"The Yankees' offense looked like it was still on hurricane watch during the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, but the Bombers busted out Sunday night, showering the outfield seats at Camden Yards with souvenirs.

The Yankees belted five home runs in the nightcap, hammering their way to an 8-3 win and a split of the day-night twin bill against the Orioles.

Curtis Granderson hit two of the Yankees' five longballs, continuing his assault on American League pitching. Granderson now leads the majors with 38 home runs and 107 RBI, bolstering his MVP résumé with another memorable performance.

"It's incredible what he's done this year," Joe Girardi said. "There's been a lot of talk about MVP and that will all be settled later, but he's been unbelievable for us."

Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher and Andruw Jones went back-to-back-to-back in the sixth inning, the first two off Baltimore starter Brian Matusz, to turn a tie game into a four-run lead. It was first time since 2009 the Yankees had hit three straight homers.

"The way we came out in the second game, it took us a little time to get the engines rolling," Swisher said. "Once we got them rolling, we were right there in that groove.""