BALTIMORE (AP) — Ben Rice and the New York Yankees are keeping the pressure on in the AL East.

Rice's grand slam in the 10th inning lifted New York to a 7-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. The Yankees remained two games behind first-place Toronto — and with the Blue Jays holding the head-to-head tiebreaker, New York can ill afford to lose more ground.

“Just happy with where the team's at,” Rice said. “Got a chance to still take the division here, and have some important games coming up.”

The Yankees won three of four at Baltimore, and now head home to face another last-place team — the Chicago White Sox — before hosting the Orioles to end the regular season.

It was one of the best games so far in Rice's young career. The 26-year-old catcher, first baseman and designated h

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