NEW YORK (AP) — Things were getting beyond dicey for Brad Brach and the Baltimore Orioles.
Bases loaded, no outs. Clinging to a one-run lead in the 12th. Big boppers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton coming up.
But boosted by an alert play from catcher Caleb Joseph, Brach escaped his own jam. And after overcoming an early deficit that left their starting pitcher punching the dugout wall, the Orioles held off the New York Yankees 8-7 Sunday.
“I just wanted to do my job after the guys before me got it to the 13th, 14th, whatever inning it was,” Brach said.