BALTIMORE - What was supposed to be an unquestioned strength of the 2015 Yankees laid a major egg Wednesday night.
The result was a midgame lead flushed in a five-run sixth inning that sent the Bombers to a 7-5 loss to the Orioles in front of 23,409 at Camden Yards.
It was a second straight loss for the Yankees (3-6) on this three-city, 10-game trip that continues Friday night in St. Petersburg against the Rays.
The Yankees, who led 3-1 after Alex Rodriguez's 656th homer in the fourth, took a 3-2 edge into the sixth.
Righthander Nathan Eovaldi pitched OK, but a pitch count that ballooned from the get-go allowed him to make it through only five innings.