The rain came down in build-an-ark fashion.
And then the real torrent washed over the Yankees.
Third-base coach Phil Nevin had watched the Yankees fall far behind the Orioles on Wednesday afternoon with pitching and defense as crisp as a wet piece of uncooked pasta. Sonny Gray’s pitching, in what became a 7-5 loss, was awful. Gleyber Torres’ handling of second base was nearly as bad and the Orioles, who are on pace to win their 100th game sometime in 2021, led 7-1 in the third inning. So Nevin spoke up in the dugout. Loudly.