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NEW YORK -- Buck Showalter was scoreboard watching through a fine, steady rain that gave Yankee Stadium a film noir feel. Chris Tierney Jersey .I had no choice, because it was right behind the pitchers head, the Orioles manager said.He got to see Baltimore keep up its late surge while monitoring Torontos stumble in Boston.Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 47th home run, Jonathan Schoop and Adam Jones also went deep in a six-run fifth inning and the Orioles beat New York 8-1 on Friday night to open a one-game lead over the Blue Jays for the ALs two wild cards.Baltimore remained 1 1/2 games in front of Detroit, with Seattle another half-game back.Two games are left, and the Orioles magic number for a postseason berth is two.Its definitely a position that you want to be in, Trumbo said.Trumbo and Jones homered off Michael Pineda (6-12), who started with 3 2/3 hitless innings and suddenly became ineffective.Schoop tied his career high with five RBI, hitting a go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth and a three-run homer in the fifth against James Pazos.Baltimore has won three in a row and six of seven. The Orioles lead the major leagues with 250 home runs and have hit three or more in an inning 10 times.I think beyond the regular season were going to see pitching thats going to be top of the line, and its important against that caliber to be able to scrap together some runs that may be a little harder to come by at times, Trumbo said.Yovani Gallardo (6-8) won for just the second time in nine starts since Aug. 5, allowing two hits, three walks and Mark Teixeiras sacrifice fly in six innings.Its obviously just hard to grip the ball, Gallardo said. Slipping off the mound.There were maybe 1,000 people in the seats among the announced crowd of 33,955 when the game began, and there was standing water on the warning track. Only about 200 stayed in the seats for the final out.Yankees second baseman Ronald Torreyes, center fielder Eric Young Jr. and first baseman Tyler Austin slipped to the turf while attempting to field balls. Third baseman Chase Headley splashed into a puddle in front of Baltimores dugout chasing a foul popup and Torreyes, having moved to shortstop, snagged Chris Davis wind-blown seventh-inning pop about 10 feet from home plate.It was just ugly. Theres no other way to put it, Teixeira said.Eliminated on Thursday, New York rested two regulars and pulled four others by the sixth inning. Baltimore had lost 11 straight series openers in the Bronx since 2012.Jones 29th homer landed in the second deck in left. Schoop doubled high off the right-field wall and homered into the first deck in left. He also had five RBI on May 14 against Detroit.Pineda allowed five runs, six hits, two homers and three walks in 4 1/3 innings, finishing with a 4.82 ERA. As Trumbo circled the bases, Pineda took off his cap and scratched his head.Pineda leads in the AL with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings but his ERA is 68th among 76 qualifying pitchers in the major leagues.Its mind-boggling, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before the game. It just doesnt make sense. And you look for reasons, and believe me, well look, and Im sure well look a long time this winter.IN THE DEEP OF THE NIGHTBaltimore didnt arrive at its hotel until 4 a.m. following its flight from Toronto. Showalter said the team was delayed for 2 hours at the airport before departing.We really dont have any idea why, he said. Couldnt seem to get the luggage and the equipment on the plane. They held our equipment people at the gate forever.The Blue Jays headed to Boston to finish their schedule.No conspiracies. Im sure the Toronto Blue Jays had the same issue, Showalter said. Mostly American stuff coming back in on the USA side. But it was a mess. I didnt think wed ever get here.UP NEXTLHP Wade Miley (9-13) is scheduled to start for Baltimore on Saturday, when rain again is forecast. He allowed one run in 8 2/3 innings in a 6-1 win over Arizona last weekend. RHP Luis Severino (3-8) is slated to start for New York in place of Masahiro Tanaka (14-4), who missed his previous turn with a right forearm strain. Tanaka finished with 199 2/3 innings. Dylan DeMelo Senators Jersey . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Thomas Chabot Senators Jersey . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. http:///...huk-senators-jersey/ . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. A snapshot of the five key facts and figures heading into Sundays NRL grand final between Melbourne and Cronulla.* THE PURPLE WALLWe know that defence wins premierships - of the last 10 grand final victors, six have been the best defensive team all year. This bodes well for Craig Bellamys side. They lead the competition in all of the major defensive categories, including points conceded (12.5), linebreaks conceded (2.7) and missed tackles (19.5).* BALL CONTROLThis one will come down to completion rates. No one does it better than the Storm - they completed at 81.9 per cent this year, the only team to boast an average over 80. We know the Sharks have strike all over the park. But can they hold onto the ball long enough to put points on the board against the ultra-disciplined Storm? Shane Flanagans team ranked 11th for completions at 76.2 per cent.* EXPERIENCEThe Sharks side which will run onto ANZ Stadium will be the most experienced side to play a grand final since 1954. Their 17 will have a combined 2742 matches worth of first-grade experience - beating Brisbanes 2015 grand final side which had 2272 games experiience. Christian Jaros Jersey. On the other hand, the Storm have old heads like Cameron Smith who is playing his 30th finals match - the equal fifth most of any player in history. They also have 15 grand finals between them compared to Cronullas seven.* THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCE PARADOXWhat happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. The question has stumped philosophers for generations but we might get an answer on Sunday night. The Storm have averaged the most metres of all teams this year with 1508m. While the Sharks have conceded the least metres with 1302m. Who wins?*PENALTIESDiscipline shapes as the Sharks Achilles heel. They have conceded the second most penalties this year - an average of 7.7 per game. Its an alarming stat considering 40 per cent of the tries they have let in have come in the set following penalties. James Maloney (31) and Michael Ennis (28) have also been the two most heavily penalised players in the competition this year.Statistics source: Fox Sports Stats ' ' '