Brett Gardner hit a bases-loaded triple and the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Sunday.
Freddy Garcia (10-7) struck out six in six innings and allowed two runs on five hits to send the Yankees 22 games over .500, their highest point of the season.
Derek Jeter left after getting hit by a pitch, but X-rays only showed a bruised right middle finger.
The Yankees, who hadn’t announced any deals by the time the non-waiver trade deadline passed at 4 p.m., improved its major league best record in day games to 31-7 and won for the 20th time in its last 26 home games.
Yankees reliever David Robertson struck out the side in the eighth and pitched 1 1-3 innings of perfect relief overall before Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his 27th save in 31 chances.
Baltimore’s Jake Arrieta (10-8) walked six batters in five innings, giving up five hits along with four runs. Only two of the runs were earned.
The Orioles have lost six of their last seven and 18 times in 24 games.
Adam Jones put the Orioles up early with an RBI single on a hit-and-run in the third inning. Jeter went far to his left at shortstop to reach Jones’ hopper up the middle, but his throw to second was off and couldn’t get Nick Markakis in time.
Gardner came to bat after Eric Chavez walked to lead off the fourth, Russell Martin reached on shortstop J.J. Hardy’s fielding error and Eduardo Nunez singled. Gardner slowed imperceptibly to glance into the right-field corner as he rounded second, then motored straight into third to give the Yankees the lead with his sixth triple this season.
Baltimore’s Chris Davis, acquired the day before in a trade for Koji Uehara, arrived Sunday morning and played first base. He went 0 for 4, striking out in his first at-bat. The Orioles, who struck out 10 times overall, also acquired right-hander Tommy Hunter in the deal, and he will join the team in Kansas City.
Jeter was hit by a pitch from Arrieta on his right knuckles in the third inning and lifted for pinch-hitter Francisco Cervelli in the fourth.
Vladimir Guerrero hit an RBI single in the sixth inning and Robert Andino stole three bases for the Orioles.