The Yankees dealt with Baltimore since the Marlins coronavirus outbreak might end up with infections on the Phillies, and MLB put both Miami and Philadelphia on ice till their scenarios are resolved. That required the Yankees and the Orioles into a two-game set since neither of them had anybody to play.
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Gerrit Cole was supposed to make his Yankee Stadium launching Wednesday. Rather, he was masterful for all but a few pitches in a 9-3 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards.
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As Cole stretched his winning streak, which goes back to last year, to 18 video games, the Yankees continued their ownership of Baltimore.
LeMahieu led the video game off with a homer to right field.
The Yankees will take on the Os again Thursday in Baltimore. On Friday, theyll have their house opener against the Red Sox.
Then Hicks socked a line-drive two-run shot with one out. After Stanton walked, Hicks switched on a first-pitch fastball that had to do with hips-high, squashing it at 97.1 mph, a no-doubter over the right-field wall. It was also Hicks very first blast of the season.
The Yankees expanded their lead from 2-1 to 5-1 thanks to a couple of third-inning homers.
Judge led the frame with a bomb to left-center field, his first shot of the year. Judge, possibly the greatest gamer in the video game not named Giancarlo Stanton, appeared to mishit the ball, hardly getting under it. Still, his power pushed it halfway up the front seats, 386 feet from home plate.
Cole was fantastic most of the night, he took it hard after manager Aaron Boone pulled him. Coles eyes were repaired on his cleats in the dugout.
it was Coles second Yankees outing because signing a nine-year, $324-million handle the club in the offseason.
Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and DJ LeMahieu each clubbed their very first homers of the coronavirus-shortened season.
It worked out perfectly for the Yankees, who saw Cole fire a strong 6 2/3 innings prior to quiting a double (Renato Nunez), a two-run homer (Dwight Smith Jr.) and another double (Pedro Severino), ending his night at 102 pitches.
Gleyber Torres, who torched the Orioles all last season, completed 0-for-4. Gary Sanchez struck out 3 times and didnt have a hit in four at-bats.
Bombers battle
The Yankees have actually won 17 straight games over the Os given that April 4, 2019. Its their third-longest winning streak against a single opponent in franchise history, behind only a 19-game winning streak over the Philadelphia As from 1938-39 and a franchise-record 21-game streak over the St. Louis Browns in 1927.
The Yankees improved to 3-1. The Orioles fell to 2-2.
The ghost of Jacoby Ellsbury
Cole world
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Cole was brilliant most of the night, he took it hard after manager Aaron Boone pulled him. Coles eyes were repaired on his cleats in the dugout. Weird, however Orioles catcher Pedro Severino twice devoted catchers Interference in the Yankees two-run very first inning. Cole retired 15 hitters in a row before his night went. Get Yankees text messages: Cut through the clutter of social media and text during video games with beat writers and writers.
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Cole retired 15 players in a row before his night went. He started out 7 and strolled 2. Lefty veteran Luis Avilan changed him and got the last out of the inning. Chad Green pitched a scoreless 8th inning. Rookie Brooks Kriske made his big-league debut with a clean ninth inning.
Strange, however Orioles catcher Pedro Severino two times committed catchers Interference in the Yankees two-run first inning. Occurred with Judge in package and then Stanton. Play stopped after Stanton struck Severinos glove. At points, Severino seemed to be in severe discomfort.
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Mike Ford, who started in the beginning base for the very first time this year, had actually the bases filled and scored Judge with a one-out sacrifice fly to best field.
