NEW YORK -- With a crucial four-game series against the first-place Red Sox beginning on Thursday, it appeared as if the Yankees' focus had already shifted to Boston as the club played all too loose against the Orioles in Wednesday's matinee, resulting in a 7-5 loss in the series finale at Yankee Stadium.
After winning his last three starts and having had much success against Baltimore this year, Yankees starter Sonny Gray put New York in an early 5-0 hole in the second, allowing RBI base hits to Trey Mancini, Renato Nunez and Tim Beckham.