ORIOLES GET PRONKED IN CAMDEN YARDS!

(In Photo: Travis Hafner)
The Yankees are in Baltimore for a 3 game series against the Orioles. CC Sabathia took the mound against former Yankee pitcher Freddy Garcia in first game of this set.

Robbie Cano "Doncha' Know" made some noise with his bat in the top of the first with a solo HR (13) making it 1-0 before the Orioles even got their first at bats. In the top of the 2nd David Adams hit his first career HR as a Yankee giving the Yankees their 2nd run of the game. But Chris Davis gave the O's a run back with a solo HR of his own making it 2-1 Yankees in the bottom of the 2nd.

Things stayed quiet for a few innings until Nick Markakis singled to center scoring Steve Pearce in the bottom of the 5th tying things up at 2 a piece. But, Lyle Overbay was swinging for the fences in the top of the 7th and gave the Yankees back the lead 3-2.. But Nick Markakis hits another RBI double to left center scoring Alexi Casilla, tying the game up again.

Then J.J. Hardy scores Markakis on an RBI double ending the night for Sabathia in 6.1 innings. CC struck out 2 batters and was hit 11 times 5 of them were doubles and no walks. Shawn Kelley came in for relief work and maintained the Yankees 1 run deficit. He pitched one inning and gave up one walk, and struck out 3 before being replaced by Boone Logan in the bottom of the 8th to face pinch hitter and former Yankee and BYB favorite Chris Dickerson who singled to center.

Logan held the Orioles to just that one hit, and kept the Yankees within one going into the top of the 9th. Then Travis Hafner went deep off Orioles closer Jim Johnson tying the game yet again 4-4 after Cano grounded out. David Robertson entered in the bottom of the 9th in hopes of bringing the game into extra innings. He did just that with a fly out by Manny Machado and then struck out J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis. Ichiro Suzuki started the top of the 10th with a double down the RF line off of Pedro Strop and later scored on a ground-rule double by Vernon Wells.

Hafner went up to the plate and scored the insurance run by bringing Wells home making it 6-4 Yankees after the Orioles went to the bullpen bringing in Brian Matusz. Then it was Mo' time in the bottom of the 10th. Mariano Rivera did his thing and closed the door in a 1, 2, 3 inning for save number 625, and handed the Orioles their 6th consecutive loss.

Oh, and a big Congratulations to David Adams on collecting his first MLB career home run, and great defense at 3rd.

Final score from Baltimore- Yankees 6 - Orioles 4.

-- Rudy Laurens, BYB Writer
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