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Offense stays hot as Yankees win at Camden Yards again

BALTIMORE — The home runs just continue to come for the Yankees at Camden Yards. With a 7-5 win over the Orioles, the team is now a season-high 14 games above .500 and two games above the Rays for first place in the AL East.

The usual suspects Gary Sanchez and Gleyber Torres went yard but Thairo Estrada and DJ LeMahieu decided to join the party as well, with homers of their own.

Torres is the story here, however, with his two home runs tonight upping his season total versus Baltimore to 10 already. With 10 of his 12 homers having been hit against the O’s, even long-time broadcaster Gary Thorne couldn’t believe what he was seeing anymore.

The Yankees did most of their damage against starter Dan Straily, who only went four innings but gave up six runs on eight hits.

Tonight, the team needed all the runs they could get as CC Sabathia did not have his best stuff. Admitting after the game that his knee was bothering him, the left-hander gave up five runs on six hits in just five innings of work.

Most of the damage done against him came in the fifth when both Richie Martin and Renato Nunez took him deep.

Luckily for Aaron Boone, his bullpen was more than capable of finishing the job.

The quartet of Tommy Kahnle, Adam Ottavino, Chad Green, and Aroldis Chapman combined to give up just one hit and two walks, while striking out six Orioles. Protecting a 7-5 lead in the ninth, Chapman slammed the door and got his 13th save of the season.

The win was credited to Sabathia, his third of the season and 249th for his career. It looks like historic number 250 will have to wait, however, as the lefty hinted at a likely IL stint to nurse his ailing knee.

New York goes for the sweep tomorrow at 12:35 ET, with Masahiro Tanaka facing Dylan Bundy.

Current Yankees Record: 31-17