In the final of a four-game series, the Yankees fell to the Orioles 14-1 Thursday night.
Here are the takeaways…
1. Luis Severino got the ball for the Yankees. His outing began with Baltimore hitting first when Gunnar Henderson sent a first home run to left field. Severino responded by deleting Adley Rutschman on a sharp slider and grounded two runners to end the round and limit the damage.
The Orioles worked hard to increase Severino’s pitch count early Thursday night. In two frames, Severino delivered 56 shots but blocked four Orioles to keep the deficit at one.
In the third, Baltimore’s hard shots started to pay off and did some damage against the fastball. Ryan O’Hearn delivered an extra-base hit for the second straight night with a double left to double his lead. Cedric Mullins followed with a two-base hit for a three-run advantage. Jordan Westburg made three straight doubles as the Orioles extended a 4-0 lead. Severino was taken out of the game after allowing ten hits, including six in the third inning and three to Henderson after 2.2 innings of work and a 5-0 lead at Baltimore.
Albert Abreu relieved Severino and allowed a legacy run on a ball that just tipped the glove with a jump Antoine Volpe score another point. In total, Baltimore had eight hits and seven runs in the frame.
2. Kyle Bradish got the start for the Orioles. After a single two of Anthony RizoBradish got Harrison Bader chase out of the area to complete the frame. The right-hander moved efficiently in the New York order and allowed just one hit through the first five innings. Bradish worked efficiently, held his position on a Volpe comeback
3. After being recalled from Triple-A earlier Thursday afternoon, Deivi Garcia made his return to the majors out of the bullpen in a 12-0 game in the fourth inning. In his first major league appearance since May 10, Garcia played a multi-inning outing after not pitching in the major leagues since May 2021. The right-hander threw 62 pitches in 2.2 innings without that a point is charged to his line.
4. Ron Marinaccio came into the seventh inning to keep the Orioles off the scoreboard for a second straight scoreless outing. Wandy Peralta handled the eighth inning while allowing a run. After Colton Cowser was hit with a throw to charge the bases, the referee team issued warnings to both dugouts. Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde was later expelled for challenging that decision.
5. In the ninth inning, Isiah Kiner-Falefa took the mound to retain extra arms as the team’s most frequent position player to pitch. In his fourth appearance this season on the mound, he allowed just one hit and faced four batters in a scoreless setting.
At the bottom of the ninth, Billy McKinney broke the shutout offer with an RBI single on the right to score Oswaldo Cabrera Before Edward Bazardo ended the game and a 14-1 win with 20 hits for the Orioles.
And after
The Yankees host the Chicago Cubs in the Bronx on Friday night to start the final series before the All-Star break. The first pitch is set at 7:05 p.m.