BALTIMORE -- Danny Valencia needed a slump-busting hit, and with one swing of the bat in Game 1 of a twin bill on Monday against the Yankees, he may have gotten it.
On a 1-1 pitch -- CC Sabathia's 99th and final of the afternoon in the sixth inning -- Valencia ended his 0-for-25 skid in a big way, sending a slider 415 feet to dead center to give the Orioles their first lead of the day with a three-run shot.
After a rough first month of the season, Valencia hit .