No debating this win: Yankees complete a 3-game sweep with a 6-1 rout of the Orioles

No debating this win: Yankees complete a 3-game sweep with a 6-1 rout of the Orioles 1 of 3 | New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) 2 of 3 | New York Yankees’ Spencer Jones (78) celebrates after his solo home run with Austin Wells, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) 3 of 3 | Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish walks back to the dugout after he was pulled during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) 1 of 3 | New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) 1 of 3 New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 3 | New York Yankees’ Spencer Jones (78) celebrates after his solo home run with Austin Wells, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) 2 of 3 New York Yankees’ Spencer Jones (78) celebrates after his solo home run with Austin Wells, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 3 | Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish walks back to the dugout after he was pulled during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) 3 of 3 Baltimore-orioles" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161620" data-entity-type="organization">Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish walks back to the dugout after he was pulled during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Baltimore (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched six sharp innings, Luis García Jr. and Spencer Jones homered and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep in Baltimore with a 6-1 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night.Cole (7-6) allowed four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. A fifth-inning homer by Dylan Beavers produced the lone Baltimore run. The Yankees pulled within four games of AL East-leading Tampa Bay.Ryan Yarbrough relieved Cole and pitched three perfect innings for his third save.The Orioles have dropped four in a row after briefly taking sole possession of the lead in the race for the final American League wild card. Kyle Bradish (7-12) allowed three earned runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, and Baltimore also permitted a pair of unearned runs in the third.With men on first and third and nobody out that inning, second baseman Jackson Holliday fielded a tough grounder and threw to second, but shortstop Gunnar Henderson dropped the ball for an error and everyone was safe. With a run already in, Bradish induced a double play, but Ben Rice followed with an RBI single and then Heliot Ramos brought in a run with a double that made it 3-0.Beavers’ drive to right made it 3-1, but García and Jones answered with solo shots to chase Bradish in the sixth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. tripled in a run in the eighth. 1 MIN READ 2 MIN READ 1 MIN READ There was no controversy about this New York win, a night after Pete Alonso’s deep fly ball against the Yankees was ruled foul with the game tied. Alonso did single twice Thursday to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games.Cole (1,015) moved one strikeout ahead of Roger Clemens for 12th place on the Yankees’ career list. Up nextThe Yankees return home to face Toronto on Friday night. Cam Schlittler (10-6) takes the mound for New York.Baltimore hosts Tampa Bay, with Trevor Rogers (8-8) starting for the Orioles.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb