The O's struck early and often in a 12-5 rout of the New York Yankees on Friday night at Camden Yards.
The Birds tagged A.J. Burnett for six runs in the second inning; Mark Reynolds started the scoring with his 30th homer of the season, a solo shot with one out. The O's then slapped four consecutive doubles before J.J. Hardy blasted a two-run bomb to left field. Burnett allowed six hits in the inning, and all went for extra-bases...
Nolan Reimold added a two-run triple in the fifth, and Matt Wieters crushed a three-run bomb to left in the sixth to give the O's an insurmountable 12-1 lead.
Tommy Hunter held the Yankees to just one run (a solo homer) through the first six frames before running into some trouble in the seventh. Hunter (3-2) gave up a lead-off homer, a single and a two-run blast to give the Yankees fans in the stands something to cheer about. But Hunter retired the next three batters on ground balls to squash any hope of a comeback. Hunter went seven innings, allowing four runs on five hits (three homers), walking none and fanning four.
The Orioles have now won five straight, tying a season-high, and the 12 runs scored was a season-best. The Yankees committed four errors and managed only six hits in the loss...
The two clubs were scheduled to play a doubleheader on Saturday, but Hurricane Irene's impending arrival forced MLB to cancel baseball in Baltimore until Sunday. A doubleheader is planned for Sunday, and Monday evening's game will go on as planned. The two teams will make up the postponed game on September 8. Zach Britton will take the mound in Game 1 on Sunday, followed by Brian Matusz in Game 2.
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