Hicks Hits 2 HRs, Montgomery Pitches Yankees Past O’s 8-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks homered twice and rookie Jordan Montgomery pitched seven stellar innings to lead the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Friday night.
Starlin Castro also connected for the AL East leaders in the opener of a three-game series between division foes. New York has won three straight, outscoring rivals Boston and Baltimore 25-3 over the last three nights.
Jonathan Schoop hit an early two-run homer for third-place Baltimore, which dropped 4 1/2 games b