Replacement Level Yankees Weblog · Sep 5, 2021
Yankees.com: Stinky Yankees Fall to the Orioles
The Yankees have not been held hitless in a game since June 11, 2003, when six Astros combined to shut down New York’s vaunted offense at the original Yankee Stadium. A late infield single on Saturday afternoon helped spare them from that same indignity, then Joey Gallo reached the right-field seats for a much-needed confidence boost.
Gallo snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning, but Aroldis Chapman wobbled before surrendering a Pedro Severino sacrifice fly and the Yankees were unable to respond in their final turn at bat, accepting a tough-to-swallow 4-3 loss to the Orioles at Yankee Stadium.