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Robinson Canó doubled twice off starter Daniel Cabrera and delivered the go-ahead homer in the seventh with a shot to center field.

Carl Pavano took the mound at Camden Yards on Saturday and pitched five decent innings, coming back after 16 months with a reconstructed elbow.

Bobby Abreu enjoyed his first five-hit game in nine years, leading the Yankees to a comeback victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Bidding to win 20 for the first time during a career that started in 1991, Mike Mussina again struggled against his former team.

After Alex Rodriguez was plunked Tuesday night, the Yankees were bound to retaliate on Wednesday and did while exploding for 13 runs and snapping a three-game losing streak.

Alex Rodriguez reached base safely in his first four plate appearances but struck out in the ninth inning to send the Yankees to their third consecutive loss.

Mike Mussina allowed a season-high six earned runs over five ordinary innings, and the rookie David Robertson surrendered five in a third of an inning.

Ian Kennedy gave up four runs in the second inning and then left the game with a slightly strained right lat muscle in a wild 11-inning loss to the Orioles.

Joe Girardi got his first ejection as Yankees manager in the ninth inning Thursday, putting on a show from which Orioles’ rookie pitcher Jim Johnson couldn’t recover.

Umpires missed another home run call, leaving Alex Rodriguez to settle for a double in the sixth inning Wednesday, but it hardly mattered in a cathartic rout of the Orioles.