Yankees 11, Orioles 4

NEW YORK – (AP) Nick Swisher hit the first of three consecutive homers that sent Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees to their eighth straight victory, 11-4 over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera also hit solo shots to right field in the second inning against starter Jeremy Guthrie -- all with two strikes.

Cano had three hits and three RBIs, and Mark Teixeira hit a run-scoring double off the center-field fence for the Yankees, on their longest winning streak since taking eight in a row last July. New York broke it open with a six-run eighth that included Derek Jeter's two-run double off the top of the right-field wall.