The Baltimore Orioles have rarely seen him look like anything else. Sabathia seeks to rebound from a disappointing performance and help the New York Yankees complete a three-game sweep in Baltimore on Wednesday night. Sabathia's ninth career opening day start was one of his worst as Tampa Bay reached him for five runs - four on Carlos Pena's grand slam - and eight hits in six innings Friday. The left-hander walked three, struck out seven and still stood to get the win before Mariano Rivera's blown save gave the Rays a 7-6 victory. Sabathia always seems to be ready when facing the Orioles.
New York will have the luxury of having its ace on the mound as it tries to sweep an opponent it continues to dominate. The Yankees are 41-15 against Baltimore (3-2) since the start of 2009, including a 20-9 road mark during that span. Robinson Cano picked up three more hits at Camden Yards on Tuesday, and is batting .456 (62 for 136) with 10 homers, 15 doubles and 36 runs scored in his last 32 games there. J.J. Hardy's first-inning home run accounted for the Orioles' only RBI Tuesday as Freddy Garcia aided their offense with five wild pitches. Baltimore went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and is 6 for 41 (.146) this season in such situations.
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