New York Yankees Lose 7-0 To Baltimore Orioles In Rubber Game As Max Fried Is Injured

The Yankees were fairly confident for this rubber game of the series against the Baltimore Orioles. Their ace, Max Fried, started the game. He was looking to bounce back from his last start in Milwaukee, where he pitched six gutsy innings, but threw 40 pitches in the second inning. That was the second-highest inning total of his career. Despite the fact that he was injured, the team lost this game 7-0.

The Yankees were happy to break their four-game losing streak and were looking to win two games in a row behind their ace. However, they did not get it. They are limping into a day off tomorrow before starting a Subway Series against their cross-town rivals, the New York Mets. Do you think interleague play has diminished the importance of these rivalries?

New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles Game Summary

The Yankees were hoping that starting their ace, Fried, would lead them to a win against their divisional rival. This was a rubber game in the series, with each team winning one game. The Orioles jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in this

There were fears that the Yankees’ ace would have another nightmare second inning, but he got out of it. The Orioles got another run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly. Then Pete Alonso singled, and the Orioles led 3-0. That was it for Fried, who left the game injured.

Then in the fifth inning, Adley Rutschman hit a two-run home run, and the Yankees were losing 5-0. Then the Orioles scored two runs in the seventh inning. The score was 7-0, and the nightmare continued for the Yankees. Thankfully, that was the final score. The Yankees had a lone hit and gave the Orioles their first shutout of the season.

Flexibility

This game was moved up to 1:05 p.m. because of the threat of rain. The game was originally scheduled for 6:35 p.m. This was a smart move, but it inconvenienced those who held tickets for the game. Many people could attend at the scheduled time, but not at the new time. Those who cover the game had to re-arrange their schedules, but were mostly happy with the earlier start time.

Volpe Debut

Anthony Volpe was the starting shortstop for this game. He was called up from AAA Scranton Wilkes-Barre when an MRI revealed Jose Caballero had a fractured finger. Volpe, until this season, had been the Yankees’ starting shortstop. He was terrible last year and regressed defensively after winning a Gold Glove. However, he is back, much to the chagrin of fans of the team.

There will be great anticipation to see how he fields and hits. Sources say no matter how well he does, Caballero will be the starting shortstop for the Yankees when his finger heals.

Grisham Leading Off?

Trent Grisham was back in the leadoff spot for the Yankees. He batted sixth last night and hit a huge three-run home run. That was not the first time he was successful last season batting in the six or seven hole. Coming into this game, however, Grisham is just 3-of-23 when hitting out of the leadoff spot this season. There is some thought that the underlying metrics suggest Grisham is just unlucky. Maybe he will bounce back, as suggested by the underlying metrics.

One thing is for sure: baseball psychology is a funny thing. Why does Grisham not seem to be able to hit this year out of the leadoff spot? That certainly was not the case last season, when he put up career-best hitting statistics, mostly hitting leadoff for the Yankees. This season, he cannot seem to hit when he bats leadoff, yet he bats fine when he is lower in the lineup. Maybe the problem is not bad luck, but the pressure of batting first in the Yankees’ batting order.