Fifty years ago, the sporting landscape was graced with “Down goes Frazier.” Sunday night in Baltimore, Birdland was graced with “Out goes Frazier, down goes the Yankees.” The Orioles offense exploded for six runs before recording an out, and the made a statement with a 9-3 win over the Yankees.
With the struggling Luis Severino on the mound for the Yankees, the Orioles’ offense looked for the baseball equivalent of a first round KO. Adley Rutschman, in his new role as leadoff hitter, started off the inning with a single through the right side on a first-pitch fastball.