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05/01 21:11 CDT Gil's excellent outing helps the Yankees defeat Baltimore 2-0;
Cabrera's HR drives in the only runs
Gil's excellent outing helps the Yankees defeat Baltimore 2-0; Cabrera's HR
drives in the only runs
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Luis Gil outdueled Corbin Burnes, Oswaldo Cabrera hit a
two-run homer in the fifth inning and the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore
Orioles 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Gil (2-1) allowed two hits and a walk over a career-high 6 1/3 innings in
another low-scoring game between the top two teams in the AL East. Baltimore
began this four-game series with victories of 2-0 and 4-2, but Gil's
performance helped the Yankees ensure they weren't swept.
"Any time he goes out there he's usually got some overwhelming stuff and the
ability to do what he did tonight," manager Aaron Boone said. "What a great
tone he set for us. He's got some poison coming out there at you."
The game was significant enough that New York used closer Clay Holmes for the
final five outs in his longest outing of the season. He struck out Gunnar
Henderson and Adley Rutschman with two on to end the eighth, then pitched
around a leadoff single in the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances.
The teams are back in a virtual tie for first place, with the Orioles (19-11)
percentage points ahead of New York (20-12).
Gil allowed five runs in five innings in his previous start at Milwaukee, but
he rebounded against a talented Baltimore lineup. He struck out five and never
allowed anyone past first base.
"Making sure that I threw strikes --- it was a main point of work for me ---
even going back to spring training," Gil said through a translator. "We knew
that I needed to be more consistent in the strike zone."
Burnes (3-1) permitted two runs and four hits, striking out six with one walk
in his first loss since being traded from Milwaukee to Baltimore this past
offseason. The game's only scoring came when Cabrera's line drive down the line
in right field barely cleared the wall and stayed fair. The homer was upheld
after a short review --- the ball was sitting inside the foul pole afterward.
Caleb Ferguson struck out his only two batters in the seventh after relieving
Gil. Ian Hamilton started the eighth by issuing a walk and then hitting a
batter. After Hamilton retired pinch-hitter Anthony Santander on a foul pop,
Holmes entered to face the top of the Baltimore order.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Boone said RHP Gerrit Cole (right elbow) had a "pretty heavy throwing
day" Tuesday but was not on the mound. "It sounds like that went well," Boone
said. ... Boone said OF Alex Verdugo might be back Thursday after going on the
paternity list.
Orioles: Baltimore put RHP Grayson Rodriguez (right shoulder) on the 15-day
injured list retroactive to Tuesday and activated LHP John Means (left forearm)
from the IL.
UP NEXT
The Orioles did not announce a starter for Thursday's series finale. LHP Carlos
Rodn (2-1) takes the mound for the Yankees.
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