Orioles Beat Yankees 12-5 For 5th Straight Win
BALTIMORE (AP) -- On an emotional night at Camden Yards, Mark Reynolds and J.J. Hardy homered in a six-run second inning against A.J. Burnett, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 12-5 Friday for their fifth straight victory.
Matt Wieters also connected for the last-place Orioles, whose five-game run matches a season high.
It was Baltimore's first home game since former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan took his own life Wednesday. Moments before the first pitch, there was a moment of silence in honor of the 1979 Cy Young winner, who died at age 59 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Flanagan's No. 46 was displayed on the right field scoreboard from batting practice to the end of the game. For the rest of the season, the Orioles will wear a black circular patch on their right jersey sleeves with the word "FLANNY" written in white.
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