The Yankees extended their winning streak to seven games with a 6-2 victory over the Orioles. Trailing, 2-0, going into the sixth inning, the Yankees rallied for three runs. A single by Cliff Johnson and double by Bucky Dent produced one tally. Dent reached third when pitcher Scott McGregor missed the cutoff throw from the outfield and scored on a double by Mickey Rivers.

After advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt, Rivers scored the go-ahead run when third baseman Doug DeCinces kicked away a pickoff throw. Lou Piniella led off the seventh with a home run and the Yanks added a pair of tallies in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Jim Spencer and single by Dent. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 31, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 - 6 8 1 Orioles 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .258 Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Dauer ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Kelly lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Jackson rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .282 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .040 Piniella lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .313 Singleton rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .298 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .288 DeCinces 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .273 Johnson dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .179 May dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Spencer ph,dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Dent ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .248 Smith 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .243 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mora ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Garcia ss,2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .312 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 8 5 3 4 Totals 38 2 11 2 1 8 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 15,579 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Orioles 11 DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Dent, DeCinces, McGregor Doubles: Dent (9), Rivers (16) Triples: Garcia (4) Home Runs: Piniella (4) Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (5) Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (1) GIDP: Piniella (12) Hit by Pitch: Nettles (5,by McGregor), Smith (1,by Tidrow) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow W(6-9) 6.2 7 2 0 1 6 0 29 3.61 Lyle SV(8) 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.25 Totals 9 11 2 0 1 8 0 40 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(12-12) 8.1 7 6 5 1 4 1 33 3.48 Stanhouse 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 3.09 Totals 9 8 6 5 3 4 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (4), McGregor (1) Wild Pitches: Tidrow 2 (5), Stanhouse (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Kelly was called out on strikes; Singleton singled to left; Murray forced Singleton (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces reached on an error by Dent; May grounded out (second to first) [DeCinces to second]; Dempsey struck out; Smith singled to center [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; Garcia tripled [Smith scored (unearned)]; Harlow grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson made an out to shortstop; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly lined to first; Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray walked; DeCinces lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: May singled to center; Dempsey lined into a double play (third to third to first) [May out at first]; Smith was hit by a pitch; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson singled to right; Piniella grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; Nettles was hit by a pitch; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow struck out; Kelly flied out to left; Singleton singled to left; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Singleton to second]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Singleton to third]; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2. YANKEES 6TH: Johnson singled to third; Dent doubled to left [Johnson scored]; Dent was picked off second but was safe on an error by McGregor [Dent to third]; Rivers doubled to right [Dent scored]; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rivers to third]; Rivers was picked off third but was safe on an error by DeCinces [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella homered; Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Smith flied out to left; Garcia singled; Harlow flied out to center; Kelly singled to center [Garcia to second]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2. YANKEES 8TH: Dent lined to third; Rivers popped to shortstop in foul territory; Randolph walked; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces struck out; May singled to third; Dempsey singled to left [May to second]; MORA BATTED FOR SMITH; Mora forced Dempsey (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 2. YANKEES 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED MORA (PLAYING SS); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Piniella singled to center; Nettles singled to center [Piniella to third, Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Chambliss was walked intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored, Nettles to third]; Dent singled to center [Nettles scored, Chambliss to second]; Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to third, Dent to second]; Rivers was walked intentionally; Randolph flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Garcia singled to center; DAUER BATTED FOR HARLOW; Dauer singled to left [Garcia to second]; ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson forced Dauer (shortstop to second) [Garcia to third]; Singleton flied out to right; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 2.

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