BALTIMORE (AP) -- Chris Davis homered and drove in four runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Michael Pineda and the New York Yankees 11-3 Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph, left, and Brad Brach celebrate their 11-3 win over the New York Yankees (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph, left, and Brad Brach celebrate their 11-3 win over the New York Yankees (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Caleb Joseph hit a solo shot and Jimmy Paredes had three singles and two RBIs for the Orioles, who reached .500 (30-30) for the first time since May 5. Baltimore has won seven of eight following a five-game skid.

Davis delivered an RBI single in the first inning and a three-run drive in the third, both against Pineda (7-3). The slugger came into the game 1 for 11 with eight strikeouts in his career against the right-hander.

In his last outing against the Orioles, Pineda had a career-high 16 strikeouts in a 6-2 victory on May 10. In this one, he fanned only two in 4 1/3 rocky innings, allowing six runs, nine hits and two walks.

It was Pineda's shortest outing since being ejected in the second inning on April 23, 2014, for using pine tar on the mound.

Mason Williams homered in his major league debut for the first-place Yankees, who have dropped two in a row after winning seven straight.

Ubaldo Jimenez (4-3) gave up three runs in five innings to earn his first win since May 11. Although the right-hander struggled from the outset, he kept the damage to a minimum and received plenty of offensive support.

New York failed to score in the first inning after loading the bases with no outs. Davis singled in a run in the bottom half.

Alex Rodriguez picked up his 1,999th career RBI with a single in the Yankees third, but Baltimore used a run-scoring single by Adam Jones and Davis' 13th home run to go up 5-1.

After striking out in his first at-bat, Williams hit a two-run drive to right in the fourth. The former fourth-round draft pick was removed for a pinch hitter after going 1 for 2.

Baltimore pulled away with a four-run sixth that began with Joseph connecting off Jacob Lingren. Later in the inning, first baseman Mark Teixeira overthrew second base trying for a force play, ending his career-high errorless run at 109 games and providing the Orioles with four unearned runs.

That put Baltimore in double figures in runs for the first time since April 26.

TRAINERS ROOM

Yankees: OF Jacoby Ellsbury (right knee sprain) is running at about 60 percent according to manager Joe Girardi, who added, "He's starting to do a little bit of everything now."

Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (right shoulder tendinitis) felt no lingering pain after his rehab assignment Thursday night. He is slated to pitch two innings for Single-A Frederick on Tuesday.

ON DECK

Yankees: CC Sabathia starts against the Orioles on Saturday night looking for his 212th career win, which would give him sole possession of 23rd place on the win-list for left-handers.

Orioles: Bud Norris takes the mound for Baltimore. He's 2-4 with an 8.63 ERA this season, but is 4-1 lifetime against New York.

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