Yankees dominate

Orioles suffer first lost of new season

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam over the visitors’ bullpen that landed in the left-bleachers 471 feet from home plate, leading the New York Yankees over Baltimore 7-0 Monday night, handing the Orioles their first loss this season.

New York was ahead 1-0 on Aaron Judge’s fourth-inning homer when starter Jorge López (0-1) walked the bases loaded in the fifth inning and Shawn Armstrong forced in a run with a walk to slumping Aaron Hicks.

Stanton sent a 92 mph fastball soaring onto a fan gathering area called Frank’s Red Hot Terrace for the longest home run of the young major league season and his eighth career slam.

Armstrong, making his season debut after coming off the paternity list, knew immediately where the ball was headed and crouched on the mound. Coming off a season-opening, threegame sweep in Boston, the Orioles never got close after that.

New York improved to 8-0 when Judge and Stanton homer in the same game, including three postseason wins.

Left-hander Jordan Montgomery (1-0) allowed four hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and no walks.

Montgomery induced 14 swings and misses among 73 pitches, including eight on changeups and four on curveballs. With another year to strengthen since Tommy John surgery in June 2018, he reached 94.5 mph, up from an average of 92.6 mph last season.

Luis Cessa pitched two hitless innings, and Aroldis Chapman struck out three around a walk in his season debut after completing a two-game suspension for throwing at Tampa Bay’s Mike Brosseau last season.

Baltimore had been seeking its first 4-0 start since 2017 but instead wound up with a familiar result. Yankees have won 11 straight home games against the Orioles since May 2019, matching New York’s team record, outscoring Baltimore 69-28.

A crowd of 9,008 -- limited to 20% by coronavirus restrictions -- came out for New York’s first night game of this season.