Yankees, Orioles both score 3 in the ninth. After all that chaos, Baltimore leads the division by 1
The Baltimore Orioles prevailed in a wild ninth inning in which each closer allowed three runs
BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees were about to take first place from the Baltimore Orioles — and then they let it slip from their grasp and watched it sail away.
In a wild ninth inning in which each closer allowed three runs, the Orioles took a one-game lead over New York in the AL East when Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double for a 6-5 victory Sunday. An error by shortstop Anthony Volpe with two outs kept Baltimore's winning rally going. Then left fielder Alex Verdugo misplayed Mullins' line drive and turned it into the winning hit.
“That's a killer, right? Let's acknowledge that,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It's been a rough several weeks here for us.”
New York lost for the 18th time in its last 26 games, and the Orioles had dropped five straight after the Yankees took the first two games of this series. So perhaps it was fitting that both teams made holding a lead look hard.
