Unbeaten Orioles rally again to nip Yankees
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles remain the major leagues’ lone unbeaten team, and their latest victory was accomplished without a home run. Instead, they stole a base to set up the victory.
Hyun Soo Kim hit a tiebreaking RBI single off Dellin Betances in the seventh inning after a rare swipe by slugger Mark Trumbo, and the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 5-4 Saturday.
One day after overcoming a fourrun deficit, the Orioles came back from being down 4-1 and improved this season to 4-0.
“There are 158 games left,” Manager Buck Showalter said. “I’d rather win the first four than lose the first four but … we’ll take each challenge as it comes.”
The Orioles trailed 4-3 in the seventh when Chris Davis doubled with one out. Trumbo followed with an RBI single, and the majors’ defending home run champ promptly stole second off Betances (0-1), against whom runners were 21 for 21 last year in attempted steals. Kim then blooped his hit.
“I was just trying to put the ball in play, trying to make good contact,” said Kim, who went 3 for 4.
It was the 23rd career stolen base for Trumbo in 553 games. It was also the second steal of the day for power-laden Baltimore, which had only 19 all last year.
“Trum doesn’t see a lot of steal signals, so there’s some trust on both of our parts,” Showalter said. “I don’t know what was more impressive, him getting the sign to steal second or [Kim’s] base hit off the breaking ball.”
Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez left in the fifth after straining his right biceps during his follow-through on a swing. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list after the game.
WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 2 Avisail Garcia went 3 for 4 with three RBI and Geovany Soto homered and Chicago handed Minnesota its first loss of the season. Garcia fell a double shy of the cycle.
TIGERS 4, RED SOX 1 Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Jose Iglesias and James McCann (Arkansas Razorbacks) homered in Detroit’s victory over Boston.
ROYALS 7, ASTROS 3 Cheslor Cuthbert hit a home run early and Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez both hit home runs in the eighth inning, helping Kansas City rally for a victory over Houston.
ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 1 Kendall Graveman held Texas hitless until Mike Napoli homered with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Rangers. RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 2 (11) Toronto reliever Casey Lawrence walked home the winning run in the 11th inning, lifting Tampa Bay over the Blue Jays.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CARDINALS 10, REDS 4 Aledmys Diaz hit two home runs, Michael Wacha allowed one run over six innings and St. Louis beat Cincinnati. PIRATES 6, BRAVES 4 Gregory Polanco had no trouble with R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball, getting three of his four hits and driving in a run off the starter to lead Pittsburgh over Atlanta.
PHILLIES 17, NATIONALS 3 Howie Kendrick had a three-run triple while Philadelphia scored 12 runs for the biggest first inning in team history as Philadelphia routed Washington.
CUBS 11, BREWERS 6 NL MVP Kris Bryant drove in his first three runs of the season and Chicago beat Milwaukee. MARLINS 8, METS 1 Marcell Ozuna hit a home run and Adam Conley allowed one hit through five innings to lead Miami over New York.
ROCKIES 4, DODGERS 2 Clayton Kershaw surrendered back-to-back home runs to Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra in the sixth to help Colorado beat Los Angeles. PADRES 2, GIANTS 1 Rookie Manuel Margot doubled twice off Madison Bumgarner while Jhoulys Chacin and two relievers held San Francisco to five hits as San Diego beat the Giants.
INTERLEAGUE
DIAMONDBACKS 11, INDIANS 2 David Peralta hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Arizona beat Cleveland.