Chris Davis' first career grand slam leads Orioles to an 11-5 win over Yankees

Nova (10-5) allowed a career-high nine earned runs and 10 hits over five innings. In two starts against the Orioles this season, Nova has a 12.19 ERA, having allowed 17 hits and 14 runs over 10 1/3 innings.

Despite his forgettable first inning, Tillman — who allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits in five innings with five strikeouts — won his third straight start and became the first Orioles pitcher to allow five first-inning runs and still earn the win in 14 years. (Sidney Ponson did it on July 28, 1998 in a 5-4 win over Detroit.)

"It's definitely more exciting being on the other end of that,” Davis said of coming back. “It felt like the first inning was never going to end, and then we were able to come out there and take back the momentum and really quiet the crowd and kind of ride that out for the majority of the game, so it does really fly by when you're scoring runs like that. It feels a lot better than being on the other end of it."

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