Nova appeared to be on the ropes early, throwing 42 pitches in the first two frames, but settled down after Jonathan Schoop's home run to lead off the third inning. Nova completed six innings for the first time in five starts as the Yankees defeated Baltimore for the third time in seven meetings this year.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
No. 696: Rodriguez was on the field for early batting practice on Monday, working with the Yankees' coaches on a drill to help him keep his hands inside the ball better. He has struggled against right-handed pitching this year, but owns good career numbers against Gausman, now improving to 6-for-13 with three homers. According to Statcast™, A-Rod's blast left the bat at 108 mph, his second-hardest-hit homer of the year.
A-Rod's solo home run
BAL@NYY: Rodriguez crushes a home run to left field
Alex Rodriguez launches his ninth home run of the year on a fly ball into the left-field stands, which gives the Yankees an early 1-0 lead
Disappearing act: The Orioles made solid contact several times against Nova, including Schoop's homer, but for the most part were ineffective offensively. They mustered just five hits, with Schoop's 16th long ball of the season counting as their only extra-base hit.
WHAT'S NEXT
Orioles: Right-hander Vance Worley (2-0, 2.87 ERA) gets the call Tuesday after spending the majority of the season in the bullpen. After making two starts to begin the campaign, Worley has had success in relief. The game will mark his first time pitching at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.
Yankees: Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (7-6, 5.11 ERA) will return to the rotation on Tuesday after making three appearances out of the bullpen, where he compiled 7 2/3 scoreless innings. Eovaldi is winless in six straight starts since the beginning of June, going 0-4 with a 9.20 ERA in those efforts.
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Bryan Hoch has covered the Yankees for MLB.com since 2007. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch, on Facebook and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.
Joshua Needelman is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York and covered the Orioles on Monday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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