Yankees Second to Blue Jays in AL East Despite Beating Orioles 3-2 to Finish with 8-Game Win Streak
- The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-2, achieving an eight-game winning streak.
- Despite the win, the Yankees finished one win shy of being AL East champions, losing to Toronto on a tiebreaker.
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Yankees take care of business vs. O's, but fall short in AL East race
Ben Rice homered twice, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Yankees beat Orioles 3-2 to finish with 8-game winning streak but on track to finish 2nd in AL East
The New York Yankees were on track to finish one win shy of repeating as AL East champion and lose to Toronto on a tiebreaker despite beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 behind a pair of Ben Rice home runs for a season-ending eight-game winning streak.
Yankees Win Eighth Straight, But Rulebook Upends AL East Race
NEW YORK — The Yankees did everything right on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Ben Rice smashed two home runs. The bullpen fired four shutout innings. Their winning streak stretched to eight with a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Yet the celebration never arrived. As 45,004 fans watched the out-of-town scoreboard with growing tension, the Toronto Blue Jays pummeled the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4. That result sealed the American League East for Toront…
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