BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees understand the importance of beating the teams they're battling for a playoff berth.
So, after taking care of business at home against Boston, the Yankees opened a road series against the Baltimore Orioles with a decisive win.
Starlin Castro homered and drove in three runs, Didi Gregorius also went deep and New York rolled to a 7-4 victory Monday.
After spotting the Orioles an early lead, New York bounced back for its fourth win in five games. The Yankees enhanced their position atop the wild-card race and remained relevant in the AL East after starting the day 3 1/2 games behind division-leading Red Sox. New York took three of four from Boston over the weekend.
"You want to keep it going," manager Joe Girardi said. "The other teams are chasing us and we're chasing the Red Sox. Every day we win it makes it easier for us to try to accomplish our goals. So we've got to play good again (Tuesday)."
Aaron Judge drew a career-high four walks, singled and scored a run to help New York extend its wild-card lead over Baltimore to 4 1/2 games.
The Yankees played without catcher Gary Sanchez, who began serving a suspension that was reduced to three games from four. The MLB suspension stemmed from an Aug. 24 brawl during a game against Detroit.
Asked if he felt fortunate that the suspension was shortened, Girardi replied, "I don't think there's ever a feeling that you lucked out because we're going to miss a very good player for three games."
Chad Green (3-0) struck out four in 2 1/3 innings after starter Jordan Montgomery got two outs in the fifth.
Tim Beckham, Chris Davis and Welington Castillo homered for the Orioles, who have lost three of five following a seven-game winning streak.
"Every series is big, especially when you're fighting for the wild card," Davis said. "We have a lot of things working against us, but if we just take care of our business ... that's really all you can do."
Dylan Bundy (13-9) gave up five runs, five hits and four walks in four-plus innings. It was a miserable encore to his previous effort, a one-hit masterpiece against Seattle in his first career complete game.
"Stuff wise was fine," the right-hander said. "It was just really command and location of my pitches today."
Held hitless through three innings and trailing 3-0, the Yankees finally solved Bundy in the fourth. Castro led off with a single, Gregorius homered and Bundy walked two of the next three batters before Jacoby Ellsbury hit an RBI single.
"First couple innings were OK. Just couldn't find his command," manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't care who you're facing. They're a pretty patient team when they see that."
Bundy's outing ended in the fifth, when Castro hit a two-run drive for a 5-3 lead. Castro added an RBI single in a two-run sixth.
Beckham hit his third leadoff homer of the season and Davis made it 3-0 in the second with an opposite-field fly that barely cleared the outstretched glove of leaping left fielder Brett Gardner.
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Gregorius, who reached the 20-homer mark for the second straight season, said, "I'm not worried about the home runs. I mean, for me, it's more, try to make improvements, try to get better."
SHIRT SHOT
Although Beckham has been an Oriole for only five weeks, the team honored the shortstop by giving fans T-shirts with his name and number. He celebrated the occasion with his seventh home run since joining the team on July 31.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: With CF Aaron Hicks (left oblique strain) sent to the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Girardi said either Tyler Wade (who was recalled Monday) or Ronald Torreyes could serve as the fourth outfielder.
Orioles: Showalter hopes SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) can come off the DL on Tuesday. `I'm hoping his activation is imminent," the manager said.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (11-5, 3.71) starts Tuesday night. He's pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last three starts.
Orioles: Jeremy Hellickson (2-3, 6.55 ERA) makes his seventh start with Baltimore. He's 4-2 with a 3.21 ERA lifetime against the Yankees.
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So, after taking care of business at home against Boston, the Yankees opened a road series against the Baltimore Orioles with a decisive win.
Starlin Castro homered and drove in three runs, Didi Gregorius also went deep and New York rolled to a 7-4 victory Monday.
After spotting the Orioles an early lead, New York bounced back for its fourth win in five games. The Yankees enhanced their position atop the wild-card race and remained relevant in the AL East after starting the day 3 1/2 games behind division-leading Red Sox. New York took three of four from Boston over the weekend.
"You want to keep it going," manager Joe Girardi said. "The other teams are chasing us and we're chasing the Red Sox. Every day we win it makes it easier for us to try to accomplish our goals. So we've got to play good again (Tuesday)."
Aaron Judge drew a career-high four walks, singled and scored a run to help New York extend its wild-card lead over Baltimore to 4 1/2 games.
The Yankees played without catcher Gary Sanchez, who began serving a suspension that was reduced to three games from four. The MLB suspension stemmed from an Aug. 24 brawl during a game against Detroit.
Asked if he felt fortunate that the suspension was shortened, Girardi replied, "I don't think there's ever a feeling that you lucked out because we're going to miss a very good player for three games."
Chad Green (3-0) struck out four in 2 1/3 innings after starter Jordan Montgomery got two outs in the fifth.
Tim Beckham, Chris Davis and Welington Castillo homered for the Orioles, who have lost three of five following a seven-game winning streak.
"Every series is big, especially when you're fighting for the wild card," Davis said. "We have a lot of things working against us, but if we just take care of our business ... that's really all you can do."
Dylan Bundy (13-9) gave up five runs, five hits and four walks in four-plus innings. It was a miserable encore to his previous effort, a one-hit masterpiece against Seattle in his first career complete game.
"Stuff wise was fine," the right-hander said. "It was just really command and location of my pitches today."
Held hitless through three innings and trailing 3-0, the Yankees finally solved Bundy in the fourth. Castro led off with a single, Gregorius homered and Bundy walked two of the next three batters before Jacoby Ellsbury hit an RBI single.
"First couple innings were OK. Just couldn't find his command," manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't care who you're facing. They're a pretty patient team when they see that."
Bundy's outing ended in the fifth, when Castro hit a two-run drive for a 5-3 lead. Castro added an RBI single in a two-run sixth.
Beckham hit his third leadoff homer of the season and Davis made it 3-0 in the second with an opposite-field fly that barely cleared the outstretched glove of leaping left fielder Brett Gardner.
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Gregorius, who reached the 20-homer mark for the second straight season, said, "I'm not worried about the home runs. I mean, for me, it's more, try to make improvements, try to get better."
SHIRT SHOT
Although Beckham has been an Oriole for only five weeks, the team honored the shortstop by giving fans T-shirts with his name and number. He celebrated the occasion with his seventh home run since joining the team on July 31.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: With CF Aaron Hicks (left oblique strain) sent to the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Girardi said either Tyler Wade (who was recalled Monday) or Ronald Torreyes could serve as the fourth outfielder.
Orioles: Showalter hopes SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) can come off the DL on Tuesday. `I'm hoping his activation is imminent," the manager said.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (11-5, 3.71) starts Tuesday night. He's pitched at least six innings and allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last three starts.
Orioles: Jeremy Hellickson (2-3, 6.55 ERA) makes his seventh start with Baltimore. He's 4-2 with a 3.21 ERA lifetime against the Yankees.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Beckham homered to right (376 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Machado singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Schoop grounded into fielder's choice to second, Machado out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Mancini flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Bird struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| T. Frazier flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Trumbo safe at first on error by shortstop Gregorius. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis homered to left (367 feet), Trumbo scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Rickard grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Romine walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Gardner popped out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Headley popped out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Machado lined out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Schoop grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Castro singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Gregorius homered to right (369 feet), Castro scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Judge walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Bird flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| T. Frazier walked, Judge to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Ellsbury singled to right, Judge scored, T. Frazier to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Romine popped out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Mancini reached on infield single to first. | 3 | 3 |
| Trumbo singled to right, Mancini to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Davis grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Trumbo out at second, Mancini to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Headley singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Castro homered to left (374 feet), Headley scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Castro relieved Bundy. | 5 | 3 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Judge walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Bird lined into double play, to first, Judge doubled off first. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Rickard lined out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Machado walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Green relieved Montgomery. | 5 | 3 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| T. Frazier walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Ellsbury walked, T. Frazier to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine sacrificed to first, T. Frazier to third, Ellsbury to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Hart relieved Castro. | 5 | 3 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop, T. Frazier scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Headley walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Rodríguez relieved Hart. | 6 | 3 |
| Castro singled to center, Ellsbury scored, Headley to second. | 7 | 3 |
| Gregorius struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Mancini flied out to center. | 7 | 3 |
| Trumbo flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Richard Rodriguez pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Judge reached on infield single to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| Bird grounded into double play, first to third to pitcher, Judge out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| T. Frazier doubled to deep right center. | 7 | 3 |
| Ellsbury intentionally walked. | 7 | 3 |
| Romine grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ellsbury out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Gabriel Ynoa pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Ynoa relieved Rodríguez. | 7 | 3 |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Castro popped out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Robertson relieved Green. | 7 | 3 |
| Beckham walked. | 7 | 3 |
| Machado walked, Beckham to second. | 7 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Mancini grounded out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Gabriel Ynoa pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| Judge walked. | 7 | 3 |
| Bird flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| T. Frazier flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Betances relieved Robertson. | 7 | 3 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Davis grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 3 |
| Castillo homered to center (398 feet). | 7 | 4 |
| Smith hit for Rickard. | 7 | 4 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .256 | .345 | .425 |
| Headley DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .280 | .362 | .427 |
| Castro 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .313 | .349 | .479 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .289 | .322 | .474 |
| Judge RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | .277 | .412 | .573 |
| Bird 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .144 | .267 | .278 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .211 | .337 | .417 |
| Ellsbury CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .254 | .335 | .394 |
| Romine C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .213 | .272 | .289 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 186 | |||
| BATTING 2B: T. Frazier (17, Rodríguez) HR: Gregorius (20, 4th inning off Bundy 1 on, 0 Out); Castro (13, 5th inning off Bundy 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Gregorius 2 (64), Ellsbury (34), Castro 3 (54), Gardner (54) S: Romine 2-out RBI: Castro GIDP: Bird Yankees RISP: 2-7 (Gregorius 0-1, Romine 0-2, Castro 1-1, Ellsbury 1-1, Gardner 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gregorius (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (Gregorius-Bird). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 37,622 (81.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Will Little, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Sean Barber, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
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