Cody Bellinger’s two-homer game leads to smooth Yankees win over Orioles
Four hits and four RBI paced the club to another win Saturday.
May 2, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger (35) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish (38) during the second inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images New York didn’t do much in the offseason, with much consternation given to the “run it back” attitude towards the roster. Part of that was a lot of debate about whether or not the Yankees should commit to Cody Bellinger long term.
For at least one day, that signing turned out to be a great decision, as Bellinger took charge in today’s Yankee win, driving in four in the team’s 9-4 victory over the Orioles. The Yankees did manage to get their first batter of the game aboard, with Trent Grisham working a blue-collar walk to start the top of the first. Nothing came of that chance, but no matter, because Cody Bellinger led off the second with a porch job: View Link Bellinger would stay hot all day, driving in another run with a bloop double in the third, then Trent Grisham and he added some padding to the lead: View Link View Link (This was supposed to be a reel but MLB Film Room is being stupid today, I beg your forgiveness).
I’m not going to ding Ryan Weathers for giving up a solo shot to Pete Alonso, that is exactly what Pete Alonso is paid to do. The other two runs he was ultimately charged with came off a misplay, where José Caballero failed to cover second base, then with the bases loaded and no out, Jake Bird came in and pitched more like I expect Jake Bird to pitch. The end results you can’t really put on Weathers, except for actually how he pitched.
In my opinion, Ryan Weathers is at his best when he reduces his fastball usage. His breaking and offspeed stuff is better, the fastball is really used to keep hitters honest. The problem with pitching backwards like that is hitters have to have a healthy fear that your breaking or offspeed pitch will come into the zone, or at least the shadow zone.