After the New York Yankees failed to capitalize on the runner at second base automatically provided to them in the top of Thursday’s 10th inning, the Orioles avoided the same fate.
Cedric Mullins’ walk-off sacrifice fly gave Baltimore a 4-3 victory to earn a four-game series split with New York. Per league rules, Ramón Urías, the batter retired last in the bottom of the ninth, automatically started the bottom of the 10th at second base. He moved to third on a Pat Valaika bunt and scored easily when Mullins lofted a flyball to center field.
The Yankees had attempted a similar order of operations in the top of the 10th against left-hander Tanner Scott, but leadoff man Tyler Wade struck out attempting to bunt.