Orioles, Yankees stumble into AL East showdown series

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The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles have quite a bit in common.

Not all of it is good recently, but the teams open a three-game series in Baltimore on Friday owning two of the top four records in the major leagues.

The Orioles are in first place in the American League East, two games ahead of the second-place Yankees.

Still, Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said, "W