BALTIMORE — With the Yankees’ hopes of a division title dwindling, the club capitalized on a chance to gain ground in the American League East on Thursday as Max Fried dominated the Orioles in a 7-0 win.

The series-opening triumph at Camden Yards followed losses from Toronto, Boston and Detroit and gave the Bombers an 86-67 record with nine games left in the season. That doesn’t give the Yankees much time to win the American League East — they trail the Blue Jays by three games, and Toronto holds the tiebreaker — but the possibility remains in play.

The Yankees, who got to their Baltimore hotel around 3:30 a.m. after playing in Minnesota on Wednesday evening, also have a two-game lead over the Astros and Mariners for the top AL Wild Card spot.

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