Coby Mayo #16 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates after hitting a three run home run against the New York Yankees during the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 11, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images” />
BALTIMORE — The game had all the familiar signs of another frustrating night for the Orioles. A late lineup scratch due to injury, an early deficit on a solo homer, and a stagnant offense against a left-handed starter. Baltimore seemed headed for a fifth straight loss to the Yankees, but a sudden burst of Orioles Magic changed the script.
Adley Rutschman ended a no-hit bid in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Coby Mayo smashed a go-ahead three-run homer. Rico Garcia then shut down the heart of New York’s order in the eighth, and a successful challenge helped seal a 3-2 victory at Camden Yards.
Before the drama, Brandon Young kept the Orioles within striking distance. The 27-year-old right-hander held the American League’s top offense to two runs over 5.1 innings. He escaped a first-inning jam by retiring Jazz Chisholm Jr., then struck out Ryan McMahon and Spencer Jones for a clean second frame.
The damage came in the third. After a one-out walk to Trent Grisham, Young fell behind 3-1 and left a sinker over the plate. Ben Rice turned on it, sending the ball over the Budweiser sign on the left-field wall.
Baltimore could have unraveled, but the defense stiffened. Tyler O’Neill robbed Aaron Judge with a diving catch in left, and Young overcame a two-out walk by punching out Chisholm again. He then retired the side in order in the fourth and fifth.
Judge broke the streak with a leadoff double down the left-field line in the sixth. He moved to third on a grounder by Cody Bellinger, and manager Craig Albernaz pulled Young with one out. Enns entered and struck out Chisholm, then induced a slow bouncer from McMahon. Enns raced to first, barehanding the toss for the final out. Enns returned for a scoreless seventh, working around a one-out double by Max Schuemann to keep it 2-0.
The breakthrough arrived in the home half of the seventh. Rutschman reached down and punched a changeup the other way for the Orioles’ first hit. Yankees starter Ryan Weathers looked visibly frustrated after losing his no-hit bid on a quality pitch, and New York’s pitching coach visited the mound.
Weathers stayed in to face O’Neill, who battled through a nine-pitch at-bat. He nearly tied the game by pulling a changeup down the left-field line, but the ball hooked just foul. Instead of striking out, O’Neill worked a walk on the ninth pitch.
That free pass brought the go-ahead run to the plate. Mayo wasn’t in the original lineup, but Albernaz inserted him as the designated hitter after Samuel Basallo was scratched with left knee soreness. Basallo had injured his knee in a collision at the plate during Sunday’s win over the Athletics.
The chain reaction led to a jolt of Orioles Magic. The Yankees turned to reliever Brent Headrick, who hung a slider over the heart of the plate. Mayo crushed it 389 feet over the left-field fence, turning a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead. Garcia handled the eighth, and the Orioles escaped with a much-needed win.