BALTIMORE — CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira won't soon forget their debut with the New York Yankees — no matter how hard they try.

Sabathia failed to get out of the fifth inning yesterday in a 10-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, and Teixeira couldn't buy a hit with that $180 million the Yankees heaped upon him during the offseason.

"I was terrible. I battled from the first inning on," said Sabathia, who signed a $161 million, seven-year contract in December. "At some point I'm usually able to find it. Today was just one of those days where I didn't. When I have one of those days, this is the result you get."

Sabathia (0-1) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, walked five, threw two wild pitches and did not record a strikeout for the first time since July 25, 2005, at Oakland. The six runs were the most he had allowed in 32 starts since last April, when he pitched for Cleveland.

"I just try to go out and help the team win as best as possible. Today I didn't do that," Sabathia said.

Teixeira went 0 for 4 with a walk and stranded five runners, including two in the eighth after the Yankees had cut a five-run deficit to 6-5.

"I didn't get it done there," he said, referring to his groundout with runners at the corners and two outs.

Baltimore scored four runs in the bottom half to pull away. Light-hitting Cesar Izturis sparked the uprising with a two-run homer and Aubrey Huff added a two-run double.

Adam Jones and Brian Roberts each had three of Baltimore's 14 hits, and Jeremy Guthrie (1-0) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings.

"The guys that were supposed to step up and do it, did," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said.