BALTIMORE -- Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday are going head-to-head in a good-natured home run derby, and the big winner appears to be the first-place New York Yankees.
Gardner and Holliday each homered twice, Aaron Judge drove in two runs and New York received a solid pitching performance from Luis Severino in an 8-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Gardner set the tone for the AL East leaders by connecting on the third pitch from Chris Tillman (1-2), who had not allowed a home run in his previous four starts this season.
Holliday went deep in the first inning and again in the third , his 22nd career multihomer game.
Gardner's second solo shot sparked a three-run fourth that made it 8-0. The drive left Gardner and Holliday knotted at 11 home runs apiece.
"He stared at me all around the bases," Holliday joked. "We've got a little competition going. It's kind of sad considering I'm about 50 pounds heavier and much, much taller."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said: "Hitting can be contagious. I think they can feed off each other. It helps."
For an offense that has feasted on the long ball this season, the mantra is: One home run deserves another.
"Our real strength is our depth, 1 through 9," Holliday said. "Guys can do damage."
Severino (4-2) gave up one run and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. Although the right-hander's run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings ended in the sixth, he has gone four straight starts without allowing a home run for the first time in his career.
"His stuff is elite," Holliday said. "Anytime you can give him a lead and make him feel a little more comfortable, it makes it even harder on the opposing team."
Trey Mancini had three hits and an RBI for the Orioles, who have lost eight of nine and 14 of 18. Three-time All-Star Manny Machado went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts, lowering his batting average to .210.
Tillman lasted only 2 2/3 innings, yielding five runs and seven hits -- three of them homers.
"Chris wasn't very crisp and just didn't pitch well," manager Buck Showalter said. "Couple in the fact that it's a good-hitting club, and it just wasn't very good."
Tillman went 16-6 last year, but he started this season on the disabled list and has been inconsistent since being activated on May 7.
"It just kind of snowballed tonight," Tillman said. "They came out hacking and never stopped."
After jumping to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, New York got an RBI single from Aaron Hicks in the second. Holliday's second solo homer and an RBI single by Chase Headley made it 5-0 in the third.
Gardner hit his second home run leading off the fourth, and a two-run double by Judge completed the Yankees' offensive thrust.
BRONX BOMBERS
The Yankees have homered in 10 of their last 11 games and have 75 home runs in 49 games. They are 18-4 when hitting at least two homers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: SS Didi Gregorius was hit in the hand by a pitch in the ninth. He stayed in the game, but Girardi said doctors would take a look at it. ... CF Jacoby Ellsbury is moving closer to coming off the seven-day concussion DL. Ellsbury, who was hurt crashing into the outfield wall last Wednesday, said: "My neck's felt better each day. I'll continue to get treatment on that, but as far as the headaches, it feels a lot better today." ... 1B Greg Bird homered off minor league pitcher Alexander Vizcaino on the first of seven at-bats in a simulated game. Bird is scheduled to play the field in an extended spring training game Wednesday.
Orioles: CF Adam Jones (sore hip) was a late scratch because of the wet field. He's missed four straight games. ... All-Star closer Zach Britton (left forearm strain) has picked up the intensity of his throwing sessions and has experienced "no setbacks" during his rehabilitation program in Florida, Showalter said. There is no definitive timetable for Britton's return.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5-4, 5.86 ERA) looks to extend his success under the lights in the series finale Wednesday night. He's 5-1 at night and 0-3 with a 17.51 ERA in day games.
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-4, 6.17) makes his 12th start of the season. Opponents are batting .322 against him and he's yielded 10 homers in 54 innings.
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New York Yankees
Gardner and Holliday each homered twice, Aaron Judge drove in two runs and New York received a solid pitching performance from Luis Severino in an 8-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Gardner set the tone for the AL East leaders by connecting on the third pitch from Chris Tillman (1-2), who had not allowed a home run in his previous four starts this season.
Holliday went deep in the first inning and again in the third , his 22nd career multihomer game.
Gardner's second solo shot sparked a three-run fourth that made it 8-0. The drive left Gardner and Holliday knotted at 11 home runs apiece.
"He stared at me all around the bases," Holliday joked. "We've got a little competition going. It's kind of sad considering I'm about 50 pounds heavier and much, much taller."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said: "Hitting can be contagious. I think they can feed off each other. It helps."
For an offense that has feasted on the long ball this season, the mantra is: One home run deserves another.
"Our real strength is our depth, 1 through 9," Holliday said. "Guys can do damage."
Severino (4-2) gave up one run and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. Although the right-hander's run of 17 consecutive scoreless innings ended in the sixth, he has gone four straight starts without allowing a home run for the first time in his career.
"His stuff is elite," Holliday said. "Anytime you can give him a lead and make him feel a little more comfortable, it makes it even harder on the opposing team."
Trey Mancini had three hits and an RBI for the Orioles, who have lost eight of nine and 14 of 18. Three-time All-Star Manny Machado went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts, lowering his batting average to .210.
Tillman lasted only 2 2/3 innings, yielding five runs and seven hits -- three of them homers.
"Chris wasn't very crisp and just didn't pitch well," manager Buck Showalter said. "Couple in the fact that it's a good-hitting club, and it just wasn't very good."
Tillman went 16-6 last year, but he started this season on the disabled list and has been inconsistent since being activated on May 7.
"It just kind of snowballed tonight," Tillman said. "They came out hacking and never stopped."
After jumping to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, New York got an RBI single from Aaron Hicks in the second. Holliday's second solo homer and an RBI single by Chase Headley made it 5-0 in the third.
Gardner hit his second home run leading off the fourth, and a two-run double by Judge completed the Yankees' offensive thrust.
BRONX BOMBERS
The Yankees have homered in 10 of their last 11 games and have 75 home runs in 49 games. They are 18-4 when hitting at least two homers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: SS Didi Gregorius was hit in the hand by a pitch in the ninth. He stayed in the game, but Girardi said doctors would take a look at it. ... CF Jacoby Ellsbury is moving closer to coming off the seven-day concussion DL. Ellsbury, who was hurt crashing into the outfield wall last Wednesday, said: "My neck's felt better each day. I'll continue to get treatment on that, but as far as the headaches, it feels a lot better today." ... 1B Greg Bird homered off minor league pitcher Alexander Vizcaino on the first of seven at-bats in a simulated game. Bird is scheduled to play the field in an extended spring training game Wednesday.
Orioles: CF Adam Jones (sore hip) was a late scratch because of the wet field. He's missed four straight games. ... All-Star closer Zach Britton (left forearm strain) has picked up the intensity of his throwing sessions and has experienced "no setbacks" during his rehabilitation program in Florida, Showalter said. There is no definitive timetable for Britton's return.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5-4, 5.86 ERA) looks to extend his success under the lights in the series finale Wednesday night. He's 5-1 at night and 0-3 with a 17.51 ERA in day games.
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-4, 6.17) makes his 12th start of the season. Opponents are batting .322 against him and he's yielded 10 homers in 54 innings.
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7:05PM,EDT,May 30,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner homered to right (407 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Holliday homered to left (406 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right. | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to center, Gregorius scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Refsnyder walked, Hicks to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hicks to third, Refsnyder to second on wild pitch by Tillman. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Sánchez popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Davis singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Mancini singled to center, Davis to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Rickard reached on infield single to third, Davis to third, Mancini to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Holliday homered to left (414 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| Judge singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Gregorius lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Hicks walked, Judge to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Headley singled to right, Judge scored, Hicks to second, Hicks to third advancing on throw. | 5 | 0 |
| Verrett relieved Tillman. | 5 | 0 |
| Refsnyder flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Logan Verrett pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner homered to right (387 feet). | 6 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Castro singled to right, Sánchez to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Judge doubled to deep right, Sánchez and Castro scored. | 8 | 0 |
| Gregorius lined out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| Hicks struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Trumbo lined out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Logan Verrett pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Headley singled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| Refsnyder grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Headley out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| Gardner lined into double play, to first, Refsnyder doubled off first. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Mancini singled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| Rickard popped out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded out to first, Mancini to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Logan Verrett pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Sánchez hit by pitch. | 8 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| Castro flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| Judge walked, Sánchez to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Hart relieved Verrett. | 8 | 0 |
| Gregorius popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Schoop reached on infield single to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Trumbo walked, Schoop to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop, Schoop to third, Trumbo to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Mancini reached on infield single to shortstop, Schoop scored, Trumbo to third, Castillo to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Hicks lined out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Refsnyder flied out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Carter at first base. | 8 | 1 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Layne relieved Severino. | 8 | 1 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 8 | 1 |
| Schoop walked. | 8 | 1 |
| Warren relieved Layne. | 8 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Givens relieved Hart. | 8 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded out to third. | 8 | 1 |
| Holliday safe at first on error by first baseman Davis. | 8 | 1 |
| Castro singled to right, Holliday to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Mitchell pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Mitchell relieved Warren. | 8 | 1 |
| Trumbo safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Mitchell. | 8 | 1 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Mancini walked. | 8 | 1 |
| Rickard singled to center, Trumbo scored, Mancini to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Hardy singled to right center, Mancini scored, Rickard to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Clippard relieved Mitchell. | 8 | 3 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Richard Bleier pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Bleier relieved Givens. | 8 | 3 |
| Gregorius hit by pitch. | 8 | 3 |
| Hicks singled to right center, Gregorius out at home, Hicks to third advancing on throw. | 8 | 3 |
| Headley popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| Carter grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Schoop lined out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .276 | .364 | .535 |
| Sánchez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .263 | .358 | .411 |
| Holliday DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .261 | .355 | .516 |
| Castro 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .322 | .358 | .477 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .323 | .423 | .689 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .307 | .336 | .439 |
| Hicks CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .302 | .432 | .552 |
| Headley 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .236 | .308 | .370 |
| Refsnyder 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Carter 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .186 | .286 | .343 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 170 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Gregorius (6, Tillman); Judge (6, Verrett) HR: Gardner 2 (11, 1st inning off Tillman 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off Verrett 0 on, 0 Out); Holliday 2 (11, 1st inning off Tillman 0 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off Tillman 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Gardner 2 (24), Holliday 2 (32), Hicks (23), Headley (21), Judge 2 (37) 2-out RBI: Headley Yankees RISP: 3-12 (Headley 1-2, Sánchez 0-1, Refsnyder 0-1, Gregorius 0-2, Hicks 1-2, Carter 0-1, Judge 1-2, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Mitchell (2, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 16,126 (35.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Adam Hamari |
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