 gave up seven hits, struck out three and walked one. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA in six home starts this season. Darren O'Day worked a perfect eighth and Brad Brach got three straight outs for his 10th save in 13 tries. Yankees rookie Jordan Montgomery (2-4) allowed three runs, one earned, and eight hits over 4 1-3 innings. It was the shortest of his nine career starts, all of which have come this season. The Orioles used a two-out RBI single by Mark Trumbo to go up 1-0 in the first inning. A sacrifice fly by Aaron Hicks tied it in the second before Schoop hit a, two-out, two-run double in the third. The hit came after second baseman Starlin Castro botched a grounder up the middle. Judge connected in the seventh to get the Yankees to 3-2. But New York failed to get a hit after that and fell to 13-2 when Judge homers. SLUMPING SLUGGEROrioles 1B Chris Davis batted second for the first time this season, but the switch failed to change his luck at the plate. Davis went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and is 5 for 47 with 26 Ks in his last 12 games. TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: Aroldis Chapman, who's been on the DL since May 13 with left shoulder inflammation, played catch for a second straight day. ... Jacoby Ellsbury (concussion/neck) is not yet ready for baseball activity, manager Joe Girardi said. ... 1B Greg Bird (ankle) had seven plate appearances in a simulated game and is expected to begin his rehabilitation assignment Thursday with Single-A Tampa. Orioles: CF Adam Jones was a late scratch from the starting lineup and ended up missing a third straight game with a sore hip. UP NEXTYankees: Luis Severino (3-2, 3.11 ERA) starts Tuesday in the second game of the series, coming off an outing in which he blanked KC over eight innings on May 24. Orioles: Chris Tillman (1-1, 4.43 ERA) makes his 20th career start against the Yankees. He's 8-6 lifetime against them, including 2-0 last year.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Time: 1:05 PM EDT Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md., 21201 BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles are coming into a three-game series with the New York Yankees playing their worst baseball of the season. Baltimore limps back to Camden Yards for a Monday matinee riding a seven-game losing streak after dropping three in a row at Houston over the weekend, the last being an 8-4 defeat Sunday afternoon. New York (29-18) has won two in a row after beating the Oakland A's 9-5 on Sunday thanks to Aaron Judge's first career grand slam. The Yankees lead the American League East by three games over the second-place Boston Red Sox and by 4 1/2 over Baltimore (25-23). The Orioles look to Dylan Bundy (5-3, 2.92 ERA), who opposes Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 4.30), to stop their slide. Baltimore got good pitching and fair hitting before its slide, but the starting pitching has really dropped off -- along with the bats and the bullpen at times. Manager Buck Showalter moved inconsistent starter Ubaldo Jimenez to the bullpen instead of starting him Sunday against the Astros. However, when Alec Asher lasted only two innings and surrendered six runs, the skipper brought in the veteran. Jimenez gave the Orioles a nice surprise, going the final six innings and giving up only two runs. The Orioles played the past two games without Adam Jones (ankle, rest), but he is expected back in action Monday. Still, this is a team that has lost 13 of 16." I think if we had the answer we'd have put that in action a long time ago," Orioles first baseman Chris Davis said. "Just one of those things where one thing goes wrong and it kind of snowballs from there. Just trying to stay positive, keep working and keep grinding it out." They will again rely on Bundy, who has clearly been their best pitcher this year. Bundy (1-1, 5.40 ERA in four career games, two starts, versus the Yankees) has lost two in a row overall and has been consistent in all but one of his starts this season. Montgomery will be starting against the Orioles for the second time in his rookie season. He threw five innings of three-run ball and matched his career high with seven strikeouts in a no-decision at Yankee Stadium on April 30. While Montgomery has been effective in most of his appearances, the New York offense is a big reason the Yankees are off to a strong start. Judge (.321, 16 homers, 34 RBIs) came through again Sunday. He said he likes the way his team is playing heading into the Baltimore series. The Yankees rank third in the American League with a .264 team batting average." I'm just glad we're going in there hot," Judge said. "We're swinging the bat well. Our pitching staff's doing well, our bullpen's coming through for us. We're excited for the next two weeks." New York manager Joe Girardi also knows what is ahead, as the seven-game road trip also features four against the Toronto Blue Jays, who are getting back on their feet." We're going to Baltimore, which has always played us tough, and this is a tough road trip," he said. "We need to continue to play (well), and we need to continue to pitch well and score runs." The Orioles made a player move Sunday, calling up right-hander Logan Verrett from Triple-A Norfolk and sending back right-hander Tyler Wilson.
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