NEW YORK -- Young and old, from top to bottom, the New York Yankees are quickly growing into a powerful force at the plate.
Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge and the thundering Yankees picked up right where they left off the previous night, steamrolling past the Baltimore Orioles 12-4 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.
Gardner homered twice from the leadoff spot and had his first four RBI of the season. Austin Romine, the No. 9 batter, also went deep and knocked in five runs.
"It's fun when everybody's hittin' the ball out of the yard," Romine said. "We're enjoying it and we're just trying to stay on the roll, ride the wave."
Judge, not to be outdone, clocked his latest colossal homer and scored four times as the Yankees won their 14th in 17 games to boost the top record in the majors to 15-7. They are 10-1 at home.
And all this without injured catcher Gary Sanchez, who did his own Babe Ruth impression as a rookie last year with 20 homers and a whopping 1.032 OPS in 53 games.
"We've gotten contributions from everybody, all over the place, and that's why we've been successful," manager Joe Girardi said.
Michael Pineda (3-1) did not allow an earned run in 5 1/3 innings, striking out eight, and the Yankees knocked Baltimore out of first place in the AL East for the first time this season.
Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1) got chased with one out in the fourth for the second consecutive start. The veteran right-hander issued three costly walks and was tagged for a season-high seven runs -- six earned.
"I'm not helping the team at all," said Jimenez, who has a 7.43 ERA after five starts. "I have to find a way to get back on track and I know I can."
In a series-opening slugfest Friday night, the Yankees hit five homers and rallied from eight runs down for a 14-11 victory capped by Matt Holliday's three-run shot in the 10th inning.
Less than 15 hours later, it was a little guy who got them going.
Gardner, who began the day batting .188, sent Jimenez's second pitch into the second deck in right field for his seventh leadoff homer. It was his first long ball since July 30 last season, ending droughts of 66 games and 261 at-bats.
"Two or three years, it seemed like," Gardner said. "Guys have been giving me a hard time, asking me how many I've got. So it's nice to get that first one out of the way."
In the second, the 33-year-old Gardner added a three-run shot for his third career multihomer game.
Romine hit a sacrifice fly in the second, a two-run single in the fourth and a two-run homer in the sixth, making him the first No. 9 batter with a five-RBI game for the Yankees since Girardi drove in seven runs during a 21-3 rout at Texas in August 1999.
Judge, the muscular, 6-foot-7 rookie who entered tied for the AL lead in homers, socked his 10th of the year in the seventh inning, an opposite-field shot that soared beyond the right-center bullpen.
It was his third home run in two days and fourth in four games. Judge also walked twice and singled during a perfect afternoon at the plate.
"We knew he was extremely talented," Girardi said. "It's been fun to watch, I can tell you that."
DANDY DEFENSE
With two on in the third, Yankees third baseman Chase Headley robbed counterpart Manny Machado of extra bases with a diving, backhand grab that thwarted an Orioles rally. In the eighth, New York shortstop Didi Gregorius made a spinning throw on a grounder up the middle -- with second baseman Starlin Castro nearby feigning a scoop and toss of his own.
UPSIDE DOWN
The bottom three batters in New York's lineup -- Judge, Greg Bird and Romine -- combined to go 4 for 6 with five walks, seven runs and seven RBI.
LONG TIME COMING
Baltimore catcher Caleb Joseph hit a two-run homer in the ninth for his first RBI since Sept. 11, 2015. He clapped his hands as he rounded first base. "You want to be excited about it because there is a lot of enduring there -- mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually," Joseph said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: All-Star closer Zach Britton (strained left forearm) is scheduled for another rehab outing Sunday with Double-A Bowie. On the 10-day disabled list since April 16, Britton needed 28 pitches to get two outs Friday for Bowie. He walked two and gave up a home run. ... RHP Chris Tillman (right shoulder bursitis) is slated to make his fourth minor league rehab start Tuesday, this time for Triple-A Norfolk. After that, he is expected to return to the big league rotation. Tillman, who has averaged 14 wins and 190 innings over the past four years, could make his season debut for Baltimore on May 7 at home against the Chicago White Sox. ... 2B Jonathan Schoop was removed in the seventh, one inning after getting hit by a pitch just above the left elbow.
UP NEXT
After handing the Orioles their first series loss this season, New York goes for a three-game sweep Sunday as Baltimore LHP Wade Miley (1-1, 2.08 ERA) starts against rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 3.78). Miley had an unusual outing vs. the Yankees on April 9, when he walked seven in five shutout innings of one-hit ball.
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Final
Series: Game 2 of 3

Orioles 4

(14-8, 6-5 away)

Yankees 12

(15-7, 10-1 home)






1:05PM,EDT,April 29,2017
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York 

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BAL 000002002 4 9 1
NYY 14020230 - 12 10 1
W: M. Pineda (3-1)
L: U. Jimenez (1-1)





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Baltimore - Top of 1stSCORE
Michael Pineda pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Smith struck out swinging.00
Jones singled to center.00
Machado struck out swinging.00
Davis struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Gardner homered to right (370 feet).01
Headley struck out swinging.01
Holliday grounded out to second.01
Ellsbury struck out looking.01
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 2ndSCORE
Michael Pineda pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Trumbo fouled out to third.01
Hardy grounded out to catcher.01
Kim walked.01
Schoop struck out swinging.01
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Castro struck out swinging.01
Gregorius singled to center.01
Judge walked, Gregorius to second.01
Bird walked, Gregorius to third, Judge to second.01
Romine hit sacrifice fly to right, Gregorius scored, Judge to third.02
Gardner homered to center (410 feet), Judge and Bird scored.05
Headley grounded out to shortstop.05
4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 3rdSCORE
Michael Pineda pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Joseph singled to right.05
Smith struck out swinging.05
Jones singled to shallow left, Joseph to second.05
Machado lined out to third.05
Davis grounded out to first.05
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Holliday grounded out to third.05
Ellsbury struck out swinging.05
Castro grounded out to shortstop.05
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 4thSCORE
Michael Pineda pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Trumbo grounded out to shortstop.05
Hardy grounded out to third.05
Kim struck out looking.05
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Gregorius popped out to shortstop.05
Judge singled to left.05
Bird walked, Judge to second.05
Judge stole third, Bird safe at second on throwing error by catcher Joseph.05
Romine singled to center, Judge and Bird scored.07
Nuño relieved Jiménez.07
Gardner struck out swinging.07
Headley grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Romine out at second.07
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 5thSCORE
Michael Pineda pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Schoop singled to left.07
Joseph lined out to center.07
Smith struck out swinging.07
Jones lined out to right.07
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Vidal Nuno pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Holliday struck out swinging.07
Ellsbury walked.07
Castro flied out to right.07
Gregorius lined out to right.07
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 6thSCORE
Michael Pineda pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Machado doubled to right center.07
Davis struck out swinging.07
Trumbo safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Headley, Machado scored.17
Warren relieved Pineda.17
Hardy lined out to center.17
Kim singled to left, Trumbo to second.17
Schoop hit by pitch, Trumbo to third, Kim to second.17
Trumbo scored, Kim to third, Schoop to second on wild pitch by Warren.27
Joseph struck out swinging.27
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
New York - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Vidal Nuno pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Judge walked.27
Bird struck out looking.27
Romine homered to left (381 feet), Judge scored.29
Aquino relieved Nuño.29
Gardner struck out swinging.29
Headley grounded out to shortstop.29
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 7thSCORE
Adam Warren pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Smith grounded out to first.29
Jones popped out to shortstop.29
Machado flied out to left.29
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Jayson Aquino pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Flaherty at second base.29
Holliday grounded out to second.29
Ellsbury struck out swinging.29
Castro singled to left.29
Gregorius doubled to deep center, Castro scored.210
Judge homered to right center (435 feet), Gregorius scored.212
Bird walked.212
Romine struck out swinging.212
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 8thSCORE
Adam Warren pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Torreyes at third base.212
Mancini hit for Davis.212
Mancini grounded out to shortstop.212
Trumbo walked.212
Hardy flied out to center.212
Kim grounded out to second.212
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Donnie Hart pitching for BaltimoreBALNYY
Rickard in center field.212
Mancini at first base.212
Hart relieved Aquino.212
Hicks hit for Gardner.212
Hicks struck out swinging.212
Torreyes singled to center.212
Higashioka hit for Holliday.212
Higashioka popped out to first.212
Ellsbury struck out swinging.212
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Baltimore - Top of 9thSCORE
Tommy Layne pitching for New YorkBALNYY
Hicks in left field.212
Layne relieved Warren.212
Flaherty singled to left.212
Joseph homered to left center (415 feet), Flaherty scored.412
Gentry hit for Smith.412
Gentry singled to left.412
Rickard struck out swinging.412
Machado walked, Gentry to second.412
Mancini struck out swinging.412
Trumbo popped out to second.412
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors



Baltimore Orioles

HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
Smith RF40000319.238.347.476
b-Gentry PH
1010003.185.281.333
Jones CF40200013.295.361.477
1000016.167.231.167
Machado 3B41101127.232.333.439
Davis 1B30000212.238.337.413
a-Mancini PH-1B
2000018.244.277.622
Trumbo DH41001021.202.245.303
Hardy SS40000010.203.213.284
Kim LF30101119.257.350.371
Schoop 2B2010019.293.333.547
1110004.222.364.222
Joseph C41220116.182.182.364
Totals37492311167   
a-grounded to shortstop for C Davis in the 8th
b-singled to left for S Smith in the 9th
BATTING
2B: Machado (5, Pineda)
HR: Joseph (1, 9th inning off Layne 1 on, 0 Out)
RBI: Joseph 2 (2)
Orioles RISP: 0-7 (Machado 0-1, Davis 0-2, Joseph 0-1, Mancini 0-1, Trumbo 0-2)
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
E: Joseph (1, throw)

Game Information

StadiumYankee Stadium, New York, NY
Attendance37,303 (75.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:12
Weather80 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind14 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Stu Scheurwater, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Brian Knight