Pillar, McKinney Each Homer Twice As Mets Rout Orioles
New York has been beset by injuries — and newly acquired star Francisco Lindor has had his struggles — but the Mets extended their lead in the NL East to 3 1/2 games over second-place Atlanta.
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New York has been beset by injuries — and newly acquired star Francisco Lindor has had his struggles — but the Mets extended their lead in the NL East to 3 1/2 games over second-place Atlanta.
Bruce Zimmermann (4-3) allowed a two-run homer in the first inning to Pete Alonso, but the Mets managed only one more hit off him in five innings.
After hitting two home runs Friday, Judge provided New York a 5-0 lead with a two-run shot in the second. Six of Judge's 11 homers this season have come against Baltimore.
Judge is now 10 for 19 with five home runs facing the Orioles this season. He has 13 career multihomer games, five of them against Baltimore.
Harvey received three standing ovations, but his outing for Baltimore was no better than his final performances for New York.
The 27-year-old third-string catcher still doesn't have a big league hit, but he's had plenty to celebrate.
The Yankees scored their most runs since getting a season-high eight on April 11 and pitched their second shutout this season — both have come against the Orioles.
New York stopped a four-game skid at Camden Yards and at 10-13 moved into a tie with the Orioles for last in the AL East.
This week's Baseball Report looks at the A's' winning streak, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s home runs and Mike Trout's strong start.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was held out of New York's lineup with soreness in his left side a night after he had a homer, three hits and four RBIs against Baltimore. The Yankees are off on Thursday, giving the right fielder two days to rest.
New York has won 12 straight home games against the Orioles since May 2019, tying the Yankees' mark vs. the old St. Louis Browns in 1926-27 and outscoring Baltimore 76-30.
Stanton's eighth career grand slam carried the New York Yankees over Baltimore 7-0 Monday night and handed the Orioles their first loss this season.
New York started the shortened season 15-6, plummeted with a 5-16 funk and now is on its longest winning streak since taking six in a row from Aug. 11-17.
The Yankees moved 3 1/2 games ahead of the Orioles for the AL's final postseason spot as the teams began a four-game series.
The Mets came back from a six-run deficit Monday before falling to the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 in 10 innings.
Jake Marisnick and Jeff McNeil homered for the Mets, who lost for the eighth time in 12 games and absorbed one of their most lopsided losses of the season.
Cole (4-3) lost a third straight start for the first time since July 30-Aug. 10, 2018, with Houston. Prior to this skid, the right-hander had reeled off 20 straight regular-season victories.
The Yankees homered in 22 straight games against Baltimore before being contained in the nightcap, leaving them one short game of matching the mark by a team against a single opponent.
New York fell a season-high six games under .500, ahead of only Washington in the NL East.
Luke Voit hit his first career grand slam for the Yankees, who stretched their winning streak against Baltimore to 18 games and notched their 17th consecutive victory at Camden Yards.
Baseball's weird season reached another level of strange Wednesday night when New York stepped in for the Miami Marlins and ruined Baltimore's home opener.
The Orioles, enduring one of the worst seasons in franchise history, look poised to break the single-season record for home runs allowed.
The Yankees completed a doubleheader sweep with a win on Monday night that stretched their winning streak versus the Orioles to 14 games.
Gary Sánchez hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to cap a New York rally fueled by Baltimore gaffes, and the Yankees pulled out a 10-7 victory Monday night.
It's been a rough season in Baltimore with the team already tying the franchise record for most losses since 1954. They could surpass that mark and others by year end.