BALTIMORE (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar homered to help Masahiro Tanaka win his fifth straight decision, and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 8-5 on Saturday to extend the Orioles’ losing streak to seven games.
Tanaka (7-2) allowed four runs and eight hits with seven strikeouts and one walk over 5 1/3 innings. He is 5-0 in seven road games this season – the best stretch of his career.
Brett Gardner had a pair of leadoff doubles and scored a run for the Yankees, who have won four consecutive games.
New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton, right, celebrates his home run with Gary Sanchez in the third inning of baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Adam Jones, Joey Rickard and Manny Machado hit solo homers for the Orioles, who scored more than three runs for just the second time in 14 games.
The Yankees took advantage of three defensive miscuses by the Orioles in the sixth.
Second baseman Jonathan Schoop had a throwing error on an apparent double-play ball by Gary Sanchez off Kevin Gausman (3-5). A sinking liner to center by Didi Gregorius skipped by Jones, allowing Sanchez to score easily from first. Aaron Hicks followed with a single and Gregorius scored on a throwing error by Jones that extended the lead to 6-2.
Gausman allowed six runs (five earned) and nine hits with nine strikeouts and no walks over 51/3 innings.
Machado homered to open sixth and Tanaka left after allowing another single and walk. Jonathan Holder entered and allowed an RBI double by Danny Valencia that pulled the Orioles to within 6-4.
The Yankees pulled away in the eighth on an RBI single by Hicks and a double by Andujar.
The game was delayed 1 hour and 44 minutes because of rain.
Jones gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the first with a homer to left-center. The Yankees took the lead an inning later on a two-run shot by Andujar.
Stanton boosted the margin to 4-1 with another two-run homer in the third. Rickard answered with a solo shot in the bottom half.
ACCOLADE
Yankees 2B Gleyber Torres was selected the AL’s Rookie of the Month for May. He batted .317 with 13 runs scored, 26 hits, a double, nine home runs, 24 RBI and six walks.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Adam Warren (back strain) threw a bullpen session Friday. “He did well and is likely on track to be called up in the next couple of days,” Boone said.
Orioles: Closer Zach Britton (Achilles) will pitch Tuesday and Thursday for Triple-A Norfolk. He will then throw back-to-back outings the following Monday and Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Rookie Domingo German (0-3, 5.45 ERA) is pitching on extended rest because of a rainout Thursday.
Orioles: Alex Cobb (1-7, 6.80 ERA) took the loss in his last two outings. He is 6-4 with a 2.99 ERA in 15 career starts against the Yankees.
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New York Yankees’ Didi Gregorius is congratulated after scoring on a double by Aaron Hicks against the Baltimore Orioles duirng the fifth inning of baseball game Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning of baseball game, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado follows through on a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning of baseball game, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks follows through on an RBI-double against the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth inning of baseball game, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, right, pauses before leaving a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth inning Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
New York Yankees’ Brett Gardner reacts after hitting a stand-up double against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of baseball game, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner (11) leaps for but cannot catch a solo home run hit by Baltimore Adam Jones in the first inning of baseball game, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones follows through on a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the first inning of baseball game, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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