Showalter speaks after 8-0 win

As Manny Machado's home run ball was landing deep in the left field seats tonight, Orioles manager Buck Showalter turned to bench coach John Russell against the dugout railing and offered a look that didn't need to be accompanied by words. The message was received.

Four more home runs tonight from a team that can turn on the power quickly and with tremendous force.

Pedro Alvarez, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo homered within a span of four batters in the second inning and Machado delivered a thunderous two-run shot in the fourth, as the Orioles coasted to an 8-0 victory over the Yankees before 24,226 at Camden Yards.

Six Orioles have hit 20 or more home runs, the first time they've done so since the 1996 season. Alvarez was the sixth, his two-run shot following Adam Jones' RBI single.

"I've got a really good seat and I don't ever take it for granted, the things that they do against the best pitchers in the world," Showalter said. "It's not like they're sneaking up on anybody, either. So it's just been a consistent threat we've had all year. It's who we are and that's OK. We'll score enough runs."

Dylan Bundy didn't need many of them, tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings while holding the Yankees to two hits. In his last start in the Bronx, he allowed five runs and seven hits and walked three batters over four innings in a 13-5 loss.

"Command was better," said Showalter, who tied Miller Huggins for 25th place on the all-time wins list with 1,413. "He got some things to go his way, too. Couple balls they hit hard that we caught. Jonesy threw a flare out there, the ball that Trum hit they were playing up the middle and hit off the pitcher's foot and went for a single. Things like that that have been kind of working against us, we got some breaks tonight. But Dylan was good.

"He really shows a lot of maturity pitching. He's had a couple times when he's had some big leads and doesn't take his foot off the gas at all. If anything, he kind of slows the game down a little bit. It's been impressive to watch him when we're ahead."

Some pitchers lose concentration while given a sizable lead. It's not an issue with Bundy, who's 8-5 with a 3.47 ERA in 90 2/3 innings.

"I've said this a few times. When you've been where he's been in his young career, he doesn't take anything for granted," Showalter said. "I think he's got a healthy respect for the opposition up here and he knows how quickly things can get away from you.

"I think he and (Kevin) Gausman, too, I don't want to say frustrated, but they'd like to throw their 130-140 pitches they've thrown in the past. I'm not saying there won't come a day, but ... Dylan, I think he's just got a real healthy respect for the level that he's pitching at and he knows he can't drop his guard."

Bundy threw a career-high 97 pitches in 5 2/3 innings, the last resulting in a walk to Mark Teixeira. Donnie Hart replaced Bundy and retired all four batters he faced to extend his scoreless streak to 11 games over 10 2/3 innings.

Bundy allowed two hits - none after Jacoby Ellsbury's two-out single in the second - walked four and struck out five. He retired nine of the last 11 batters he faced.

Jones returned to the lineup and singled twice in the first two innings.

"It's just the presence of him running out to center field to start the game," Showalter said. "He comes in with a lot of time off and whacks a breaking ball into center field for a base hit. It's kind of like, 'Adam's back.'

"It's a challenge for him, but with Michael (Bourn) and Drew (Stubbs) here now, we've got a little better coverage. But it's that time of year when you do push. We're trying like heck to get a chance to roll the dice in September and continue the dice roll in October. We've got a chance."

It improved tonight with the Blue Jays losing, allowing the Orioles to move within three games of first place in the American League East.

The Orioles put it all together tonight - pitching, hitting and defense - which has been a challenge for them.

"They must have had a tough time picking player of the game, because there were a lot of guys you could make a case for," Showalter said. "Just a reminder what guys have been doing most of the year and what we're capable of."

With September being childhood cancer awareness month, players tonight wore gold ribbon decals and wristbands during the game. Machado broke out a pair of gold spikes.

"Told Manny before the game, 'You're going to have to steal a base with those shoes on,' but he stole four," said Showalter, who had a gold ribbon decal pinned to his jacket.

"It's a reminder the impact of our guys, everyone can have. They wore the T-shirts for BP. We have people behind batting practice with Make-A-Wish and cystic fibrosis and pediatric cancer. It just reminds you that there's a lot of other things going on in this world that you should keep in the forefront. Any chance we can help with that is pretty humbling."

Note: Machado has 300 career RBIs, the second-young Oriole to reach that milestone behind Boog Powell, according to STATS.