Yankees rout Orioles 11‑3 behind Domínguez’s big inning
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jasson Domínguez homered and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II.
Domínguez highlighted a seven-run eighth inning with a two-run homer and an RBI double, finishing 3 for 5. Ben Rice homered in the first and doubled ahead of Aaron Judge’s two-run shot in the third. Judge also hit his 13th homer, tying for the major league lead. Rice left with a bruised left hand after fielding a pickoff throw; X-rays were negative.
Baltimore took a brief lead with a run in the third and two in the fourth, but the Yankees answered each time. Ryan McMahon singled in a run in the sixth. The Orioles grounded into three double plays and managed nine hits.
Fernando Cruz pitched a scoreless seventh inning and earned the win, improving to 3-0. Grant Wolfram took the loss, falling to 1-1. Yankees pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts. Attendance was 43,416, and the game lasted 3 hours, 15 minutes. The Yankees improved to 23-11; the Orioles dropped to 15-19.