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Sanchez slams three homers as Yankees blast Orioles 15-3

By Matt Loede
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez led the Yankees with three homers Sunday as they pounded the Orioles in Baltimore 15-3 to put the Yankees at 5-4. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI
1 of 3 | New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez led the Yankees with three homers Sunday as they pounded the Orioles in Baltimore 15-3 to put the Yankees at 5-4. Photo by Alex Edelman/UPI | License Photo

April 7 (UPI) -- Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez put on a show Sunday in Baltimore, hitting three homers as New York blasted the Orioles 15-3.

The Yankees hit seven homers against four Orioles pitchers. For New York, it was the most home runs the Bronx Bombers have hit in a single game in 12 seasons.

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Sanchez led a Yankees' attack that hit 14 homers in three games over the weekend. His round-trippers Sunday all were all two-run blasts.

For Sanchez, it was his 11th multihomer game of his career, the first since a game at Kansas City against the Royals on May 19 of last season.

Sanchez's effort helped the Yankees become 5-4. The loss put Baltimore at 4-5.

Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier went 4-for-5 in the win, hitting a pair of homers. On Saturday, Frazier hit the game-winning homer in the Yankees' 6-4 win.

Frazier's RBI-single in the seventh Sunday stopped a streak of 18 straight runs the Yankees scored on homers.

Yankees starter Domingo German allowed two runs on two hits with three strikeouts in six innings, and is sporting a 1.64 ERA.

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New York will begin a series in Houston with the defending AL West champion Astros starting Monday. The Orioles will host the Athletics starting Monday.

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