Gerrit Cole, trade deadline pickups come up big in Yankees’ impressive win over Orioles

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Key points

• With runners on the corners, José Caballero hit a potential double-play ball, but shortstop Gunnar Henderson dropped Jackson Holliday's throw from second.
• After allowing a one-out single to Pete Alonso in the first, retired 11 straight batters before Dylan Beavers took him deep to start the bottom of the fifth, cole.
• A three-run third inning began with back-to-back singles by Jones and Austin Wells and was aided by a costly error.
• García opened the sixth with a homer, his 25th of the season and second with the Yankees.
• As they seemingly obtained some potentially positive news on Aaron Judge, they additionally looked like a team that's poised for a solid finish, but on Thursday.

BALTIMORE – For a team that's remained firmly in the playoff picture even without its best player, the Yankees still rarely create it straightforward on themselves.

They have to scratch out runs on a regular basis and they've relied an awful lot on their top relievers.

Not only did they win a fourth straight game for the first time since the All-Star break, but they played regarding as complete a game as feasible to finish off a sweep of the Orioles.

As well as an opposite-field homer by Spencer Jones, the 6-1 win at Camden Yards featured a sterling effort from Gerrit Cole, contributions from two trade deadline acquisitions – Heliot Ramos and Luis García Jr. – who have mostly slumped since getting to the Yankees.

And the victory obtained them back to within 4 ½ games of first-place Tampa Bay and four games up on the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL wild-card race.

As the Yankees scored at least five runs in consecutive games for the first time since July 9-10, against right-hander Kyle Bradish – who tossed six shutout innings against the Yankees in May – the lineup this time had more success. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS.

Meanwhile, a three-run third inning began with back-to-back singles by Jones and Austin Wells and was aided by a costly error.

Jones scored on the play and the Orioles failed to record an out.

Trent Grisham then grounded into a double play, but Ben Rice singled in a run and Ramos – just 2-for-33 in his previous 10 games – delivered a double to create it 3-0.

That was the only blemish for Cole. This person struck out eight in six innings.

Ryan Yarbrough tossed three scoreless innings. It allowed the Yankees to rest their high-leverage relievers.

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Jones went the other way with two outs in the inning for his sixth home run.

García additionally singled in the eighth his third hit of the night – and came around on a Jazz Chisholm Jr. Triple.

In short, gerrit Cole, trade deadline pickups come up big in Yankees' impressive win is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.