With a crucial four-game series against the first-place Red Sox beginning on Thursday, it appeared as if the Yankees’ focus had already shifted to Boston as the club played all too loose against the Orioles in Wednesday’s matinee, resulting in a 7-5 loss in the series finale at Yankee Stadium.
Although he had won his previous three starts, Yankees starter Sonny Gray put New York in an early 5-0 hole in the second, allowing RBI base hits to Trey Mancini, Renato Nunez and Tim Beckham, and his afternoon came to a close after being charged with seven runs in just 2 2/3 innings, causing Yankees manager Aaron Boone to reconsider whether Gray will remain part of the starting rotation.
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