NY Yankees 4, Baltimore 3
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2012
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Temperature:
88°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Estabrook, 1B -
Jerry Layne, 2B -
Bill Miller, 3B -
Daniel Bellino
Attendance:
46122
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Yankees 4, Orioles 3: Eduardo Nunez had an RBI single and scored on shortstop J.J. Hardy's error to snap a tie in the seventh inning as host New York rallied from a three-run deficit to upend Baltimore.
Robinson Cano belted his 28th homer for the American League East-leading Yankees, who extended their advantage to three games over Baltimore following their fourth win in 11 contests.
Matt Wieters launched a solo homer and rookie Manny Machado had an RBI single among his two hits for the Orioles, who saw their 18-game winning streak in one-run decisions come to an end. Baltimore's lead for the second wild card dipped to 1 1/2 games over Tampa Bay, which posted a 5-4 triumph over Toronto on Saturday afternoon.
Recalled prior to the game, Nunez trimmed New York's deficit to 3-2 with an RBI single to center in the seventh inning. The base hit chased rookie starter Wei-Yin Chen (12-8), who was in line to get to the win before reliever Pedro Strop walked both Ichiro Suzuki and Derek Jeter - the latter coming with the bases loaded to tie the game.
Nick Swisher then ripped a line drive that handcuffed Hardy, who couldn't properly field the ball once it hit the dirt. Nunez came around to score to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.
New York's victory softened the blow of losing center fielder Curtis Granderson, who exited the contest with a tight right hamstring. Granderson struck out on a checked swing in the second inning and was replaced in the field to start the third. An MRI revealed no structural damage and Granderson is listed as day-to-day.
Boone Logan (6-2) was credited with the win after working two scoreless innings. David Robertson retired all three batters he faced to bridge the gap to Rafael Soriano, who struck out a pair in the ninth inning en route to recording his 35th save.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Making his seventh start, New York rookie David Phelps was done in by his lack of control as he issued a season-high six walks in 4 2/3 innings. He had permitted one walk in his previous 17 2/3 innings. ... Wieters, who extended his hitting streak to six games, has hit in all 13 contests against the Yankees this season. ... Baltimore's Omar Quintanilla, who had a sacrifice bunt in the second inning, went 0-for-1 to extend his hitless streak to 24 at-bats. ... Baltimore activated INF Wilson Betemit from the 15-day disabled list and recalled OF Xavier Avery, C Luis Exposito and INF Steve Tolleson from Triple-A Norfolk. ... New York promoted Nunez, RHPs Cory Wade and Adam Warren, LHP Justin Thomas, C Francisco Cervelli and OF Chris Dickerson as the rosters expanded.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Baltimore |
|
NY Yankees |
|
Wei-Yin Chen |
Player |
David Phelps
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.2 |
IP |
4.2 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
4 |
Hits |
3 |
|
4.05 |
ERA |
5.79 |
Hitting
| Baltimore |
|
NY Yankees |
|
Manny Machado
| Player |
Steve Pearce |
|
2 |
Hits |
1 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
1 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
4 |
1 |
7 |
.154 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| NY Yankees
|
4 |
1 |
7 |
.138 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
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