Shane Baz did almost everything an Orioles starter could ask. He struck out 10 over 6.1 innings. It still wasn't enough. The Yankees broke a tie with a two-run seventh and left Camden Yards with a 3-1 win.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Baz allowed 3 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits with 2 walks across 6.1 innings, striking out 10 in a loss that dropped him to 4-13 this season. He carries a 4.02 ERA. It was a strong individual outing undone by one bad inning, and the box score reflects the frustration of a pitcher who did his job for most of the night.
The Yankees struck first when Grisham homered to right in the third, a 403-foot shot that put New York ahead 1-0. Baltimore answered immediately when Coby Mayo went deep to left, a 407-foot homer that tied the game 1-1. The tie held until the seventh, when Grisham delivered again, singling to center to bring home both Jones and Lombard Jr., with Caballero advancing to third. That two-run single put New York ahead 3-1, a lead the Yankees would not relinquish.
Carlos Rodon started for New York and allowed just 1 run over 4 innings before handing the game to a bullpen that covered 5 innings without allowing a run. Yerry De Los Santos worked 2 scoreless innings to pick up the win, his first of the season, and David Bednar closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his 28th save. Baltimore managed just 4 hits on the night and could not add anything after Mayo's homer.
The result extended New York's win streak to two games, improving the Yankees to 70-55. Baltimore, now on a two-game losing streak, fell to 61-65.