NEW YORK -- Starlin Castro, Nathan Eovaldi and Anthony Swarzak
helped the Yankees get back over .500 and chip away at the huge gap
with AL East-leading Baltimore. New York will need a lot more wins
during the rest of July to persuade management not to jettison veterans
for prospects.
"Nobody in this room believes we can't do it," Swarzak said after retiring eight straight batters in relief of Eovaldi during Tuesday night's 7-1 win over the Orioles.
Castro homered in the second off Vance Worley (2-1) and hit a two-run double in the sixth against Odrisamer Despaigne. Chase Headley added a two-run homer off Mychal Givens in the eighth as the Yankees won their third straight.
Relieving Eovaldi with the bases loaded and a 3-1 lead in the sixth, Swarzak got major league home run leader Mark Trumbo to foul out to Rob Refsnyder with his back to the plate down the right-field line and Jonathan Schoop to foul out to shortstop Didi Gregorius.
New York closed within 6½ games of Baltimore and ensured it would be no more than five games back for the second AL wild card. Time is running down for the team's decision whether to buy or sell as the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaches.
"I try not to think about that. I try to focus on the game, the game in hand, and my focus is making up ground," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
At 47-46, the Yankees are above .500 for just the third time since mid-April. New York was 4-2 before dropping to 9-17 and later got above .500 at 31-30 and 37-36 only to regress.
"It's been frustrating this year, because we've been here so many times and we haven't been able to break through," Girardi said. "I feel like if we can get over that mark, we can build on it."
Making his first start since July 1 following three relief outings caused by a six-start winless streak, Eovaldi (8-6) won for the first time since May 29. He allowed one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings, needing 18 pitches to get through the first but 37 for the next four.
"I don't really think about getting traded," said Eovaldi, who is eligible for free agency after the 2017 season. "I feel like it kind of takes away from what I need to do here. I started out with this team, and want to finish with this team, and I feel like we've got a really good chance of coming back and coming through."
Eovaldi retired 11 straight batters before walking Ryan Flaherty in the sixth. He gave up Joey Rickard's RBI double and loaded the bases with a walk to Manny Machado.
Swarzak was assisted by Refsnyder, the rookie first baseman who caught Trumbo's foul and made a two-hop throw home that held Adam Jones at third. Nick Goody followed and struck out the side in a perfect ninth, giving the Yankees' No Runs DMC trio a rest.
Girardi has been seeking a bridge to Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.
"Yeah, he could be that guy," Girardi said of Swarzak.
Baltimore has lost three straight, and its AL East lead over second-place Boston was cut to one-half game. First baseman Chris Davis (stomach virus) missed his second straight game and catcher Matt Wieters (sore right foot) also was out.
Worley (2-1) made his first start since April 15 following 18 consecutive relief appearances. He allowed three runs, three hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
New York's Jacoby Ellsbury grounded to shortstop in the first but his swing knocked off the glove of Caleb Joseph, who was charged with catcher's interference. Ellsbury has reached on catcher's interference nine times, the most in a season since Roberto Kelly's eight, also for the Yankees, in 1992. Ellsbury has done it 23 times in his career, the most among major leaguers since Pete Rose's 29, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
"There's probably nine catchers that would like to see something change. It just doesn't seem fair to the defense," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
AGAIN
New York failed to score in the first inning for the 23rd consecutive game.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Yankees open the 2017 season at Tampa Bay on April 3, according to the team's draft preliminary schedule, then go to Baltimore before their home opener, slated to be against the Rays on April 10. Some openers likely will be moved to April 2 for ESPN telecasts.
TRAINER'S ROOM.
Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game because of a sore left foot.
UP NEXT
RHP Michael Pineda (3-9) is to start for the Yankees on Wednesday and RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-1) for the Orioles. Pineda is 0-3 with a 4.46 ERA in six starts since beating the Los Angeles Angels on June 7.
Baltimore Orioles
"Nobody in this room believes we can't do it," Swarzak said after retiring eight straight batters in relief of Eovaldi during Tuesday night's 7-1 win over the Orioles.
Castro homered in the second off Vance Worley (2-1) and hit a two-run double in the sixth against Odrisamer Despaigne. Chase Headley added a two-run homer off Mychal Givens in the eighth as the Yankees won their third straight.
Relieving Eovaldi with the bases loaded and a 3-1 lead in the sixth, Swarzak got major league home run leader Mark Trumbo to foul out to Rob Refsnyder with his back to the plate down the right-field line and Jonathan Schoop to foul out to shortstop Didi Gregorius.
New York closed within 6½ games of Baltimore and ensured it would be no more than five games back for the second AL wild card. Time is running down for the team's decision whether to buy or sell as the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaches.
"I try not to think about that. I try to focus on the game, the game in hand, and my focus is making up ground," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
At 47-46, the Yankees are above .500 for just the third time since mid-April. New York was 4-2 before dropping to 9-17 and later got above .500 at 31-30 and 37-36 only to regress.
"It's been frustrating this year, because we've been here so many times and we haven't been able to break through," Girardi said. "I feel like if we can get over that mark, we can build on it."
Making his first start since July 1 following three relief outings caused by a six-start winless streak, Eovaldi (8-6) won for the first time since May 29. He allowed one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings, needing 18 pitches to get through the first but 37 for the next four.
"I don't really think about getting traded," said Eovaldi, who is eligible for free agency after the 2017 season. "I feel like it kind of takes away from what I need to do here. I started out with this team, and want to finish with this team, and I feel like we've got a really good chance of coming back and coming through."
Eovaldi retired 11 straight batters before walking Ryan Flaherty in the sixth. He gave up Joey Rickard's RBI double and loaded the bases with a walk to Manny Machado.
Swarzak was assisted by Refsnyder, the rookie first baseman who caught Trumbo's foul and made a two-hop throw home that held Adam Jones at third. Nick Goody followed and struck out the side in a perfect ninth, giving the Yankees' No Runs DMC trio a rest.
Girardi has been seeking a bridge to Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.
"Yeah, he could be that guy," Girardi said of Swarzak.
Baltimore has lost three straight, and its AL East lead over second-place Boston was cut to one-half game. First baseman Chris Davis (stomach virus) missed his second straight game and catcher Matt Wieters (sore right foot) also was out.
Worley (2-1) made his first start since April 15 following 18 consecutive relief appearances. He allowed three runs, three hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
New York's Jacoby Ellsbury grounded to shortstop in the first but his swing knocked off the glove of Caleb Joseph, who was charged with catcher's interference. Ellsbury has reached on catcher's interference nine times, the most in a season since Roberto Kelly's eight, also for the Yankees, in 1992. Ellsbury has done it 23 times in his career, the most among major leaguers since Pete Rose's 29, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
"There's probably nine catchers that would like to see something change. It just doesn't seem fair to the defense," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
AGAIN
New York failed to score in the first inning for the 23rd consecutive game.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Yankees open the 2017 season at Tampa Bay on April 3, according to the team's draft preliminary schedule, then go to Baltimore before their home opener, slated to be against the Rays on April 10. Some openers likely will be moved to April 2 for ESPN telecasts.
TRAINER'S ROOM.
Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game because of a sore left foot.
UP NEXT
RHP Michael Pineda (3-9) is to start for the Yankees on Wednesday and RHP Yovani Gallardo (3-1) for the Orioles. Pineda is 0-3 with a 4.46 ERA in six starts since beating the Los Angeles Angels on June 7.
7:05PM,EDT,July 19,2016
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Jones grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury reached first base on catcher's interference. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Ellsbury out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Schoop grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Álvarez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Álvarez out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| McCann flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro homered to left (422 feet), Gregorius scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Refsnyder grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Joseph lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Flaherty grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| Gardner popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Beltrán walked. | 0 | 2 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Gregorius reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Schoop fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Álvarez grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| Refsnyder walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Refsnyder stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Ellsbury singled to center, Refsnyder scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Despaigne relieved Worley. | 0 | 3 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 3 |
| Ellsbury out at third advancing on play. | 0 | 3 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Flaherty walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Jones singled to center, Flaherty to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Rickard doubled to deep left, Flaherty scored, Jones to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Machado walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Swarzak relieved Eovaldi. | 1 | 3 |
| Trumbo fouled out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Schoop fouled out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| McCann walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Gregorius singled to shallow left, McCann to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Castro doubled to deep right, McCann and Gregorius scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| Refsnyder flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Álvarez struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| Hart relieved Despaigne. | 1 | 5 |
| Gardner singled to right center. | 1 | 5 |
| Ellsbury sacrificed to pitcher, Gardner to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Beltrán intentionally walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Hicks ran for Beltrán. | 1 | 5 |
| McCann grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Hicks out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Hicks in right field. | 1 | 5 |
| Flaherty popped out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Rickard grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | BAL | NYY |
| Givens relieved Hart. | 1 | 5 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Torreyes ran for Rodriguez. | 1 | 5 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Castro grounded into fielder's choice to third, Torreyes out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| Headley homered to right center (391 feet), Castro scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Refsnyder grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Goody pitching for New York | BAL | NYY |
| Goody relieved Swarzak. | 1 | 7 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .262 | .307 | .443 |
| Rickard LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .269 | .320 | .379 |
| Machado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .308 | .366 | .550 |
| Trumbo RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .284 | .337 | .563 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .298 | .331 | .514 |
| Álvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .250 | .316 | .484 |
| Hardy SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .259 | .292 | .402 |
| Joseph C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .160 | .218 | .185 |
| Flaherty 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .233 | .320 | .349 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 122 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Rickard (13, Eovaldi) RBI: Rickard (19) GIDP: Hardy Orioles RISP: 1-3 (Rickard 1-1, Schoop 0-1, Trumbo 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Joseph (2, catcher's interference) DP: 2 (Schoop-Hardy-Flaherty, Flaherty-Hardy-Hart). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 31,192 (62.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
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