The Orioles lose a half-game to the Yankees when they split a doubleheader with the Blue Jays. Steve Johnson pitches five shutout innings to win the opener as Adam Jones goes 4 for 4 with a homer in a 4 – 1, win, but in the nitecap, J.P. Arencibia’s 7th-inning grand slam is the difference in the Jays’ 9 – 5 win. Ricky Romero is the winner, snapping a personal 13-game losing streak. Meanwhile, the Yankees defeat the Twins, 6 – 3, behind Andy Pettitte to move to 1 1/2 games in front of the Birds. Curtis Granderson hits his 40th homer, becoming the fifth Yankee to hit forty dingers in back-to-back seasons.

On September 24, 2012 — The Orioles lose a half-game to the Yankees when they split a doubleheader with the Blue Jays. Steve Johnson pitches five shutout innings to win the opener as Adam Jones goes 4 for 4 with a homer in a 4 – 1, win, but in the nitecap, J.P. Arencibia’s 7th-inning grand slam is the difference in the Jays’ 9 – 5 win. Ricky Romero is the winner, snapping a personal 13-game losing streak. Meanwhile, the Yankees defeat the Twins, 6 – 3, behind Andy Pettitte to move to 1 1/2 games in front of the Birds. Curtis Granderson hits his 40th homer, becoming the fifth Yankee to hit forty dingers in back-to-back seasons.

 

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