grassy than usual and was finished, in a three-wicket victory to Australia, within three days.If plans to stage the Test in 2017 do not come to fruition - and Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball rates th

NEW YORK -- Worn down and banged up, the Baltimore Orioles found the perfect remedy for all their ailments -- a well-pitched game.Chris Tillman tied for the major league lead with his 14th win, throwing four-hit ball for seven innings and helping the depleted Orioles avert a four-game sweep at Yankee Stadium, beating New York 4-1 Thursday.You could tell he was trying to give us what we really needed, manager Buck Showalter said.The Orioles had lost four straight overall, costing them their lead in the AL East.We dont look at snapping anything. Theres been ups and downs, Showalter said. You try to get a grip on reality.Baltimore slugger Chris Davis, shortstop Manny Machado and Showalter returned from a stomach bug thats hit the clubhouse.Its bad, Tillman said. I doesnt look like fun.Orioles center fielder Adam Jones didnt play because of back spasms, catcher Matt Wieters missed his third consecutive game after being hit by a pitch in the foot and rookie outfielder Joey Rickard sat out with an injured thumb.Showalter said Wieters and Jones were day to day.Tillman (14-2) matched White Sox ace Chris Sale for the most victories in the majors. He won his fourth straight start, allowing exactly one run over seven innings in each outing.The last Orioles pitcher to permit one or fewer runs while going at least seven innings for so long was Jim Palmer, who did it in six straight starts in 1978.Tillman gave up three hits and two walks to the first eight batters, capped by Starlin Castros RBI single. The tall right-hander then set down 16 of his final 17 hitters.Got in sync, Tillman said.Brad Brach pitched the eighth and Zach Britton closed for his 30th save in as many chances.The Yankees had won four in a row.I think you have to look at it, you took three of four from a good Baltimore team, and you have to move on, manager Joe Girardi said.CC Sabathia (5-8) lost on his 36th birthday, leaving him 0-4 in his past six starts. He also stumbled and fell on the mound while trying to throw a pitch in the sixth, with the ball skittering onto the grass and resulting in a balk.J.J. Hardy grounded a two-out, two-run single off the glove of shortstop Didi Gregorius in the first inning, and Jonathan Schoop sliced a two-out, two-run double in the seventh.The Orioles began the day 3 for 33 with runners in scoring position since the All-Star break. Mark Trumbo, tied for the big league lead in home runs, threw down his bat after popping up in a key spot in the first, but Hardy soon delivered with the bases loaded.Julio Borbon singled in the seventh for his first hit in the majors since 2013 with the Cubs, setting up Schoops double that finished Sabathia.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: RHP Hunter Harvey, Baltimores first-round draft pick in 2013, is set for Tommy John surgery. The 21-year-old pitched in the rookie and Class A levels this year, and has been beset by injuries during his pro career. Its brutal, Showalter saidYankees: 3B Chase Headley didnt start for the second straight game with an excused absence for personal reasons. He pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out.TILLMAN TIMETillman struck out seven and walked two. He is 7-0 with a 3.23 ERA in 10 starts vs. AL East opponents this year.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (2-2, 3.70) faces Cleveland at Camden Yards. 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Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents.Warwickshire hope to play a Championship game under floodlights before the end of the season as they continue to explore the possibilities of staging Englands first day-night Test in 2017.The club hailed their first trial game, a second XI match against Worcestershire held this week, as a success, though there were some concerns about the deterioration of the pink balls utilised. Both sides scored 300 in their first innings, with the three-day game eventually ending in a draw.Warwickshire accept that time is running out if they are to have any hope of staging the Test between England and West Indies at the ground next August under lights. As a result, they would like to extend the trials as soon as possible and have identified the Championship match against Lancashire (scheduled to start on September 20) as a possibility. Both the ECB and Lancashire would have to agree to the move.There was no problem with visibility, Ian Blackwell, the former England allrounder who is now an umpire, told ESPNcricinfo. On a basic level, it was safe and there were no obvious issues for the batsmen, the fielders or us as umpires. The only issue was the wear of the balls.Two types of ball were used in the game. While both aged more in the way you might expect a white ball to deteriorate, the general view was the Dukes ball has fared slightly better than the Kookaburra. Players also reported that visibility of the Dukes ball, which has a more prominent, dark seam, was better than the Kookaburras relatively light, slight seam.Of particular concern was the scuffing of the ball. Most involved agreed that, due to the way the ball aged, there was no obvious way to shine the ball, making it impossible to gain either conventional or reverse swing. The pronounced seam on the Dukes ball did, at least, enable bowlers to gain some movement throughout and spinners might even find gripping it a little easier.One option that has been mooted, though not especially forcibly, it the possibility of changing the pink balls earlier than the 80-over mark used for red balls. Russell Warren, the other umpire in the game, pointed out that, in List A cricket, the white ball used to be changed at 35 overs and that now a new ball isused from each end.We couldnt find a way to buff the ball, William Porterfield, the Irreland batsman who captained Warwickshires 2nd XI in the game, said.dddddddddddd It went soft pretty early. After about 30 overs it looked like a 70-over old red ball.The visibility was fine. If people think staging a Test under lights will bring in another 10,000 people, Id say go for it. Its a spectator sport and we have to be mindful of that.But youd want to see what happened at a higher level, against quicker, more skilful bowlers, before making that decision. It was a slightly different game due to the lack of shine, but from a players perspective it was fine.A delegation from the ECB including Kevin Shine, Andy Flower, David Parsons and Alan Fordham attended the game at various times, as did John Stephenson from the MCC, which has been at the forefront of tests into the viability of staging Test cricket under lights. They will now reflect on all the relevant feedback from the match and consider the best way to progress.Among the issues to consider might be the start times. This game finished at around 9.30pm each evening, meaning that there was only around 30 minutes of cricket played in true darkness. Dew was not a factor, though it had been an unusually warm week.It may also be that, on a more grassy pitch (this was the pitch used for the Test against Pakistan and the Royal London quarter-final match between Warwickshire and Essex) the balls may have fared a little better. The pitch for the first floodlit Test, the Adelaide game between Australia and New Zealand in November 2015, was a little more grassy than usual and was finished, in a three-wicket victory to Australia, within three days.If plans to stage the Test in 2017 do not come to fruition - and Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball rates them 50-50 at best - the opportunity may not come again until 2020. The TV audience in India, Englands visitors in high summer of 2018, will not be helped by later start times necessary for floodlit games, while it may well be considered that there is no need to stage an Ashes Test in 2019 under lights with full houses all but guaranteed. For a Test against West Indies, however, the novelty value of floodlights might add to ticket sales. ' ' '