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He Yankees They will have to wait at least one more day to secure the American League East title, as they were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, on Tuesday night in the Bronx.
Here are some conclusions…
– Judge Aaron continues to solidify his formidable AL MVP candidacy, as he put the Yankees on the board by leading off the bottom of the fourth inning with his 56th homer of the season. The big man finished the day 1-for-3, but has now recorded 14 RBIs and a 1.229 OPS in his last 15 games and has reached base safely in all but one over the final month of the season.
– Gleyber Torres He’s been doing a great job of setting the table at the top of the Yankees’ lineup and continued that in this game, singled in each of his first two at-bats. The streaky second baseman blew an opportunity in the fourth, but came up a few innings later with a man in scoring position and hit a ground-rule double to the opposite field to cut into the lead.
Torres is still very good at the plate, but his overly aggressive baserunning in a Juan Soto The double caught him on a rundown at third and potentially cost Judge an at-bat with the go-ahead run in scoring position. He now has six ugly outs at home this season, which ties him with Tampa Bay. Yandy Diaz for most in baseball.
– Alex Verdugo He got the starting position instead of the youngster Jason Dominguez and had a great opportunity in the bottom of the fifth. After Dean Kremer After issuing back-to-back walks to two batters to open the inning, the outfielder grounded into a double play and ruined a potential comeback. Verdugo did spark a minor comeback, ending an 0-for-10 streak in his last four games with an infield single two innings later, but he popped out to left-center field for the tying run in the bottom of the ninth.
Dominguez had one chance before that coming off the bench as a pinch hitter, but he grounded out.
– Despite having received the defeat, Clarke Schmidt He pitched relatively well for the Yankees tonight. The right-hander allowed one run in the second inning on a Heston Kjerstad a ground ball and then another two innings later in a Ryan O’Hearn RBI single. He returned for the sixth but was pulled after allowing Antonio SantanderThe 44th homer of the season gave Baltimore its third run of the game.
– Tim Mayza and Ian Hamilton Both allowed home runs during their innings of work out of the bullpen.
Game MVP: Colton Cowser
The Yankees appeared to have gained momentum in the late innings, but Cowser’s solo homer increased the lead to two and clinched the game for good.
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