When all was said and done, a shirtless, soaked Austin Hays stood in the vicinity of first base, swarmed by teammates, surveying all that he had wrought. The would-be hero from Wednesday night got another shot on Thursday night, coming up with the bases loaded in a tie game, the winning run on third base, one out. Hays chopped a grounder over the drawn-in Yankees infield for a walkoff 3-2 win that, for today at least, knocked the Yankees out of a postseason spot.
Everything was in place for the Orioles to lose their 100th game of the 2021 season, sealing a third straight 100+ loss campaign in a 162 game season.