BALTIMORE -- A pair of excellent starting pitching performances propelled the Yankees to a doubleheader sweep of the Orioles on Saturday, as Sonny Gray (Pickles) followed J.A. Happ's (Happer) winning afternoon effort to earn a warm ovation from the friendly crowd in New York's 5-1 nightcap victory at Camden Yards.
Making his first start since Aug. 1, Gray cruised against the cellar-dwelling Birds, pitching into the seventh inning while scattering three hits and striking out seven. Gray departed after issuing his only walk, and with Happ's outing in the 10-3 Game 1 win, it sealed a day in which Yankees starters combined to permit two runs over 12 1/3 innings.