Rookie monster: Sanchez powers Yanks by O’s

NEW YORK — Gary Sanchez continued a blistering rookie month to remember with his 11th home run, while Starlin Castro and Aaron Hicks also launched deep drives to power the Yankees past the Orioles, 13-5, on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees posted a double-digit run total for the second consecutive game, thumping right-hander Dylan Bundy for five runs and seven hits over four innings before continuing their barrage against the bullpen.

Castro and Hicks each collected three RBIs to pace the squad, slugging a pair of two-run homers in the fifth inning off T.J. McFarland.

Mark Trumbo hit his Major League-leading 39th home run and Chris Davis homered twice off Yankees starter Chad Green, who permitted four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. 

The victory moved New York (67-61) a season-high six games over .500, and within 2 1/2 games of the O’s (70-58) for the second American League Wild Card slot.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDGary, still oh so scary: Sanchez became the fastest player in Major League history to reach 11 home runs, doing so in his 23rd career game. Sanchez’s fourth-inning blast off Bundy cleared the wall in right-center field and gave the Yankees a 5-2 lead at the time. Statcast™ measured the homer at 370 feet for Sanchez, who was called up on Aug. 3.

Let the shuffle continue: The Orioles …

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