Ben Rice homer not enough as Orioles top Yankees 3‑2

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Baltimore Orioles rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to defeat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Monday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Coby Mayo hit a three-run homer in the seventh, scoring Adley Rutschman and Tyler O’Neill, to erase a 2-0 deficit. The Yankees had taken the lead in the third inning when Ben Rice homered to left-center field, driving in Trent Grisham.

Yankees starter Brent Headrick took the loss, falling to 3-1. He allowed three runs on three hits over seven innings. Orioles reliever Dietrich Enns earned the win, improving to 1-0, with Anthony Nunez recording his second save.

New York outhit Baltimore 5-3 but managed only two runs. The Yankees dropped to 26-16, while the Orioles improved to 19-23. Attendance was 23,160, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes. The teams meet again Tuesday for the second game of the series.