After blowing a five-run lead late, a trio of eighth-inning homers propelled the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees Thursday night. The Orioles are now tied with the Yankees for the AL East division lead.
Orioles Outslug Yankees, Grab Share Of Division Lead
The Baltimore Orioles blew a big lead late only to launch three homers in the eighth to best the New York Yankees 10-6 on Thursday night, tying them for the AL East division lead.
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With the score tied 6-6 in the eighth, Adam Jones launched a home run off David Robertson in the home half of the inning. Following a Matt Wieters single, first baseman Mark Reynolds blasted a two-run shot, giving the Orioles a 9-6 lead. They weren't done yet, however, as designated hitter Chris Davis welcomed reliever Boone Logan to the contest by belting a solo home run of his own, extending the lead to 10-6.
Baltimore bashed four first-inning runs on Yankees starter David Phelps, including a three-run homer to left off the bat of Wieters. Phelps would also surrender a solo home run to second baseman Robert Andino in the fourth, leaving the game after four innings pitched with six hits and five earned runs allowed.
Down 6-1 heading into the eighth inning, New York began a furious rally to tie the game. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez sparked the frame with a RBI double off Randy Wolf, whittling Baltimore's lead to 6-2. Then, reliever Pedro Strop entered the game for the Orioles and the Yankees continued chipping away, first with a run-scoring single from Curtis Granderson, and then, with the bases loaded, pinch-hitter Chris Dickerson drew a walk.
Ichiro Suzuki would tie the game for Yankees at 6, driving in a 2-run single to right field.
The two teams will meet for the second game of their critical four-game set in Baltimore on Friday night.
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