Yankees split Orioles doubleheader with 6-3 win
New York’s pitchers struck out 17 in the second game, tying the team mark for a standard nine-inning outing.
The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the second game of their doubleheader on 25 September, splitting the day after losing the opener. The result left New York with a 93-68 record and one regular-season game remaining.
Yahoo Sports reported that five Yankees pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts, tying the team mark for a standard nine-inning game. Will Warren worked 3.2 scoreless innings and recorded seven strikeouts.
New York took the lead in the fifth on Ryan McMahon’s RBI double. Spencer Jones drove in Heliot Ramos in the sixth, before Anthony Volpe’s ground-rule double brought home Jones and Luis García Jr.
Baltimore scored in the seventh, but consecutive RBI singles from Ramos and García helped extend the Yankees’ lead to 6-1. Dylan Beavers hit a solo home run in the ninth; the supplied account ends during Baltimore’s subsequent rally.
The Yankees had one regular-season game remaining. Their scheduled Wild Card Series opponent was the Boston Red Sox, with Game 1 set for 27 September at Yankee Stadium.
