American League Division Series: Baltimore Orioles VS. New York Yankees

Welcome to the post for the ALDS featuring the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. Please use this post as a reference for the entire series.

Game 1: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland. On the mound: CC Sabathia for New York and Jason Hammel for Baltimore. New York opened in the first inning as Ichiro Suzuki doubled to drive in Derek Jeter. Baltimore took the lead in the third inning on a 2-RBI Nate McLouth single, plating both Chris Davis and Lew Ford. The Yankees tied it in the fourth inning as Mark Teixeira singled to score Alex Rodriguez. New York took the lead in the ninth inning with a Russell Martin solo home run, followed by Suzuki singling to knock in Eduardo Nunez, Robinson Cano doubling to get both Jeter and Suzuki home, and Nick Swisher hitting a sacrifice fly to finish Cano's trip around. This was good for a 7-2 win, picked up by Sabathia, while Jim Johnson was credited with the loss. New York owns a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland. On the mound: Andy Pettitte for New York and Wei-Yin Chen for Baltimore. New York led off in the first inning as Robinson Cano doubled to score Ichiro Suzuki. Baltimore took the lead in the third inning as Chris Davis singled to drive in both Robert Andino and Nate McLouth. The Orioles added on in the sixth inning as Mark Reynolds singled Matt Wieters across the dish. The Yankees got one back in the seventh inning as Derek Jeter singled to plate Eduardo Nunez. They couldn't get an equalizer, losing 3-2, with Chen picking up the win, Jim Johnson closing out for the save, and Pettitte was dealt the loss. The series heads to the Bronx tied at 1.

Game 3: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York. On the mound: Miguel Gonzalez for Baltimore and Hiroki Kuroda for New York. Baltimore started with a third inning Ryan Flaherty solo home run. New York tied it in the bottom of the third as Derek Jeter tripled to force in Russell Martin. The Orioles took the lead back in the fifth inning on a Manny Machado solo shot. The Yankees tied it in the ninth inning as Raul Ibanez hit a solo home run. New York won it in the twelfth inning on another Ibanez solo shot, for a 3-2 final. David Robertson picked up the win and Brian Matusz was given the loss. The Yankees hold a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York. On the mound: Joe Saunders for Baltimore and Phil Hughes for New York. Baltimore began with a fifth inning Nate McLouth solo home run. New York tied it in the sixth inning with Robinson Cano grounding out to bring in Derek Jeter. The Orioles took the lead again in the thirteenth inning as J.J. Hardy doubled to plate Manny Machado. This stood up for a 2-1 win, picked up by Pedro Strop, while Jim Johnson shut the door for the save, and David Phelps was responsible for the loss. The series will be decided in the next game, currently being tied at 2.

Game 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York. On the mound: Jason Hammel for Baltimore and CC Sabathia for New York. New York struck first in the fifth inning as Raul Ibanez singled to drive in Mark Teixeira. The Yankees extended the lead in the sixth inning on an Ichiro Suzuki double to knock in Derek Jeter. New York got another in the seventh inning on a Curtis Granderson solo home run. Baltimore got on the board in the eighth inning when Lew Ford singled Matt Wieters around. This only made it 3-1, the final, with Sabathia going the distance for the win, while Hammel was handed the loss. New York advances to play the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, beginning tomorrow.

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