The Orioles were in the game until the sixth inning, when the Yankees scored six runs and effectively ended the AL East race.

The New York Yankees won the AL East title for a first-round bye in the playoffs, dispatching the Baltimore Orioles with a 10-1 victory behind Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gerrit Cole.

Just when the champagne was starting to get a little too chilly, the Yankees finally were able to pop some bottles as big-time games from Aaron Judge, who hit a home run in his fifth-straight game for No.