Showalter on the bullpen, manufacturing runs and 5-4 win

Kevin Gausman didn't make it out of the fifth inning today. The bullpen made sure again that it didn't matter.

Orioles relievers combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings to increase their total to 16 2/3 in four games, and a late rally produced a 5-4 victory over the Yankees before an announced crowd of 38,916 at Camden Yards.

Hyun Soo Kim's two-out single in the seventh off Dellin Betances scored Mark Trumbo, who doubled home the tying run and stole second base, and the Orioles improved to 4-0.

The Orioles stole two bases for the first time since Oct. 1, 2015. Manny Machado swiped his first since that game.

The Yankees worked Gausman for four runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked three batters, struck out four and balked in a run. Gausman threw 97 pitches, 56 for strikes.

Gausman has totaled 10 innings in his two starts and allowed six runs and 13 hits, with seven walks and eight strikeouts. He'll carry a 5.40 ERA into his next outing.

Oliver Drake tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Mychal Givens retired the side in order with two strikeouts in the seventh to receive the win. Brad Brach survived a pair of two-out walks in the eighth and Zach Britton proved that his right ankle was fine by recording his third save.

Matt Holliday reached on an infield hit with two outs, and Chris Carter flied to the warning track in right-center field, allowing Britton to convert his 52nd save chance in a row and tie Jeurys Familia for the third-longest streak in history. His 123 saves are the second-most in club history, behind Gregg Olson's 160.

The Orioles haven't lost a series to the Yankees at Camden Yards since September 2013.

No. 9 hitter Ronald Torreyes delivered a two-run single in the second inning. Gausman balked in a run in the fifth and gave up Starlin Castro's RBI single to leave the Orioles behind 4-1. Castro was the last batter that Gausman faced.

The Orioles also scored twice in the fifth, on Machado's RBI double off the out-of-town scoreboard in right and Trumbo's fielder's choice grounder. They had the bases loaded with one out, but failed to push across the tying run.

It came in the seventh while the Yankees were using three relievers.

Chris Davis doubled off left-hander Tommy Layne, who replaced Adam Warren, with one out. Trumbo lined an RBI single into center field off Betances. Welington Castillo flied out, but Kim delivered his third single of the day and the Orioles had their first lead.

Masahiro Tanaka walked four batters in five innings, matching his total in his previous five career starts against the Orioles.

The Orioles are the last undefeated team in the majors.

"Yeah, we've got a shot at 162, right?" manager Buck Showalter said. "No, there are 158 games left. Every game you want to win. I'd rather win the first four than lose the first four but ... we'll take each challenge as it comes. We'll get another tomorrow with (CC) Sabathia."

Here's more from Showalter:

On the bullpen:
"That's part of it, but there's a lot of different pieces there. Not just that. But I thought in the spring that we had a chance to have a good team with a lot of pieces, and that's one of them. It's very hard to duplicate the type of years they had last year. Been there in a time of need. To make runs matter like that and make leads stand up."

On manufacturing runs in the seventh:
"Chris had a big at-bat off a left-hander, and we got back in it very much like yesterday's game. There's a lot of little things during the course of that game that came to pass that worked out for us. We felt like he's got a great breaking ball. Anytime you've got a chance ... if you're able to score some runs off Betances, you've got to feel real fortunate, so I really tip my hat to Trum because you've really got to box one or the other out. He throws so hard and he's got such a good breaking ball and has a really different tilt on it on the same pitch."

On Kim delivering after being called out on strikes with the bases loaded in the fifth:
"The constitution you have to have to perform up here and put things behind you. It's a borderline pitch. If I was on the other team I'd want it. But you can wallow around in self pity or you can be ready for your next opportunity."

On whether the Orioles will try to steal more bases:
"If we were I wouldn't broadcast it. I'd rather steal at a high percentage and not give away outs. Two strikes he's going to bounce a lot of breaking balls. If he throws a high fastball there, he's out. But Trum doesn't see a lot of steal signals to get one and get it and go, so there's some trust on both of our parts.

"I don't know what was more impressive, him getting the sign to steal second or the base hit off the breaking ball. You've got to give in there. You try to get big with Betances, you're going to have a problem."

On Britton:
"I think getting that two-inning stint and coming back a day later, kind of getting through that and getting three outs before they score enough to tie the game. It's important to get relief pitchers into a routine. That's why it's so tough early in the season, because you want them all to get out there and get moving because we know what a big part of our team it is.

"I don't think anybody here is expecting Zach to duplicate his historic year last year, the best that any relief pitcher has had in our game. He's off to a good start."

On Gausman's issue:
"Command. It's the first time you've thrown some pitches, then you have your normal rest and then you're pitching again. We had a warm day opening day. I think that's some of it. I know he wasn't particularly happy. He had some counts early, some borderline pitches that were balls. He'll be ready next time out."