Orioles' Manny Machado leaves with right knee sprain

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles third baseman Manny Machado sprained his right knee taking a swing Monday night against the New York Yankees and needed help to get off the field.

Batting in the third inning, Machado twisted his knee while hitting a broken-bat grounder to shortstop. He dropped in a heap in the batter's box and gripped his knee in obvious pain as Derek Jeter made the throw to first base.

After a check by head trainer Richie Bancells, Machado limped off the field on the shoulders of Bancells and Baltimore manager Buck Showalter.

He will have an MRI on Tuesday morning determine the severity of the injury and whether a stint on the DL is necessary.

"We'll just wait for the results," Machado said in front of his locker, where a pair of crutches stood. "Hopefully it is on the good side other than the bad."

Earlier in the game, Machado doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly. Chris Davis took Machado's place in the lineup and hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning to spark the Orioles to an 11-3 win.

Machado missed the first month of the season while recovering from surgery on his left knee.

"There's a chance we may have dodged a bullet," Showalter said.