Yankees Sweep Orioles, Close Gap on Red Sox

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August 27, 2018

Reuters Staff

Luke Voit hit a two-run homer, his third long ball of the series, and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Sunday night at Camden Yards to complete a four-game series sweep.

The Yankees pulled within six games of first-place Boston in the American League East. Tampa Bay completed a weekend sweep of the Red Sox on Sunday while the Yankees were going 4-for-4 in Baltimore.

The last-place Orioles lost their eighth game in a row.

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