Yankees grind out win over Orioles in game full of twists and turns

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• As Trent Grisham and Ben Rice opened the game with singles against right-hander Chris Bassitt, earlier in the game, the Yankees squandered an early scoring chance.
• The Yankees loaded the bases with two outs thanks to Heliot Ramos getting hit by a pitch, a walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr.
• Rice's 431-foot solo homer in the third created it 3-1 and they had a chance to add to their lead when García and Ramos followed with singles.
• With Austin Wells at the plate, Cano then fired a wild pitch that scored Chisholm.
• In the seventh, Alonso was sure he'd hit a solo shot off Brent Headrick that would have given Baltimore a one-run lead.

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google. BALTIMORE – How regarding those pesky Yankees?

Long criticized for being too reliant on home runs – especially with Aaron Judge out of the lineup – the Yankees scratched out a pair of runs in the eighth inning to take the lead in a 5-3 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night at Camden Yards. It was their third straight win.

Meanwhile, the winning rally – which occurred after a controversial foul call took an apparent homer away from Pete Alonso in the seventh – featured just one hit.

Meanwhile, the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs thanks to Heliot Ramos getting hit by a pitch, a walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr. And pinch hitter José Caballero additionally getting drilled by right-hander Cam Sanders.

Facing Yennier Cano, George Lombard Jr. Offered the Yankees the lead with an infield single to third.

With Austin Wells at the plate, Cano then fired a wild pitch that scored Chisholm. This person hustled to the plate, as the ball didn't obtain far away from catcher Yohel Pozo.

That was enough to offer the Yankees their third straight win – but it didn't come without some drama.

In near Carlton Fisk-style, Alonso watched the ball as he walked down the first base line. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS. The ball seemingly sailed over the left field foul pole.

He flipped his bat away, convinced he'd just hit his 30th homer – and second of the night.

Instead, home plate umpire Ryan Wills called the ball foul, much to Alonso's disgust. After a lengthy replay delay, the call stood.

In practice, a livid Alonso, who'd homered in the third inning off Will Warren, was forced to continue the at-bat. He eventually went down swinging to keep the game tied.

They additionally secured another gritty – and taxing – performance from their bullpen.

As Warren additionally lasted just four innings, a day after five relievers followed Carlos Rodón's short outing with five scoreless innings, they were put to work again.

As Fernando Cruz offered up a two-out homer to Dylan Beavers in the sixth, this time, the group allowed just one run.

But Luis García Jr. Grounded into a double play and with Grisham at third, Heliot Ramos grounded out.

As Jackson Holliday scored from third when Austin Wells threw to second in a failed attempt to obtain Gunnar Henderson, the Orioles took the lead in the bottom of the first on a double steal. Warren retired the next two batters to avoid further damage.

Ryan McMahon delivered a run-scoring single in the second. It was followed by a sacrifice fly by Lombard.

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Chisholm then lined one to first, where Samuel Basallo created a nice diving catch and Jones struck out.

As Alonso went the other way for his 29th homer of the season to cut the lead to one run, baltimore obtained a run back in the third.

Taken together, the developments around yankees grind out win over Orioles in game full of twists and point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.