BALTIMORE — The Orioles didn’t need a big hit for Friday night’s big win.
Three walks from the New York Yankees’ bullpen in the 11th inning covered up Baltimore’s weeklong struggles with runners in scoring position, with Ramón Urías’ bases-loaded walk against Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman bringing an end to a game in which the Orioles went 1 for 15 with a runner on either second or third.
The Orioles (2-5) went hitless in two at-bats with scoring chances in the second, third and fifth innings. Austin Hays quickly gave them with a leadoff double in the seventh, taking third on a passed ball before Jorge Mateo dropped a single into left, though he was thrown out at second trying to become a runner in scoring position himself. A pair of walks followed, but Cedric Mullins and Urías both struck out to end the threat.
