Another opportunity for the Yankees to gain ground in the Wild Card race fell by the wayside on Sunday Night Baseball, falling 9-3 to drop the rubber match of a tough three-game series to the first-place Orioles. Luis Severino’s nightmare season hit a new low with a career-worst nine earned runs, and the team dropped to 55-50, remaining 3.5 games behind Toronto in the Wild Card chase.
The Yankees simply never had much of a chance, with or without Aaron Judge in the lineup. Dean Kremer came out dealing with a 1-2-3 first inning, striking out Jake Bauers and Giancarlo Stanton.