The Baltimore Orioles lost to the New York Yankees 12-8 in the Bronx Tuesday night. Orioles pitchers provided the gifts in the form of souvenirs on Aaron Judge’s 30th birthday by giving up five homeruns. Starter Jordan Lyles (1-2) gave up three and Alexander Wells (1.2 IP, 2R, 2 H, 3 K) gave up the other two. Yes, Judge did homer on his birthday but the major recipient of the Orioles largess was Anthony Rizzo, who homered three times, For the record, Joey Gallo accounted for one homerun.
Lyles tossed 4.2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits while walking 1 and striking out 3; he was the losing pitcher. Bryan Baker was the first to relieve Lyles and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and struck out 2 in 1.1 innings of work. An ineffective Paul Fry (0.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K) followed and Wells finished it.
The Yankees homerun barrage managed to out pace and overshadow the O’s offense, an offense that scored 3 runs in the 6th inning and 4 in the 8th. The Orioles hit a pair of three-run homeruns, one by Anthony Santander (1 for 4, 1 run, 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 BB) and the other by Austin Hays (1 for 3, 1 run, 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 BB). That combined RBI total was matched by Rizzo, by the way.
Santander has yet to play a game in 2022 where he has not reached base. He is the first player in MLB to do it this season (Trea Turner has done it as well) and the first Oriole to do it since Manny Machado in 2017.
Rougned Odor had an eventful game to say the least, going 1 for 3 with a double, 2 runs scored, reaching base by being hit by a pitch and committing a throwing error.
Record: 6-11
