O's Use Big Sixth to Sink Yanks

Daniel Cabrera had his best start of the season, and the O's broke the game wide open with a seven-run sixth inning to defeat the New York Yankees, 8-2, in front of a crowd of over 40,000 last night at Camden Yards.

With the game tied at one, the O's batted around for the first time this season, and used seven singles and a throwing error to score seven times in one inning, another season high.

Cabrera came out to start the seventh, but after he gave up a lead-off home run, was pulled with a six run cushion. The O's bullpen was tremendous yet again, giving up just two hits and not allowing a run in the final three frames.

Strangely enough, it appeared that the majority of the crowd were actually Oriole fans. The stadium erupted in cheers throughout the sixth inning, and the crowd was on their feet in the ninth with an 0-2 count on Derek Jeter (Jeter ended up striking out looking on a 1-2 count).

With the win, the O's held onto second-place in the A.L. East, just a half-game behind the surging Red Sox.

(photos courtesy of MLB.com)