August 14, 2019 NEW YORK -– With each jaw-dropping drive, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres knew they were doing special things against the Orioles' beleaguered staff. You'll need to flip back to the days of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to find a Yankees tandem that produced similar dominance. Sanchez belted his 10th home run off Baltimore pitching to power a 6-5 victory and complete a four-game series sweep on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. The Bombers backstop joined his fellow Bird basher Torres (13) as the second pair of teammates in franchise history to slug double-digit homers against a single opponent. The Yankees turned on the clubhouse fog machine and held a family picnic on the infield grass to celebrate their rewriting of the history books, concluding the season series with 16 consecutive victories over Baltimore, their longest single-season streak since winning 21 straight over the 1927 St. Louis Browns. By going 17-2 against the O's, it represented the Yanks' best showing since they won 17 of 22 against the Kansas City Athletics in 1959. They also established a Major League record by belting 61 home runs against a single opponent, having homered in all 19 games against Baltimore. New York starter J.A. Happ spotted the O's a first-inning run, but Didi Gregorius tied the game with a run-scoring single and Sanchez gave his club the lead with a three-run homer that rocketed over the center-field wall. As the afternoon progressed, another hallowed name emerged from Monument Park, where Sanchez's homer landed. Torres also legged out a sixth-inning double, becoming the first Yankee to record 17 extra-base hits against one opponent in a single season since Mickey Mantle had 18 extra-base hits against the 1957 White Sox. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX9tHhJ1kOw

Friday night’s 8-2 win over the Yankees began the home stretch of the Brewers’ regular season, which concludes with 23 games over 24 days. It will be a push for the finish line, but not a sprint, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell says. There are too many games in too few days to be a sprint. Instead, Counsell and the Brewers will need contributions from throughout the roster to mix in enough rest to make the postseason, then play deep into it, with fresh arms and live bats. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpZv8PHke4