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BALTIMORE -- Two out of three aint bad -- unless youre looking to make some headway in the crowded AL playoff race.The Baltimore Orioles sputtered in the clutch Sunday, and the resulting 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees ruined their bid for a three-game sweep.Coming off an 8-0 win on Friday night and a 2-0 victory Saturday, the Orioles missed a chance to sustain the momentum before hitting the road.Were trying to win games. You beat them twice and youre trying to beat them a third time, manager Buck Showalter said. We just didnt have much offensively.The Orioles stranded nine and went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position.After falling behind 4-0 in the fourth inning, Baltimore closed to 4-2 before wasting an opportunity to complete the comeback in the fifth.Adam Jones led off with a single and scored on a double by Pedro Alvarez. Luis Severino (2-8) replaced starter Michael Pineda and struck out Manny Machado before issuing two straight walks to load the bases. Steve Pearce struck out and Matt Wieters chopped a grounder to second base to end the threat.Baltimore got only one more hit the rest of the way.Before this series, the Orioles had lost five of seven. So while failing to complete the sweep wasnt ideal, at least Baltimore could take consolation in being in position to do so.I mean, Im trying to keep a positive mind frame, first baseman Chris Davis said. We won the series and well move forward.Baltimore is tied with Detroit for the second AL wild-card slot, but the loss dropped the Orioles three games out of first place in the AL East.After being shut out three consecutive times by the Orioles over a seven-day span, the Yankees promptly put an end to the streak with a three-run first inning.Wade Miley (8-12) walked the first two batters and struck out the next two before Chase Headley hit an RBI single. A wild pitch and a two-run single by Austin Romine followed.Headley singled home a run in the fourth, and Pearce hit a run-scoring grounder in the bottom half.Brett Gardner made it 5-2 with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.The victory was huge for the Yankees, who came to town after winning four straight series.You cant afford to lose three in a row to these guys, manager Joe Girardi said. We know they play really well in this building. We lost a tough one (Saturday) night. To be able to bounce back is important. It keeps us alive.Indeed, the young, retooled Yankees remain a part of the playoff picture, trailing Baltimore and Detroit by 3 1/2 games for the final wild card.Severino (2-8) pitched two strong innings of relief and Dellin Betances, the fifth New York reliever, got four outs for his eighth save.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: SS Didi Gregorius was held out of the starting lineup after absorbing some bumps and bruises during the series. His arm is sore where hes been hit the past few days, Girardi said. . 1B Mark Teixeira doesnt usually play in day games after playing the previous night, and thus was given Sunday off. Commenting on the ice pack Teixeira had on his neck before the game, Girardi said, He deals with his neck, he deals with his knee. Its not what you want, but its the reality.Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) threw off a mound and remains on course to come off the disabled list on Sept. 11.UP NEXTYankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (11-4, 3.12 ERA) opens a three-game series against visiting Toronto on Monday. New York is 3-9 against the Blue Jays this season, losing all four series.Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-11, 6.46) starts Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay. Baltimore is 29-37 on the road, 3-3 at Tampa Bay.James Worthy Lakers Jersey . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. 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He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3.RIO DE JANEIRO -- It was one of the first questions fired at her after her second medal of these Games on Monday, and if Laurie Hernandez did not know before then how life was about to change, this was a pretty good indication.People love you back home and they want to see you on Dancing with the Stars. What do you think about that? came the breathless inquiry.That would be really cool, Hernandez said with a giggle. Yeah, I guess.She will learn, no doubt, how to say no -- or at the very least, Youll have to talk to my agent. A year ago, the 16-year-old from Old Bridge, New Jersey, who confirmed last week she was foregoing her University of Florida scholarship and turning professional, was competing in juniors. TV and tweets from singers Taylor Swift and Tori Kelly (her favorite so far) were seemingly a long way off.A year ago I won P&G [Gymnastics Championships] for juniors and that was an exciting moment, she said with her now-trademark smile, but it doesnt compare to today.That smile -- and especially the wink she flashed at the start of her floor routine during team finals, something she has done every time before this routine -- set the Twitter world ablaze with the instant GIF. It also began the projections of how big this gold-medal-winning U.S. womens gymnastics team, considered the best the U.S. has ever produced, can be.When someone asked all-around gold medalist and the teams marquee star Simone Biles about a planned trip to visit the famous Rio landmark, Christ the Redeemer, she wasnt sure.All of us girls want to go, she said, but I dont know how crazy it will get if all five of us go at the same time.Hernandez would, presumably, be the third-most-marketable gymnast behind Biles and Aly Raisman, but her Latino roots -- her grandparents are from Puerto Rico -- opens other potential avenues.Hernandez is the first U.S.-born Hispanic athlete to make the U.S. Olympic womens gymnastics team since Tracee Talavera at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.Its very nice that theyre watching, Hernandez said of the Latino audience, and I cant thankk everyone enough for the support.ddddddddddddHernandezs coach Maggie Haney said her pupil is up to the onslaught of attention she is sure to get, at least in the immediate aftermath of Rio.She is, Haney said. I think Im a little more nervous about it than she is just because its going to be different for her. Shes excited, shes definitely a people person, and I think shes going to be great in this new life, but as kind of a protective parent, Im definitely a little bit nervous for her. I just want to make sure shes safe and nobody does wrong by her.Her parents, Tony and Wanda Hernandez, have some of the same concerns with attention on their daughter mounting.There are certain things we dont want her involved in depending on what that may be, Tony said.[But] people have been very kind, Wanda said. I dont want to say weve been inundated. Its been heartfelt wishes and Hey, were here just in case. Were appreciative of everyone who comes through the doors.For now, Laurie said a little break from practice is ahead but not much.Nothing crazy, she said. I hear like Aly [Raisman] and Gabby [Douglas] take a year or two, but I wouldnt take one that long at all. Maybe just a little one to rest my body and then Im ready to get back at it.As for Tokyo 2020, it is certainly in the plans. But thats a long way off, and even those who have seen Hernandezs potential for years, like U.S. national team coordinator Marta Karolyi, was impressed by what the teenager pulled off.Being a contender is one thing, Karolyi said. Winning a medal is another, and she proved my feeling she is definitely world-class, especially on the beam.Hernandez is still in the moment, and the moment is good enough to wallow in for at least a little while.When youre a little kid and youre like thinking about the Olympics and you just have this big expectation, it just lived up exactly to that, she said. To be here is exciting and to win medals is incredible. ' ' '