BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings and Spencer Jones and Luis García Jr. homered as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Yankees scored three times in the third inning, helped by a missed catch error, Ben Rice’s RBI single and Heliot Ramos’ RBI double. Dylan Beavers homered in the fifth for Baltimore. García and Jones hit solo homers in the sixth, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. tripled home García in the eighth.

Cole (6-6) allowed four hits and one earned run with eight strikeouts over six innings. Kyle Bradish (7-12) took the loss after allowing three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Ryan Yarbrough pitched three hitless innings with four strikeouts for his second save.

New York collected 11 hits, while Baltimore managed four. The Yankees grounded into three double plays. Attendance was 29,200, and the game lasted 2 hours, 44 minutes. New York improved to 72-55. Baltimore fell to 61-68.