The New York Yankees will have a big challenge Wednesday night to come close to matching what happened a night earlier.
But the Yankees will enter the series finale against the host Baltimore Orioles with all sorts of positive feelings. That’s what happens when you homer six times in a 15-3 runaway victory, as the Yankees did Tuesday night.
“It was fun to watch, obviously — a lot of balls really squared up,” New York manager Aaron Boone said.
The Orioles have to regroup, something they’ve been in position to do previously this month.
“That has happened quite a few times this year,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “You want our guys to continue to fight. … I don’t think it’s ever easy because it has happened to us quite a lot this year.”
It’s the second time in less than 10 days that Baltimore lost by a double-figure margin at home. The other was 24-2 vs. Cincinnati on April 20.
“You try to come back (Wednesday),” Hyde said. “I think our guys will be ready to try to win the series, and hope that (starting pitcher Cade) Povich sets the tone for us on the mound. Guys will be ready to go. You just throw it away and come back (Wednesday).”
New York right-hander Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 5.26 ERA) will try to match his win total from 2024, when he made 21 starts for the Cleveland Guardians. He has had back-to-back no-decisions, though he blanked the Toronto Blue Jays for five innings on Friday.
Carrasco has made eight career appearances against Baltimore, going 4-2 with a 2.22 ERA across 48 2/3 innings.
Povich (1-2, 5.04 ERA), a left-hander, is set as the Orioles starter, coming off his best outing of the season. He held the Washington Nationals to one run in 6 2/3 innings Thursday for his first victory of the season. The Orioles won 2-1.
“Going back to last year, looking at my good starts vs. my bad ones, when I’m competitive in the zone, usually the results turn out to be a little better,” Povich said.
Povich took the loss against the Yankees in a home game last July, allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings. He surrendered a solo home run to Aaron Judge while matching his season high with five walks.
Hyde said he’s thankful that Charlie Morton, who had been horrid in most of his first six outings this year, was able to come out of the bullpen and log 2 1/3 innings Tuesday to save pitching.
The Orioles altered their pitching staff earlier Tuesday by optioning right-hander Kade Strowd back to Triple-A Norfolk.
There also have been other moves this week. Catcher Maverick Handley was called up from Norfolk and made his major league debut as a substitute in Tuesday night’s game. Catcher Gary Sanchez went on the 10-day injured list because of inflammation in his right wrist.
“For him to get this opportunity, we’re happy for him,” Hyde said of Handley.
Meanwhile, infielder Emmanuel Rivera is back with the team and made his Baltimore season debut Tuesday night, going 0-for-2 with a run.
Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. won’t play Wednesday because of right oblique discomfort after he exited early in Tuesday’s game.
“He’ll get testing back in New York on the off day,” Boone said. “We’re not going to do anything immediately.”
-Field Level Media
