Grisham's Homer, 3 RBIs Lift Yankees Past Orioles 3-1

Trent Grisham hit his 17th home run of the season in the third inning and added a two-run single in the seventh, driving in all three runs to lift the New York Yankees to a 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

Yerry De los Santos (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the Yankees (70-55), who began the series opener holding the top American League wild-card spot, six games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East race.

Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón allowed Coby Mayo's 17th homer over four innings in his first start after nearly two months on the injured list with inflammation in his throwing elbow.

Brent Headrick and Fernando Cruz got through the seventh, Paul Blackburn completed the eighth, and David Bednar worked a perfect ninth for his 28th save as the Yankees won their second straight game.

Orioles right-hander Shane Baz (4-13) struck out a season-high 10 batters over 6 1/3 innings but was charged with all three New York runs after leaving the game with two runners on. Reliever Josh Walker faced two straight pinch hitters, walking Paul Goldschmidt to load the bases before striking out Amed Rosario. Grisham then lined Walker's 2-2 pitch into center field for his second multi-RBI game in seven days.

Baltimore (61-65) lost its second straight game after entering the night in a three-way tie with Detroit and Texas for the final AL wild-card spot.

Yankees right-hander Will Warren (8-6, 4.42 ERA) will look to bounce back after allowing three homers, four walks and five runs in a four-inning outing last Wednesday. The Orioles will counter with right-hander Chris Bassitt (4-4, 5.11 ERA) in his second start since undergoing minor back surgery in late June.