Yankees power past Orioles 6‑2, end four-game skid
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Paul Goldschmidt homered on the first pitch of the game, Trent Grisham added a three-run shot and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Will Warren pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits to improve to 5-1. The right-hander rebounded from a rough outing against Texas in which he gave up six runs over four innings. Trevor Rogers, making his return from the injured list after an extended illness, took the loss for Baltimore, lasting only four innings. He allowed six runs on six hits and struck out three, falling to 2-4.
Goldschmidt’s leadoff home run, his fourth career leadoff blast and second in four days, gave the Yankees a quick 1-0 lead. He drove a 1-0 pitch from Rogers over the left-field wall. After a groundout and a single from Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger lined out and Amed Rosario flied out to end the first.
The Yankees broke the game open with a five-run third inning. Austin Wells led off with a sharp line-drive single to right. After Goldschmidt flied out, Aaron Judge walked and Rice walked to load the bases. Cody Bellinger grounded into a force out that scored Wells, with Judge moving to third. Amed Rosario then singled to right, driving in Judge and sending Bellinger to second. Grisham followed by launching a 2-2 pitch to center field for his sixth home run of the year, a three-run shot that made it 6-0. Rogers escaped further damage when Ryan McMahon lined out.
Warren worked around a throwing error in the third inning that put two runners on, but a double play ended the threat. He retired six of the next seven batters before running into trouble in the sixth.
Baltimore scored its only runs in the bottom of the sixth. Taylor Ward led off with a ground-rule double to right-center. Adley Rutschman grounded out, moving Ward to third. After Pete Alonso struck out, Samuel Basallo singled to right, scoring Ward. Tyler O’Neill followed with a double to right that deflected off center fielder Trent Grisham’s glove, scoring Basallo to cut the lead to 6-2. Colton Cowser flied out to end the inning.
Warren left after 5 2/3 innings, having allowed six hits and two runs, walking one and striking out four. The Yankees’ bullpen held the Orioles scoreless over the final 3 1/3 innings. Andrew Kittredge, Yennier Cano and Tyler Wells combined to allow three hits and strike out two.
New York added little offense after the third, managing only four more hits. Judge singled in the seventh and again in the ninth, but the Yankees were unable to extend their lead. Baltimore threatened in the eighth when Ward singled and Alonso singled, but a groundout and a force out ended the inning.
The victory improved the Yankees to 27-16, while the Orioles dropped to 19-24. New York had lost four straight, including a 3-2 defeat to Baltimore on Monday. The series continues Wednesday.
Key offensive performances for Baltimore included Basallo, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI, and O’Neill, who drove in a run with his double. Taylor Ward finished 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored. For the Yankees, Goldschmidt had two hits, including the home run, and scored twice. Grisham’s three-run homer was his only hit of the night.
Attendance was announced at 20,344. The game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3. Interstatl’s ELO system had projected N.Y. Yankees with a 60.50 percent probability to win. N.Y. Yankees had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 8 went over the over/under line of 8.5.