Gonzalez Strikes Out 10 As Orioles Beat Yankees 4-3
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Miguel Gonzalez struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 4-3 Tuesday night at soggy Camden Yards.
Adam Jones homered and drove in two runs for the Orioles, and Caleb Joseph contributed two hits and an RBI.
Gonzalez (1-1) gave up four hits, a walk and one run. The right-hander allowed only one runner past second base and capped his outing by striking out the side in the seventh.
Kevin Gausman gave up two runs in the eighth, and Zach Britton got four outs for his second save.
Sabathia (0-2) yielded four runs and seven hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out seven. Although he is 18-7 against the Orioles, the left-hander is 0-5 with a 5.48 ERA in his last seven starts in Baltimore.
Sabathia was seeking his first win since April 24, 2014, after missing most of last season with a knee injury.
Alex Rodriguez was not in the Yankees' the starting lineup for the first time this season. The 39-year-old is seeking a return to form after being suspended last season for drug use.
He entered as a pinch hitter with two outs and none on in the ninth. Rodriguez received jeers from many in the crowd of 19,283 before bouncing out to shortstop.
Jones put the Orioles up 1-0 in the first inning with his fourth home run in five games. He added a sacrifice fly in the third after Sabathia issued a leadoff walk.
Baltimore made it 3-0 in the fourth when Delmon Young singled, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a two-out single by Joseph.
Gonzalez retired 10 straight batters before Jacoby Ellsbury led off the sixth with a single. With two outs, Mark Teixeira hit an RBI double.
Joseph led off the seventh with his first career triple and Everth Cabrera brought him home with a fly ball.
New York closed to 4-3 in the eighth. Chase Headley singled in a run and scored when Alejandro De Aza dropped a fly to left.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: OF Brett Gardner took the night off after being struck in the right wrist Tuesday by a pitch from Wei-Yin Chen.
Orioles: C Matt Wieters (elbow surgery) took five at-bats as a DH in extended spring training and threw from 150 feet. Manager Buck Showalter says Wieters could soon begin a rehabilitation assignment.
ON DECK
Yankees: RHP Nathan Eovaldo makes his second start since coming to the Yankees from the Marlins in an offseason trade.
Orioles: RHP Bud Norris, who got hit hard in Baltimore's home opener against Toronto, seeks to put a major dent in his 24.00 ERA.
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