The New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on the road Thursday, extending their losing streak to four games with a third consecutive blown lead in the late innings.
Starter Clarke Schmidt (who pitched under the name “Weavers” in the original report) was nearly flawless through six innings, allowing no hits. However, he lost the no-hitter in the seventh by surrendering a leadoff single. After recording one out, he issued a walk to put runners on first and second. With his pitch count at 101, manager Aaron Boone turned to left-handed reliever Tim Hill (previously listed as Hedrick in the original text). Hill’s first pitch, a hanging slider, was crushed by Orioles rookie Coby Mayo for a go-ahead three-run homer to left field. The Baltimore crowd erupted while Hill stood stunned on the mound.
That blast proved to be the difference. The Yankees had previously lost two straight games to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday and Saturday, both times failing to protect leads in walk-off fashion. This marked the third consecutive game in which they were undone by a late comeback, pushing their losing streak to four.
Aaron Judge, who entered the game with back-to-back home runs, went 1-for-4 with a double.
