Cody Bellinger's two home run, 4-for-4 day powers Yankees to 9-4 win over Orioles
The Yankees racked up 11 hits, including three home runs and four doubles, to take down the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, 9-4. Here are the takeaways... -- Cody Bellinger launched a hanging slider from Kyle Bradish over the right field wall in the bottom of the second inning, giving the Yanks a 1-0 lead.
It was his fourth home run of the season and his first homer since April 18 when he blasted two against the Kansas City Royals. After Aaron Judge was intentionally walked (on a 3-1 count) in the third inning, Bellinger's big day continued with an RBI double, pushing the lead to 3-0. And for his third act in the fifth inning?
Bellinger smacked a solo home run off lefty Keegan Akin , making it a 6-1 game. Staying hot, Bellinger picked up his fourth hit of the day with an RBI single in the seventh inning, pushing the Yanks' lead to 7-4. -- José Caballero walked with one out in the third inning and advanced to third base on Trent Grisham 's double off the wall in left field.
Caballero used his speed and scored on a passed ball by Adley Rutschman , just beating the tag by Bradish (while taking a knee to the face on the slide). Grisham kept the fun going in the bottom of the fourth inning, hitting a two-run HR off Bradish to right-center field to make it a 5-1 game. It's Grisham's fifth homer of the year.
-- Ryan Weathers cruised through the first three innings, issuing just two walks and getting up four strikeouts. He lost the no-hit bid in the fourth, letting up a one-out solo homer to Pete Alonso as the Orioles trailed, 3-1. Weathers settled back in to get the next two outs of the frame and then tossed a 1-2-3 fifth inning.