Steve Pearce homers in the eighth, Chris Davis drives in two as O's top New York

After getting a break and two gift runs to tie the game, the Orioles went to an old formula to go ahead at New York. Steve Pearce homered to left with one out in the eighth, and the Orioles went on to beat the Yankees 5-3. Pearce hit No. 10 off Adam Warren on a 2-2 pitch to break the 3-3 tie.

With the win, the Orioles are 67-72 and end this road trip going 3-3 to Toronto and New York. The Orioles ended a five-series losing streak tonight.

Each team scored once in the first inning tonight. Chris Davis drove in his 103rd run on the year for the Orioles with a two-out single. However, Carlos Beltran's solo homer down the left-field line (No. 15) off Ubaldo Jimenez tied the game.

After the New York third began with Didi Gregorius being hit by a pitch and a Stephen Drew single, the Yankees cashed their rally in for two runs on Beltran's two-out single for the 3-1 lead.

The Orioles got a big break to tie the game in the fifth. With the bases loaded and two outs, third baseman Chase Headley's throw to second to get an inning-ending forceout glanced off Drew's glove for a two-run error, and the game was tied at 3-3.

Davis drove in another run in the ninth with a double to provide some insurance a two-run lead. Over his last eight games, Davis is 12-for-27 (.444) with six homers and 12 RBIs. He has 52 RBIs in 51 games since the All-Star break.

New York starter CC Sabathia, who came off the disabled list earlier today, went just 4 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and three runs (one earned), and threw 85 pitches. Warren took the loss.

Jimenez ended a run of 10 straight games in which O's starters failed to go at least six innings and a run of 12 consecutive games without a quality start. He went seven innings, allowing four hits and three runs with no walks and eight strikeouts. Jimenez entered with a career 6.60 ERA against the Yankees, but earned the win to go to 11-9 on the season with a 4.22 ERA. He retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced.

The Orioles take Thursday off before facing Kansas City and Boston as part of a six-game homestand that starts Friday night.

On the farm: In the minor league playoffs tonight, Columbus beat Triple-A Norfolk 5-2 to take the opener of their best-of-five International League series at Norfolk's Harbor Park.

Losing pitcher Terry Doyle allowed eight hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings while winner Ryan Merritt gave up seven hits and no runs over 6 2/3 innings. The Tides scored twice in the last of the ninth. Norfolk had 10 hits in the game but went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

Double-A Bowie is leading 7-5 in the eighth at Altoona in its Eastern League playoff opener, the first game of a best-of-five series.

The Baysox used three errors and several keys hit to score seven runs in the second inning for its biggest inning of the year. That inning featured a two-run double by Glynn Davis and RBI singles by Ozzie Martinez, Mike Yastrzemski and Garabez Rosa. That gave Bowie a 7-0 lead, but an Altoona grand slam in the fifth made it a 7-5 lead.