BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees
finished their season-opening trip with a feel-good victory that
featured a late-inning comeback and a clutch bullpen performance.
Aaron Judge hit a tying home run, Starlin Castro's RBI single keyed a four-run ninth inning and the Yankees rallied to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep.
After avoiding their first 1-5 start since 1989, the Yankees headed north for Monday's game against Tampa Bay.
"It's good for us to have a game like this before going home and playing in front of our fans," manager Joe Girardi said. "We're all excited about that."
The Orioles started the day as the only unbeaten team in the majors at 4-0. After pulling off comeback victories in the first two games of the series, Baltimore blew a three-run lead in the finale.
Ronald Torreyes cut the gap to 3-2 with a two-out, two-run triple in the sixth, Judge homered in the eighth and the Yankees completed the turnaround against Darren O'Day (0-1) in the ninth.
Matt Holliday drew his career-high fifth walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Jacoby Ellsbury, who stole second. After Chris Carter walked, Castro bounced a single up the middle. Judge added a run-scoring groundout, Austin Romine hit a sacrifice fly and the final run scored on a throwing error by second baseman Jonathan Schoop.
Dellin Betances (1-1), who took the loss Saturday, struck out two in a perfect eighth and Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth.
New York relievers combined for three hitless innings after starter CC Sabathia gave up three runs -- two earned -- six hits and four walks over six innings.
"It's just the first week, but I felt like this was a game we needed to win," Sabathia said. "And we came out with the win."
Orioles starter Wade Miley walked seven, struck out five and allowed only one hit over five scoreless innings. He left a 3-0 lead, but the bullpen gave it away.
With Zach Britton and Brad Brach unavailable after pitching each of the previous two games, the five relievers summoned by manager Buck Showalter yielded seven runs and nine hits.
"I gave up a couple of hits, they got some runs," O'Day said. "It just wasn't a good outing. It was pretty bad."
Baltimore went up 2-0 in the second inning, taking advantage of two walks and getting RBI from Trey Mancini and J.J. Hardy.
Mark Trumbo singled in an unearned run in the fifth.
YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST
Judge was thrilled to hit his first home run of the year, but that wasn't the best part of his day.
"The first one's always the toughest, to be honest. I'm more excited about the win," he said. "It's going to be great, going back to Yankee Stadium, seeing our fans for opening day in New York."
LONG-AWAITED CALL
Yankees prospect Kyle Higashioka, a seventh-round draft pick in 2008, finally got his call-up to the majors when C Gary Sanchez was placed on the 10-day DL on Saturday.
"He was at dinner when he got the call and said he couldn't even eat his dinner," Girardi said. "I think he left it there. Hopefully, he caught up at some point with his eating habits."
WEEKEND MOVE
RHP Edwin Jackson passed a physical in Baltimore on Friday, agreed to a minor league contract with the Orioles and will report to extended spring training.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird said his bruised right foot felt good, but he was experiencing flu-like symptoms and did not play Sunday. Girardi did not rule out Bird playing in Monday's home opener against Tampa Bay. ... Girardi said Sanchez (right biceps strain) was feeling slightly better and will undergo tests on Monday in New York.
Orioles: Miley (respiratory infection) was activated from the disabled list and OF Joey Rickard was placed on the 10-day DL with a sprained left middle finger. The injury occurred Saturday when Rickard slid into 2B on an attempted steal.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda will start against the Rays in an afternoon matchup that launches a nine-game homestand.
Orioles: After taking Monday, off Baltimore begins its first trip of the season with a two-game series in Boston.
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New York Yankees
Aaron Judge hit a tying home run, Starlin Castro's RBI single keyed a four-run ninth inning and the Yankees rallied to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep.
After avoiding their first 1-5 start since 1989, the Yankees headed north for Monday's game against Tampa Bay.
"It's good for us to have a game like this before going home and playing in front of our fans," manager Joe Girardi said. "We're all excited about that."
The Orioles started the day as the only unbeaten team in the majors at 4-0. After pulling off comeback victories in the first two games of the series, Baltimore blew a three-run lead in the finale.
Ronald Torreyes cut the gap to 3-2 with a two-out, two-run triple in the sixth, Judge homered in the eighth and the Yankees completed the turnaround against Darren O'Day (0-1) in the ninth.
Matt Holliday drew his career-high fifth walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Jacoby Ellsbury, who stole second. After Chris Carter walked, Castro bounced a single up the middle. Judge added a run-scoring groundout, Austin Romine hit a sacrifice fly and the final run scored on a throwing error by second baseman Jonathan Schoop.
Dellin Betances (1-1), who took the loss Saturday, struck out two in a perfect eighth and Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth.
New York relievers combined for three hitless innings after starter CC Sabathia gave up three runs -- two earned -- six hits and four walks over six innings.
"It's just the first week, but I felt like this was a game we needed to win," Sabathia said. "And we came out with the win."
Orioles starter Wade Miley walked seven, struck out five and allowed only one hit over five scoreless innings. He left a 3-0 lead, but the bullpen gave it away.
With Zach Britton and Brad Brach unavailable after pitching each of the previous two games, the five relievers summoned by manager Buck Showalter yielded seven runs and nine hits.
"I gave up a couple of hits, they got some runs," O'Day said. "It just wasn't a good outing. It was pretty bad."
Baltimore went up 2-0 in the second inning, taking advantage of two walks and getting RBI from Trey Mancini and J.J. Hardy.
Mark Trumbo singled in an unearned run in the fifth.
YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST
Judge was thrilled to hit his first home run of the year, but that wasn't the best part of his day.
"The first one's always the toughest, to be honest. I'm more excited about the win," he said. "It's going to be great, going back to Yankee Stadium, seeing our fans for opening day in New York."
LONG-AWAITED CALL
Yankees prospect Kyle Higashioka, a seventh-round draft pick in 2008, finally got his call-up to the majors when C Gary Sanchez was placed on the 10-day DL on Saturday.
"He was at dinner when he got the call and said he couldn't even eat his dinner," Girardi said. "I think he left it there. Hopefully, he caught up at some point with his eating habits."
WEEKEND MOVE
RHP Edwin Jackson passed a physical in Baltimore on Friday, agreed to a minor league contract with the Orioles and will report to extended spring training.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird said his bruised right foot felt good, but he was experiencing flu-like symptoms and did not play Sunday. Girardi did not rule out Bird playing in Monday's home opener against Tampa Bay. ... Girardi said Sanchez (right biceps strain) was feeling slightly better and will undergo tests on Monday in New York.
Orioles: Miley (respiratory infection) was activated from the disabled list and OF Joey Rickard was placed on the 10-day DL with a sprained left middle finger. The injury occurred Saturday when Rickard slid into 2B on an attempted steal.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda will start against the Rays in an afternoon matchup that launches a nine-game homestand.
Orioles: After taking Monday, off Baltimore begins its first trip of the season with a two-game series in Boston.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday picked off first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Gentry bunt grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Carter walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge walked, Carter to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine walked, Carter to third, Judge to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Torreyes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Trumbo walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis singled to center, Trumbo to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded into fielder's choice to first, Trumbo scored, Davis out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Schoop walked, Mancini to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hardy singled to center, Mancini scored, Schoop to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy to second on wild pitch by Sabathia. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Gentry struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Hicks lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Holliday walked, Gardner to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro grounded into fielder's choice to third, Holliday out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Jones lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo singled to shallow left, Machado to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Davis singled to right, Machado to third, Trumbo to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Mancini grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Davis out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Judge grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Romine lined out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Schoop popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Gentry lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Torreyes lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Hicks singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Hicks safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Miley. | 0 | 2 |
| Holliday walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Carter grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Jones reached on infield single to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones to second on passed ball by Romine. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado flied out to right, Jones to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo singled to center, Jones scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Davis popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Mancini lined out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Wilson relieved Miley. | 0 | 3 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Judge singled to deep left. | 0 | 3 |
| Romine singled to right, Judge to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Torreyes tripled to deep right center, Judge and Romine scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Hicks grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Givens relieved Wilson. | 2 | 3 |
| Holliday walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Carter singled to left, Holliday to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Castro popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Headley lined out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Clippard relieved Sabathia. | 2 | 3 |
| Gentry fouled out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Machado flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Judge homered to left center (372 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Romine lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Torreyes singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Hart relieved Givens. | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Hicks grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Torreyes out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Betances relieved Clippard. | 3 | 3 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| O'Day relieved Hart. | 3 | 3 |
| Holliday walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Ellsbury ran for Holliday. | 3 | 3 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| Carter walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Castro singled to center, Ellsbury scored, Carter to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Kozma ran for Carter. | 4 | 3 |
| Headley walked, Kozma to third, Castro to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Judge grounded out to first, Kozma scored, Castro to third, Headley to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine hit sacrifice fly to right, Castro scored, Headley scored on throwing error by second baseman Schoop. | 7 | 3 |
| Torreyes singled to left. | 7 | 3 |
| Nuño relieved O'Day. | 7 | 3 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Kozma at shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| Headley at first base. | 7 | 3 |
| Torreyes at third base. | 7 | 3 |
| Chapman relieved Betances. | 7 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Joseph lined out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | .280 | .379 | .360 |
| Hicks CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .300 | .417 | .400 |
| Holliday DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | .333 | .538 | .556 |
Ellsbury PR-DH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .400 | .579 |
| Carter 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .111 | .250 | .111 |
Kozma PR-SS
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Castro 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .320 | .320 | .320 |
| Headley 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .333 | .440 | .524 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .211 | .286 | .421 |
| Romine C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .200 | .375 | .200 |
| Torreyes SS-3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .300 | .300 | .550 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 202 | |||
| BATTING 3B: Torreyes (1, Wilson) HR: Judge (1, 8th inning off Givens 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Torreyes 2 (7), Judge 2 (3), Castro (2), Romine (1) SF: Romine 2-out RBI: Torreyes 2 Yankees RISP: 2-10 (Headley 0-1, Torreyes 1-2, Carter 0-2, Castro 1-3, Judge 0-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Ellsbury (1, 2nd base off O'Day/Joseph) Picked Off: Holliday (1st base by Miley) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Torreyes-Castro-Carter). PB: Romine. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 42,487 (92.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Mike DiMuro, Third Base - Tripp Gibson |
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