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- Updated: June 5, 2016
BALTIMORE — The Yankees had their first six-run lead in 11 games and starter Ivan Nova was cruising with five shutout innings and just two hits allowed to the Orioles during Saturday night’s 8-6 win over Baltimore at Camden Yards.
That’s when, with two outs in the top of the sixth, the Yankees turned aggressive and added to their cushion. With Brett Gardner on first and Jacoby Ellsbury on third, the Yankees pulled off a successful double steal on Dylan Bundy’s 0-1 pitch to Carlos Beltran, with Gardner swiping second and Ellsbury just beating the throw home to give New York a 7-0 lead.
“It worked out for us,” said Gardner, who picked up his 10th steal of the season. “I had the green light, I felt like I had a decent jump. Most of the time in that situation they don’t throw through, but [Matt Wieters] threw me out [Friday] so I guess he thought he could again, and Jacoby made a good read and went home.”
At the time, it seemed like little more than an insurance run. By the end of the Yankees’ win over the Orioles, it proved …
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