Baseball’s back and so are those random frustrating losses to bad teams. This one even had one of those ninth inning teaser rallies. The Yankees managed only three runs against the Orioles — the Orioles! — and dropped Saturday afternoon’s game 5-3. Doomed, season over, etc. etc.
One Early Run
Four batters into Nate Karns’ first big league appearance since May 2017, it looked like the Yankees were about to put another crooked first inning number on the board. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Luke Voit each drew a walk to load the bases with one out — at that point, those three had reached base in 14 of 17 plate appearances on the young season — and Karns couldn’t find the plate.