Kathy Kmonicek New York Yankees' Nick Swisher scratches his head after striking out off Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Darren O'Day in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Friday, Aug., 31, 2012, at Yankee Stadium in New York. NEW YORK -- Orioles rookie Miguel Gonzalez struck out a career-high nine over seven shutout innings in a masterful pitching performance and Mark Reynolds homered twice as Baltimore tightened the AL East race Friday night with a 6-1 victory over the skidding New York Yankees. J.J. Hardy added a solo shot for the surprising Orioles, who moved within two games of first-place New York by winning the opener of their big three-game series. That's the closest Baltimore...
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