NEW YORK -- Buck Showalter was scoreboard watching through a fine, steady rain that gave Yankee Stadium a film noir feel.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. 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After the blissful whirlwind of a second Melbourne Cup and the arrival of his fourth child jockey Kerrin McEvoy has slotted back into Sydney racing without missing a beat.Almandins victory put a second Cup on the 36-year-olds mantelpiece 16 years after Brew thrust him into the limelight.Eight days after his heroics in Australias great race, his wife Cathy gave birth to their first daughter Eva-Mae.We havent had a heap of time to sit down and really look back on it all, McEvoy told AAP.Weve just been trying to get the newborn settled and into a routine which were getting on top of now.That has coincided with McEvoy returning from the pinnacle of Australian racing to the regular working week of one of Sydneys finest jockeys.You still have to pinch yourself to think that youve won a Melbourne Cup again, McEvoy said.There has been no sign of a Cup hangover.McEvoy has booted home 10 winners since winning the worlds richest handicap including Group Three victories on Spright and Aspect as well as the Listed Sandown Cup aboard Qewy.He underscored his form with a winning double at Canterbury on Wednesday, his second metropolitan brace since returniing to Sydney.ddddddddddddMcEvoy will be out for more success at Rosehill on Saturday with key rides aboard Religify in the Group Three Festival Stakes (1500m) and Princefamous in the Listed Starlight Stakes.Chris Waller-trained gelding Religify rewarded punters who remained loyal after two defeats as favourite when McEvoy rode him to win the November Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill on November 19.Hes a horse that makes his own luck, McEvoy said.Youve got Rageese and Hazzabeel up from Melbourne, a couple of other locals that weve seen plenty of times.So its a good quality race and he seems to be in good form.On the same day Religify won, McEvoy got Princefamous home and he sticks with him in the Starlight where the horse drops to 54kg.It strikes a chord with me that hes in with a light weight on his back, McEvoy said.Hes going to be up there making his own luck hell be looking the winner at some stage.McEvoy will also be on early favourite Falkenberg in the Listed ATC Cup (2000m) for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden. 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