导出博客文章NEW YORK -- Kevin Gausman has been nearly flawless against the New York Yankees
this season.On Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles entrust Gausman to deliver again as
they attempt to secure an American League wild-card spot in the regular-season
finale at Yankee Stadium.Baltimores (88-73) quest for the wild card lasts into
the final day because it blew a 3-0 lead in Saturdays 7-3 loss. Manager Buck
Showalter hoped to get Wade Miley into the seventh but the decision backfired
when the Yankees tied it and scored four times in the eighth off Brad Brach.Now
they turn to Gausman, who was officially announced as the starter hours before
Saturdays game. The Orioles (88-73) are tied with the Toronto Blue Jays, 1 1/2
games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. Baltimore also clinches with a Detroit loss
Sunday in Atlanta or Monday -- if necessary -- at home against Cleveland.The
Orioles have good reason to place their trust in Gausman.Gausman is 2-1 with a
0.80 ERA in five starts this season against the Yankees, who have scored five
runs and struck out 32 times in 33 2/3 innings. None of those runs have been the
last two times he faced New York, including a 5-0 victory Aug. 28 when he
allowed seven hits and recorded nine strikeouts.Gausmans last appearance in New
York saw him snap a 25-game road winless streak. When the right-hander ended his
0-16 stretch on the road, the Orioles were 71-59 and three games out of first
place.The Orioles unofficially lost any chances to get first place when the
Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep at Camden Yards from Sept. 19-22.
They have won six of eight games since, earning a chance at their third playoff
spot in the last five seasons.If you had told me at the beginning of the season
this is a situation that I was going to be in and had the chance to secure a
spot for us, Id say Id take that chance and take that responsibility, Gausman
said to Baltimore reporters Saturday afternoon. So its pretty exciting, its
going to fun.For the Orioles, it would be just as fun if the offense produced
more like Fridays series opener than Saturdays game. The Orioles scored eight
times and hit three home runs Friday but didnt score after the third inning
Saturday and had three hits in the final six innings.Tomorrow is what weve been
playing the whole season for anyway, Orioles catcher Matt Wieters said. It
shouldnt be hard to get ready for a game tomorrow.Its a real tribute to our guys
to have an opportunity like we have tomorrow, Showalter said. Thats how we look
at it. Theyve done a lot of things to give us that opportunity and Im real proud
and honored to be with them today andtomorrow.Besides trying to spoil things for
the Orioles, the Yankees will be playing to win in retiring first baseman Mark
Teixeiras final game of his 14-year career.Teixeira has started each of the last
two games before getting taken out in the middle innings for a pinch runner.Just
excited for him, Yankees third baseman Chase Headley said. Hes had an
unbelievable career and its been a privilege to play with him for the past
couple of years. Hes been a tremendous player for a really long time but hes a
better person. It will be fun to celebrate his career with him tomorrow and I
wish him well.Teixeira will be honored with a pregame ceremony and is expected
to be in the lineup.Coincidentally, Teixeira plays his final game with
Showalter, his first manager in the other dugout.He believed in me as a rookie,
stuck with me as a rookie and I had four great years in Texas, Teixeira said. So
itll be cool to see him across the field, understanding that he was there from
the very beginning.Luis Cessa (4-3, 4.18 ERA) makes his ninth career start
Sunday for the Yankees. Since entering the rotation Aug. 20, Cessa is 2/3 with a
3.72 ERA.In his eight starts, he allowed three earned runs or fewer five times
and allowed six hits or less in each start. Cessa started against Baltimore in a
14-4 victory Aug. 26, allowing three runs and five hits in six innings.
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