NEW YORK, June 5 (UPI) -- Rookie Travis Driskill gave up three runs over a career-high 7 2/3 innings Wednesday night as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees for the second time in three nights, 4-3.
Driskill (3-0), a 30-year-old righthander who signed as a minor league free agent in November, gave up seven hits while walking two and striking out six in his third major league start.
A native of Nebraska and product of Texas Tech, Driskill carried a shutout into the fifth inning before settling for a win in his Yankee Stadium debut.
Tony Batista hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Jerry Hairston Jr. provided the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh as Baltimore picked up its second 4-3 win in the four-game series.
The Orioles (27-30) began the night 10 1/2 games behind the Yankees for second place in the American League East. With its fourth loss in its last six contests, New York slipped three games behind first-place Boston.
Yankees starter David Wells (6-3) lasted eight innings, but took the loss, giving up four runs. It was his second start since missing one with a bad back.
Jorge Posada capped the scoring with a two-run homer, the Yankees' major league-leading 97th.
