The Yankees found themselves in yet another close game against the Orioles on Sunday afternoon, but this time, they found their collective stride at the plate late in the game to march to a 10-6 win. New York batted around in the eighth inning and awoke for five runs to avoid being swept for the first time in more than a month, while ending Baltimore's win streak at six games.
Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang worked six solid innings, holding the Orioles to three runs and inducing eight groundouts. Shortstop Luis Hernandez's two-run single in the third inning did most of the damage done against Wang, who improved to 12-5 on the season and won his ninth game in his last 12 tries. Continue
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