ERA more than a run in that stretch to 3.09.
"I'm going to put him back out there tomorrow if the situation presents itself," said Girardi, who added that he's unsure if Shreve could make New York's wild-card squad. "We'll put the roster together when we need to. I don't need to do it tonight. But the big thing is we still try to get him going."
TRAINERS ROOM
Yankees: 3B Chase Headley (back stiffness) was in the lineup for Saturday's first game. ... OF Jacoby Ellsbury (back stiffness) was expected to play the second.
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop will have a follow-up exam later Saturday on his bruised right hand. "He's getting a fluoroscope -- I don't know if that's the right word, but it's a sort of next-step X-ray," said manager Buck Showalter.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Michael Pineda (12-9, 4.24) looks for his third win in four starts Sunday against Orioles RHP Chris Tillman (10-11, 5.05), who last finished a season with an ERA of five or higher in 2011.
12:05PM,EDT,October 3,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Refsnyder grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Reimold reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra singled to right, Reimold to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Reimold scored, Parra out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Wieters walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pearce lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Young tripled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Pirela popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Clevenger grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hardy grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Romine lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner singled to left center, Ryan thrown out at third, Gardner to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| Refsnyder grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Reimold hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra doubled to left, Reimold to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop, Reimold scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Parra stole third. | 0 | 2 |
| Wieters walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Pearce flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Young safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Chen. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley walked, Young to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Murphy flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Pirela lined out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Clevenger grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Flaherty grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Romine grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Reimold grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Parra lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado homered to left center (410 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| Davis walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Wieters singled to left, Davis to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Refsnyder grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Rodriguez popped out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Young walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Headley flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Clevenger grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Hardy reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Flaherty grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hardy out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| Reimold singled to left, Flaherty to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Shreve relieved Nova. | 0 | 3 |
| Parra singled to right, Flaherty scored, Reimold to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Machado reached on infield single to pitcher, Reimold scored, Parra to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Davis singled to center, Parra scored, Machado to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Machado scored, Davis to second on wild pitch by Shreve. | 0 | 7 |
| Wieters walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Pearce popped out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Murphy walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Pirela singled to left, Murphy to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Brach relieved Chen. | 0 | 7 |
| Bird hit for Romine. | 0 | 7 |
| Bird walked, Murphy to third, Pirela to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Gregorius hit for Ryan. | 0 | 7 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to first, Murphy scored, Bird out at second, Pirela to third. | 1 | 7 |
| Refsnyder singled to center, Pirela scored, Gardner to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Givens relieved Brach. | 2 | 7 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Goody pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Bird at first base. | 2 | 7 |
| Gregorius at shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Goody relieved Shreve. | 2 | 7 |
| Clevenger singled to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Hardy singled to left, Clevenger to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Flaherty grounded out to catcher, Clevenger to third, Hardy to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Reimold walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Parra doubled to deep right, Clevenger and Hardy scored, Reimold to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| Davis flied out to center. | 2 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Lough in center field. | 2 | 9 |
| Ackley hit for Young. | 2 | 9 |
| Ackley grounded out to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Headley lined out to left. | 2 | 9 |
| Murphy struck out looking. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Martin pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Ackley in left field. | 2 | 9 |
| Martin relieved Goody. | 2 | 9 |
| Wieters walked. | 2 | 9 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| Clevenger grounded into fielder's choice to first, Wieters out at second. | 2 | 9 |
| Hardy singled to left, Clevenger to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Flaherty grounded out to second. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Drake relieved Givens. | 2 | 9 |
| Noel hit for Pirela. | 2 | 9 |
| Noel reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Sánchez hit for Bird. | 2 | 9 |
| Sánchez popped out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Noel to second on wild pitch by Drake. | 2 | 9 |
| Gregorius popped out to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .261 | .345 | .403 |
| Refsnyder 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .282 | .333 | .487 |
| Rodriguez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .250 | .355 | .487 |
| Young LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .252 | .321 | .454 |
c-Ackley PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | .280 | .422 |
| Headley 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .261 | .325 | .372 |
| Murphy C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .277 | .327 | .406 |
| Pirela RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .233 | .250 | .315 |
d-Noel PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Romine 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Bird PH-1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .255 | .341 | .530 |
e-Sánchez PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ryan SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .234 | .280 | .340 |
b-Gregorius PH-SS
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .262 | .316 | .362 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 158 | |||
| a-walked for A Romine in the 7th b-struck out swinging for B Ryan in the 7th c-grounded to second for C Young in the 8th d-reached on infield single to third for J Pirela in the 9th e-popped out to third for G Bird in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Young (1, Chen) RBI: Gardner (66), Refsnyder (5) 2-out RBI: Refsnyder Yankees RISP: 1-12 (Pirela 0-2, Gregorius 0-2, Gardner 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Rodriguez 0-1, Refsnyder 1-2, Headley 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Refsnyder-Ryan-Romine). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 29,227 (63.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Toby Basner, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
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