Victor Martinez ejected, then throws helmet from dugout

YANKEES 14, ORIOLES 4: Rookie Gary Sanchez homered for the eighth time in nine games and drove in four runs as NY thumped Baltimore in the opener of a weekend series.

Ricky Nolasco (4-12) held the Tigers scoreless for the first five innings, but ended up allowing four runs, nine hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. Skaggs last saw Detroit in 2014 before going down with an elbow injury that would require Tommy John surgery and earned a win while yielding one run in 5 2/3 frames.Sanchez will try to post three consecutive quality starts for the first time in his inconsistent 2016 campaign after yielding a total of three runs in 14 innings over his last two turns. Neither team threatened again until the Tigers put runners on second and third with two outs in the fifth, but Miguel Cabrera hit the ball to nearly the same place as Kinsler.

Visiting relievers aren’t usually included in pre-game ceremonies, but the Tigers made an exception for Angels reliever A.J. Achter. The 25-year-old failed to make it through six innings in any of those five starts and was reached for four runs on four hits and five walks in four innings at Toronto on Tuesday.

“Their kid pitched well and they flat-out beat us”, said Victor Martinez, who was 0-for-4. “We didn’t do anything at all to score runs”.

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez was ejected in the third inning Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels after arguing balls and strikes. “Unfortunately last night, I don’t know that we were able to do that”.

Kaleb Cowart hit his second career home run and C.J. Cron added an RBI single for the Angels.

Angels: Scioscia said 3B Yunel Escobar’s concussion symptoms are stabilizing and he could return to some baseball activities early next week. “If he feels good to play before then, we’ll get him in before then, but we’ve got to wait and see when he can get back to baseball activities and how he works out on the field the next day”, Scioscia said.

Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker will be making his first career appearance against the Cincinnati Reds. In eight career interleague games, seven of which were starts, Shoemaker is 3-3 with a 3.02 ERA. He’s 5-and-2. Chicago counters with 5-and-16 James Shields.