Kyle Gibson
By JERRY BEACH
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Greenfield’s Kyle Gibson allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees 3-1 on Thursday night to take two of three games from New York.
Anthony Santander had three hits, including an RBI single in the fifth off Clarke Schmidt (2-5). and Austin Hays hit a two-run double in the eighth against Clay Holmes, a drive off the top of the right-field wall.
Baltimore went 5-1 on a trip that began in Toronto and New York and is a big league-best 19-9 away from home.
“Kudos to our guys for going about their business the right way and preparing the right way,” Hays said. “Whether we’re at home or on the road — just coming in and knowing what the assignment is and taking care of business.”
Gibson (6-3) entered 1-6 with a 6.75 ERA in 10 outings against the Yankees. He allowed a first-pitch single to Gleyber Torres leading off the first and a single to Willie Calhoun leading off the seventh.
“He’s difficult to square up — lot of balls just off the barrel, kind of lofted out there,” said Yankees centerfielder Harrison Bader, who was 0 for 3 with a walk. “He did a really good job.”
Gibson worked around four walks and struck out three, getting 13 outs from ground balls and inducing two double plays.
“Great pitch mix of being unpredictable — keeping the ball on the corners, down by the knees,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said.
Mike Baumann struck out two in a perfect eighth before Aaron Judge led off the ninth with the first walk off Yennier Cano in 21 games this season. Calhoun hit a two-out RBI double and Cano finished a three-hitter for his fourth save in four chances. Anthony Volpe hit a game-ending flyout, dropping to 4 for his last 34.
Baltimore, which overcame a 5-1 deficit in a 9-6 win on Wednesday, had won just nine series against the Yankees in the previous seven seasons.
“That’s just a really good team series,” Gibson said. “Really good team win today. Tough environment to lose the first one like we did. And to come back and then win a series was really big for us.”
A 35-year old right-hander and 2006 graduate of Greenfield-Central High School, Gibson’s next scheduled start is Tuesday, May 30, at home, against the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland’s scheduled starter is Cal Quantrill.
