Dylan Bundy takes 13th loss as O's are swept (postgame quotes)

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy had moments where he showed some improvement tonight, but he also fell behind 4-0 in the third inning. It was a hole the Orioles could not quite climb out of as they lost 5-3 to the New York Yankees, who sweep this four-game series at Oriole Park.

For New York (83-47), this is its first four-game sweep in Baltimore since Aug. 14-17, 2003. The Orioles (37-94) have lost eight in a row, one short of a season high. They have lost 10 of 11, 15 of 17 and 19 of their last 23 games.

Tonight was the 14th time the Orioles have been swept in a series of three or more games. It is the fifth time they've been swept in four straight; it previously happened against Toronto, Seattle, Minnesota and Boston.

Bundy's night started well. He fanned two batters in a 1-2-3 top of the first on 17 pitches. But he allowed two runs each in the second and third as the Yankees took a 4-0 lead.

With two outs and a man on the in the second, Bundy's 93 mph fastball found the middle of the plate and Luke Voit hit it out to right-center for a 2-0 lead on his third home run of this series. Voit went 3-for-3 today and was 7-for-11 with three homers in the series. Voit has hit three homers in his past three games after hitting five in his first 77 big league games.

Left fielder Shane Robinson led off the New York third with a single to left and two outs later moved to second on an Aaron Hicks' single. Both runners scored when rookie Miguel Andújar hit Bundy's 1-0 fastball into the right field corner for a two-run double. Andújar has driven in 31 runs in his last 29 games.

Bundy pitched five innings tonight, allowing six hits and four runs with two walks and seven strikeouts. His fastball velocity seemed to tick up slightly (at an average of 92.2 mph) and he fanned seven for just the second time in nine starts. But he took this loss to fall to 7-13 with an ERA of 5.37. He threw 100 pitches, 59 for strikes.

Bundy has an ERA of 11.64 over his previous four starts and 8.87 over his last nine games since July 6.

The homer Bundy allowed was his 34th given up on the year. The team record is 35, last done by Jeremy Guthrie in 2009. Bundy tonight joined two other pitchers that allowed 34 in one season as an Oriole. They are Mike Cuellar in 1970, when he finished fourth in the Cy Young voting, and Scott McGregor in 1985.

Cody Carroll replaced Bundy in the sixth and needed 36 pitches to get through that inning. He allowed a single and two walks and uncorked a wild pitch to scored a run that made it 5-1.

The Orioles got on the board to pull within 4-1 in the last of the fifth against right-hander Luis Severino. Jace Peterson drew a leadoff walk, stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored on Jonathan Villar's fly ball to center.

Down 5-1, the O's pulled within 5-3 and knocked Severino from the game in the sixth. Trey Mancini led off the inning with a 438-foot homer to center on a 97 mph fastball. It was No. 18 for Mancini. An error and single put two on and Peterson's groundball single to right off reliever Chad Green made it 5-3.

But the Orioles would go 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and they are 8-68 when they score three runs or less. The O's did set a season high with four stolen bases tonight, but they've scored just 22 runs over their past 10 games. The Orioles host Toronto on Monday night to begin a three-game series.

Postgame quotes:

Did Bundy feel he made some progress?: "I thought it was a tiny bit better. Definitely a step in the right direction. You know, still two pitches there that pretty much cost me the four runs. For the most part, missing that fastball right over the plate (hurt me), home run and double. That is pretty much the runs."

What can Bundy take from this moving forward and how did he get better?: "Executed more pitches this time than I have in the past. I think that is what it always comes down to. Executing that one pitch in each situation to get weak contact or if it's a strikeout, it's a strikeout. But I was able to execute a little bit more with the fastball tonight."

Bundy doesn't show emotion out there, but that doesn't mean the struggles have not been getting to him: "Yeah, you guys just don't see it. That has been the thing ever since I've played baseball. The thing my dad taught me - to never show emotion on the field because the other team can see it. You have players behind me that can see it. You try to never show emotion or what you are thinking."

Peterson on losing four in the series: "We are doing some positive things, but anytime you get swept in a four-game series, you are not doing enough good. So from here, it's just continue to build on this game tonight and carry it over for tomorrow, and now it's on to the Blue Jays."

Peterson on whether the losing is wearing on guys?: "You really can't think about that. You start thinking about that kind of stuff and before you know it, you kind of become miserable if things don't go your way. We're just trying to win ballgames and it's not been the funnest as far as the outcomes of the games. But we have to remember to play hard and see what happens and it will take us to the end of the year. Now it's time to beat some teams that are in the playoff hunt and at least compete that way. Just compete and see what happens."

Peterson on the four stolen bases: "For us, especially with (Mark) Trumbo out, we're not going to be able to pop home runs all the time, so anytime we can get a single or a walk and get guys that can get on second somehow (that will help). And stealing bases for us is big. We get a guy in scoring position and can get a run so, you saw it tonight. Caleb (Joseph) did a good job getting me over there and Villar getting me in. If we focus on those little things, we can play good baseball down the stretch."