BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees honored Gene Michael by wearing black arm bands, and then paid homage to the man nicknamed "Stick" by winning a game for him.
Aaron Judge and Chase Headley hit two-run homers, Starlin Castro and Todd Frazier added solo shots and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 on Thursday for its first series win at Camden Yards in four years.
Michael, who played, coached, managed and served as general manager for the Yankees, died of a heart attack Thursday at age 79.
Current manager Joe Girardi, who had a tight relationship with Michael, said his friend would have loved New York's victory.
"That's a Stick special. That's exactly what that is," Girardi said. "Make pitchers work and hit home runs. We were able to do that. So that was for Stick."
Didi Gregorius had three hits and scored twice for the Yankees, who closed within 3 1/2 games of AL East-leading Boston and fortified their grip on the top AL wild card.
Yankees leadoff hitter Brett Gardner appreciated putting on the gray New York uniform just a little bit more on this day, knowing how much Michael meant to his storied franchise.
"You see it hanging in your locker and then when you put the jersey on you take a minute to remember and appreciate," Gardner said. "Obviously, that represents Stick today but in the past we've had all sorts of guys it's represented. I'm sure he'd be happy about how the game went."
Sonny Gray (9-9) gave up one unearned run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander is 3-4 since he was acquired by New York in a July 31 trade with Oakland.
After rain postponed Wednesday night's game, the Yankees dominated the makeup from the outset. Judge connected in the first inning for a 3-0 lead, giving him 39 home runs -- second-most by a rookie in major league history behind Mark McGwire's 49 in 1987.
"There's been a couple at-bats this series they left a couple over the middle that seemed to miss and I didn't swing at," Judge said. "My mindset today was to go out and be aggressive."
New York added two runs in the third against Kevin Gausman (10-10), and Headley's drive off Mike Wright made it 7-0 in the fourth.
By taking two out of three, the Yankees earned their first series win in Baltimore since Sept 9-13, 2013. The 11-series drought was the second-longest in franchise history, behind only a 12-series run in Oakland from 1985-91.
"We don't usually leave here winning the series, especially recently, so it's a good feeling," Gardner said.
Castro homered in the sixth for an 8-0 lead, and Frazier went deep in the seventh to give every New York starter at least one hit.
After going 6-4 on their penultimate homestand, the Orioles head to Cleveland trailing Minnesota and Los Angeles for the final AL wild card.
"I still think it's going to be there for us," manager Buck Showalter said, "but it's going to be hard."
Coming off two starts in which he didn't allow a run over 13 2/3 innings, Gausman gave up an RBI double to Gregorius in the first before Judge ripped a belt-high fastball deep into the center-field bleachers.
"I threw a lot of good pitches early on ... and obviously left a pitch up to Judge," Gausman said. "But overall just wasn't throwing enough strikes."
Gausman was lifted after yielding five runs in three innings. In five starts against New York this season, the right-hander is 1-2 with a 9.27 ERA.
SHOWALTER SALUTE
Showalter had a black piece of tape across the Orioles logo on his shoulder, a salute to Michael, who hired him to manage the Yankees in 1992.
"It's a loss for everybody. He had done it all," Showalter said.
ROSTER MOVE
Wright was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Adam Warren, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a lower back spasm, could return this season. "It's possible just because he's a reliever," Girardi said.
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) could be activated Friday, Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (11-10, 4.54 ERA) helps New York launch a three-game series in Texas on Friday. He is 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA over his last three starts.
Orioles: Wade Miley (8-11, 4.91 ERA) takes the mound Friday night against the AL Central-leading Indians.
Aaron Judge and Chase Headley hit two-run homers, Starlin Castro and Todd Frazier added solo shots and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 on Thursday for its first series win at Camden Yards in four years.
Michael, who played, coached, managed and served as general manager for the Yankees, died of a heart attack Thursday at age 79.
Current manager Joe Girardi, who had a tight relationship with Michael, said his friend would have loved New York's victory.
"That's a Stick special. That's exactly what that is," Girardi said. "Make pitchers work and hit home runs. We were able to do that. So that was for Stick."
Didi Gregorius had three hits and scored twice for the Yankees, who closed within 3 1/2 games of AL East-leading Boston and fortified their grip on the top AL wild card.
Yankees leadoff hitter Brett Gardner appreciated putting on the gray New York uniform just a little bit more on this day, knowing how much Michael meant to his storied franchise.
"You see it hanging in your locker and then when you put the jersey on you take a minute to remember and appreciate," Gardner said. "Obviously, that represents Stick today but in the past we've had all sorts of guys it's represented. I'm sure he'd be happy about how the game went."
Sonny Gray (9-9) gave up one unearned run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander is 3-4 since he was acquired by New York in a July 31 trade with Oakland.
After rain postponed Wednesday night's game, the Yankees dominated the makeup from the outset. Judge connected in the first inning for a 3-0 lead, giving him 39 home runs -- second-most by a rookie in major league history behind Mark McGwire's 49 in 1987.
"There's been a couple at-bats this series they left a couple over the middle that seemed to miss and I didn't swing at," Judge said. "My mindset today was to go out and be aggressive."
New York added two runs in the third against Kevin Gausman (10-10), and Headley's drive off Mike Wright made it 7-0 in the fourth.
By taking two out of three, the Yankees earned their first series win in Baltimore since Sept 9-13, 2013. The 11-series drought was the second-longest in franchise history, behind only a 12-series run in Oakland from 1985-91.
"We don't usually leave here winning the series, especially recently, so it's a good feeling," Gardner said.
Castro homered in the sixth for an 8-0 lead, and Frazier went deep in the seventh to give every New York starter at least one hit.
After going 6-4 on their penultimate homestand, the Orioles head to Cleveland trailing Minnesota and Los Angeles for the final AL wild card.
"I still think it's going to be there for us," manager Buck Showalter said, "but it's going to be hard."
Coming off two starts in which he didn't allow a run over 13 2/3 innings, Gausman gave up an RBI double to Gregorius in the first before Judge ripped a belt-high fastball deep into the center-field bleachers.
"I threw a lot of good pitches early on ... and obviously left a pitch up to Judge," Gausman said. "But overall just wasn't throwing enough strikes."
Gausman was lifted after yielding five runs in three innings. In five starts against New York this season, the right-hander is 1-2 with a 9.27 ERA.
SHOWALTER SALUTE
Showalter had a black piece of tape across the Orioles logo on his shoulder, a salute to Michael, who hired him to manage the Yankees in 1992.
"It's a loss for everybody. He had done it all," Showalter said.
ROSTER MOVE
Wright was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Adam Warren, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a lower back spasm, could return this season. "It's possible just because he's a reliever," Girardi said.
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (wrist) could be activated Friday, Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (11-10, 4.54 ERA) helps New York launch a three-game series in Texas on Friday. He is 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA over his last three starts.
Orioles: Wade Miley (8-11, 4.91 ERA) takes the mound Friday night against the AL Central-leading Indians.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to right, Gardner scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Judge homered to center (420 feet), Gregorius scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Beckham singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado grounded into double play, third to second to first, Beckham out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Schoop flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| T. Frazier lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner walked, Romine to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Jones reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Castro popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Judge walked, Gregorius to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday singled to right, Gregorius scored, Judge to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, Judge scored, Holliday out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Wright relieved Gausman. | 5 | 0 |
| Romine grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Gardner doubled to shallow left. | 5 | 0 |
| Headley homered to right (414 feet), Gardner scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Castro lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Jones doubled to deep center. | 7 | 0 |
| Mancini walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Holliday flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| Ellsbury doubled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| T. Frazier hit by pitch. | 7 | 0 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Joseph doubled to deep left. | 7 | 0 |
| Beckham walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Beckham out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Hart relieved Wright. | 7 | 0 |
| Gardner singled to center. | 7 | 0 |
| Headley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gardner out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| Castro homered to left center (417 feet). | 8 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| Rodríguez relieved Hart. | 8 | 0 |
| Judge lined out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sonny Gray pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Schoop reached on infield single to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Schoop out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| Davis singled to right center, Jones to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Jones scored, Davis safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Gregorius. | 8 | 1 |
| Green relieved Gray. | 8 | 1 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Richard Rodriguez pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Holliday struck out looking. | 8 | 1 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| T. Frazier homered to left center (372 feet). | 9 | 1 |
| Romine singled to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Gardner fouled out to third. | 9 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Beckham singled to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Machado lined into double play, second to first, Beckham doubled off first. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Yacabonis pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Flaherty at third base. | 9 | 1 |
| Yacabonis relieved Rodríguez. | 9 | 1 |
| Bird hit for Headley. | 9 | 1 |
| Bird flied out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 9 | 1 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Kahnle pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Bird at first base. | 9 | 1 |
| Kahnle relieved Green. | 9 | 1 |
| Schoop lined out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Jones grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Mancini lined out to right. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Yacabonis pitching for Baltimore | NYY | BAL |
| Flaherty at second base. | 9 | 1 |
| Sisco catching. | 9 | 1 |
| Rickard in center field. | 9 | 1 |
| Mancini at first base. | 9 | 1 |
| Santander in left field. | 9 | 1 |
| Hays in right field. | 9 | 1 |
| Joseph at third base. | 9 | 1 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Austin hit for Holliday. | 9 | 1 |
| Austin flied out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Ellsbury popped out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ben Heller pitching for New York | NYY | BAL |
| Wade in left field. | 9 | 1 |
| Torreyes at shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| Heller relieved Kahnle. | 9 | 1 |
| Santander flied out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Álvarez hit for Trumbo. | 9 | 1 |
| Álvarez struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Hays grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | .258 | .348 | .426 |
Wade LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .211 | .212 |
| Headley 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .279 | .361 | .432 |
a-Bird PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .147 | .261 | .274 |
| Castro 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .313 | .351 | .484 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .292 | .326 | .478 |
Torreyes SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .316 | .373 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .276 | .412 | .574 |
| Holliday DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .229 | .323 | .440 |
b-Austin PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .278 | .452 |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .258 | .339 | .397 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .210 | .335 | .420 |
| Romine C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .220 | .276 | .293 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 190 | |||
| a-flied out to left for C Headley in the 8th b-flied out to center for M Holliday in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gregorius 2 (25, Gausman, Hart); Gardner (21, Wright); Ellsbury (13, Wright) HR: Judge (39, 1st inning off Gausman 1 on, 2 Out); Headley (12, 4th inning off Wright 1 on, 1 Out); Castro (14, 6th inning off Hart 0 on, 2 Out); T. Frazier (23, 7th inning off Rodríguez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Gregorius (67), Judge 2 (87), Holliday (56), Ellsbury (37), Headley 2 (56), Castro (55), T. Frazier (63) 2-out RBI: Gregorius, Judge 2, Castro, T. Frazier GIDP: Headley Yankees RISP: 4-9 (Headley 1-2, Holliday 1-1, Gregorius 1-1, Romine 0-1, Judge 1-2, Castro 0-1, Ellsbury 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gardner (19, 2nd base off Gausman/Joseph) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Gregorius (8, throw) DP: 2 (T. Frazier-Castro-Headley, Castro-Headley). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 14,946 (32.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sean Barber, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - James Hoye |
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