New York Blows A Five Run Lead As They Get Beat By Baltimore In Walk-Off Fashion
Two pitchers a starter in New York left-hander veteran CC Sabathia and reliever Dellin Betances giving up homers is not a recipe for success instead it's a recipe for disaster and that's what happened on Tuesday night in Baltimore.
After having been crowned the American League's Player of the Month for August, Manny Machado is showing no signs of slowing down. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
Machado hit a two-out, two-run homer -- his second blast of the game -- off Dellin Betances in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete the Orioles' comeback from a five-run deficit, allowing them to walk off with a 7-6 victory over the Yankees in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The long, arduous win -- which started with a two-hour, 14-minute rain delay -- finished a few minutes before 1 a.m. ET. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
"We're confident with everyone we have in here," said Machado, who has 14 home runs and 38 RBIs since Aug. 1. "We're going to do everything possible, keep playing like a team and do the things that count, and things will turn out the way they need to. We just need to control going out there and giving it our all." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
The win kept the O's a game behind the Angels for the second American League Wild Card, with the Yankees falling 3 1/2 back of the Red Sox in the AL East race. The Yanks saw their lead for the first AL Wild Card cut to 2 1/2 over the Angels, falling one out shy of breaking their own hex at Camden Yards. New York has not won a series in Baltimore since the beginning of the 2014 season. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
After recording the first two outs of the ninth, Betances walked Tim Beckham on five pitches before Machado made Betances pay for hanging a 1-0 breaking ball. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
"He's a really good hitter. He's a great hitter, obviously," Betances said. "When you leave a pitch like that to a guy like that, he's going to usually punish it. That's what he did tonight." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
Machado -- who has a team-leading 32 homers -- also went deep in the third inning, trading blasts with close friend and teammate Jonathan Schoop. Schoop went yard in the fifth off Yankees starter CC Sabathia, with Mark Trumbo belting a two-run homer in the sixth to bring Baltimore within a run. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
"It was just one of those nights," Sabathia said. "When we made mistakes, they didn't miss them." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
Sabathia went 5 1/3 innings and allowed five earned runs on eight hits. He lasted much longer than Orioles starter Jeremy Hellickson, who recorded just seven outs. Hellickson walked four and allowed five runs (three earned). Ubaldo Jimenez tossed a scoreless sixth inning in his return to the bullpen. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
The Yankees jumped on Hellickson's early command woes, as a key third-inning error by center fielder Adam Jones and Didi Gregorius' two-run single helped chase the right-hander. New York tacked on after reliever Richard Bleier entered with the bases loaded, taking what appeared to be a commanding five-run lead. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
[There were] some great innings pitched out of our bullpen tonight to hold them," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "It's a tough lineup to hold down." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
Machado again played the part of hero, picking up his third walk-off homer in 19 days, having launched blasts on Aug. 18 against the Angels and Aug. 23 against the Athletics. Machado has 14 homers since Aug. 1 and has been a critical component of the O's success. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
"I'm just looking for something up I can do damage with," Machado said. "I'm up in the count. walk-off/Just looking for a good pitch I can hit." "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
Orioles reliever Brad Brach got into trouble as the Yankees attempted to pad their lead in the eighth inning. Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a single and Brett Gardner legged out a one-out infield hit, but Brach recovered to strike out Aaron Judge looking and induced Starlin Castro to foul out, keeping the deficit at one run. "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/
"This is a huge game for us. This is the time of the year, if you're going to make a push, we need to do it now. It was a picture-perfect inning. You couldn't ask for anything more. The fact that we stayed close in the game and kind of built up a little momentum is pretty cool, too." -- Trumbo "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-off/The last player with three walk-off homers in as short of a span as Machado was Sammy Sosa, who had three walk-off homers in 1996 (also 19 days). "according to http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/252730708/manny-machado-caps-orioles-rally-with-walk-
With the loss, New York drops to 74-64 and is now 2.5 games back of their American League East rival Boston who is leading the division with a record of 78-61. With the win, Baltimore improves to 71-68 on the season and is seven games behind Boston.
New York and Baltimore will play their finale Wednesday at Camden Yards. Right -hander Sonny Gray who has a record of 8-9 with a 3.36 earn run average will start for New York. Gray served up three homers in his last start against Boston on Sept. 1st charged with four runs in seven innings despite striking out nine. He is 2-4 in six starts since being traded to the Yankees, who have provided him with little run support. He will go up against Baltimore right -hander Kevin Gausman who has a record of 10-9 with a 4.79 earn run average. Gausman was an afterthought in Friday's 13-inning win, but the righty has been solid. Gausman owns a 2.55 earn run average and has struck out 16 over his last 17/2/3 innings. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-orioles/2017/09/06/492186#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=492186
First pitch is set for 7:05 pm. The game will be televised on MASN and Yes. "according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/yankees-vs-orioles/2017/09/06/492186#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=492186