Machado HR, 4 RBIs Carry Orioles To 9-4 Win Over Yankees
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Manny Machado homered and had four RBIs, Nolan Reimold hit a two-run drive and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a milestone achievement by Alex Rodriguez in a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night.
David Lough added a solo shot for the Orioles, who have won six straight to climb over .500 (31-30) for the first time since May 4. Baltimore has amassed 20 runs and 31 hits in the first two games of the series and will vie for a sweep on Sunday.
Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to join Hank Aaron as the only members of the exclusive 2,000-RBI club. The sixth-inning drive off Bud Norris lifted A-Rod's career RBI total to 2,001. Hank Aaron ranks first on the career list with 2,297.
SEE: Photos from Friday night's game
It was the 666th career home run for Rodriguez, fourth on baseball's all-time list behind Babe Ruth, Aaron and Barry Bonds.
After Rodriguez tied the game, Baltimore went up 7-4 in the bottom half against Chris Martin (0-2) with an uprising fueled by three wild pitches. After J.J. Hardy delivered an RBI single, Machado poked an opposite-field, two-run single to right.
Lough continued the onslaught with a pinch-hit homer in the seventh off Sergio Santos, who was brought up from the minors earlier in the day.
Chaz Roe (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 innings for Baltimore, part of a scoreless effort by the bullpen in relief of Norris.
Yankees starter CC Sabathia allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings.
Machado put the Orioles up 4-2 in the fifth with a two-run shot to center on a 3-1 pitch.
Rodriguez answered with his 12th homer following a leadoff single by Chase Headley. The Yankees subsequently loaded the bases but could not score.
New York jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Mark Teixeira hit a two-out RBI single and scored on a double by Brian McCann.
After Machado led off the second with a single, Reimold hit a foul pop near the Baltimore dugout. Teixeira and McCann converged before deferring to each other as the ball dropped between them. Reimold drove the next pitch over the wall in right -- his second home run in four games since being recalled from the minors.
The defensive gem of the game occurred in the fourth inning, when Yankees rookie center fielder Mason Williams chased down a liner in right-center and caught it before sliding into the wall.
TRAINERS ROOM
Yankees: Headley was back in the lineup at 3B after being drilled between the legs by a sharp grounder Friday night. ... Minor league C Austin Romine passed a concussion test after being struck in the head by a pitch Friday. "I was nervous when I saw the video of it," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "But he said he's doing OK."
Orioles: 2B Jonathan Scoop (right knee) is slated to work out with the team Monday after spending several weeks in Florida. The team hopes for his return by early July.
ON DECK
Yankees: Adam Warren (4-4, 3.64 ERA) pitches Sunday in the series finale. He's allowed a HR in five straight games but has a 2.70 ERA during that span.
Orioles: Baltimore seeks its first three-game sweep of the Yankees since 2013 behind rookie Mike Wright (2-1, 2.96 ERA).
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