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Orioles' Buck Showalter rips ump for balk call that contributed to Yankees' 9th-inning rally

NEW YORK -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter lost it in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday when a delayed balk call on his pitcher just before the Yankees scored twice to force extra innings.

Even after the O's pulled out a 7-4 win in 11 innings to avoid being swept in the weekend series, Showalter was still agitated.

Mitchell played first base in the 10th inning Sunday ... and dropped a foul pop for an error.

He thinks plate umpire Stu Scheurwater blew a call charging reliever Darren O'Day with a balk on a pick-off throw to second base.