New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles
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Ryan Mountcastle and Jorge Mateo propel Orioles to 7-2 win over Yankees in series clincher
Ryan McKenna also connected and Jordan Westburg’s two-run triple helped the Orioles complete a four-run fifth to chase Yankees starter Carlos Rodón (2-2) and secure a third win of the four-game set, the first this season between likely AL East contenders. The Orioles moved one game ahead of the Yankees in the division.
Righty Kyle Bradish allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings in his first start after beginning the season on the 15-day injured list with a UCL strain. Keegan Akin (1-0) retired four batters while allowing a run in middle relief.
“That might've been our best pitched series, honestly,” said Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde, whose staff allowed six runs in the four games. “From the starts we got to how the bullpen pitched against a really good offense.”
Gleyber Torres hit his first home run but also made the Yankees’ third error of the series to help extend the game’s decisive inning.
“He's got to secure the ball,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Torres, who dropped the ball trying to barehand shortstop Anthony Volpe's feed on a potential double play. “He's made that play a lot. Didn't in that spot.”
Rodón yielded all seven Baltimore runs — six earned — on eight hits in his shortest outing of 2024.
He escaped his bases-loaded, no-out jam in the second before Mountcastle’s solo shot in the third, and Mateo’s and McKenna’s in the fourth.
“Just being aggressive,” McKenna said of the Orioles' adjustments. “I think guys started taking pitchers' pitches against him, started barreling up some more.”
After Mountcastle singled in another run in the fifth, Anthony Santander grounded the potential double-play ball that Torres' gaffe turned into a two-on, none-out situation.
A visit from pitching coach Matt Blake followed, but Westburg drove Rodón’s 2-1 slider down the middle to the base of the wall in left-center to plate both runners, then came home on Mateo’s sacrifice fly off newly entered reliever Ron Marinaccio.
“I thought we had (Adley) Rutschman struck out, and then we don't turn the double play there,” Boone said of the inning.
Bradish threw 51 of 84 pitches for strikes in his return from a rehab assignment that ended more quickly than some expected.
The fourth-place finisher in the 2023 AL Cy Young vote escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the first and left with runners on the corners in the fifth before Akin induced Anthony Rizzo into a popout to short.
“I think this clubhouse is pretty excited to get someone of that caliber back on the field,” Orioles catcher James McCann said.
Orioles: Activated Bradish and designated RHP Yohan Ramirez for assignment. ... With Bradish making Thursday's start, LHP John Means (forearm strain) will make his first start of the season on Saturday after he was activated from the injured list on Wednesday. ... OF Austin Hays (left calf strain) took batting practice and did on-field drills and could go on a rehab assignment soon, Hyde said.
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Orioles: RHP Cole Irvin (2-1, 3.49) tries to extend his stretch of 14 1/3 scoreless innings when Baltimore begins a five-game trip at Cincinnati on Friday night.
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Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Jones struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Jones hit for Grisham | |
9th Inning | Trevino struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Trevino hit for Wells | |
9th Inning | Cabrera flied out to center. | |
9th Inning | Pérez relieved Webb |
Statistics
NYY | BAL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 3 |
11 | Ground Balls | 7 |
11 | Strikeouts | 9 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
6 | Hits | 8 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
3 | Walks | 0 |
1 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
2 | Runs | 7 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
31 | At Bats | 31 |
1 | Home Runs | 3 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
11 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
1 | Triples | 1 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
10 | Fly Balls | 16 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
149 | Pitches | 128 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
12 | Total Bases | 20 |
36 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
2.9 | Runs Created | 6.1 |
.194 | Batting Average | .258 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.387 | Slugging Percentage | .645 |
.290 | Secondary Average | .387 |
.286 | On Base Percentage | .314 |
.673 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .959 |
1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.6 |
21.5 | Batter Rating | 49.5 |
31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.3 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.14 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.66 |
.194 | Isolated Power | .387 |
0.27 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
.083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
.097 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .129 |
4.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
73.0 | MLB Rating | 94.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 27,299 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |