About Last Night: Yankees 6, Orioles 2

By Derek McAdam

May 13, 2026

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The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 6-2 to snap their four-game losing streak and five-game road losing streak to improve to 27-16 on the season. Here’s a recap of last night’s game.

Quick Stats: W: Will Warren (5-1): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

                     L: Trevor Rogers (2-4): 4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

HRs: NYY: Paul Goldschmidt (4), Trent Grisham (6)

The Big Story: The Yankees were coming off arguably their worst loss of the season Monday night, following a very solid start from Ryan Weathers in which the Yankees blew a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2. They came into last night’s game with the hopes of turning things around and ending their four-game losing streak.

For the Orioles, Rogers was making his first start since April 25 after battling an illness. Goldschmidt led off the game by hitting the first pitch into the left field seats for a solo home run, giving the Yankees a quick 1-0 lead. Goldschmidt was not hitting great to start the season, but has seemed to get back to what he gave the Yankees last season offensively and is finally able to get on base.

Warren was taking the mound for the Yankees in hopes of delivering the team their first road win in six tries. Through the first couple of innings, Warren only gave up one hit, but managed to keep the Orioles off the board.

In the 3rd, Austin Wells led off the inning with a single. Following walks to Aaron Judge and Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger hit into a force out to score a run and give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Amed Rosario hit an RBI single to then make it 3-0 Yankees. And in a big blow for the Orioles, Grisham hit a three-run home run off Rogers to give the Yankees a commanding 6-0 lead.

But things were about to take a turn in the bottom of the inning. Warren walked the leadoff batter and following an error from Max Schuemann and Gunnar Henderson grounding into a fielder’s choice that did not result in an out, the bases were loaded with no one out. Taylor Ward hit a shallow fly ball to Judge that kept all runners at their bases. Adley Rutschman then hit into a double play to end the inning, with Warren still allowing no runs to cross the plate.

Both teams stayed quiet for a few innings, but in the 6th, the Orioles finally got on the board. Taylor Ward hit a leadoff double to begin the inning, one that should have been caught by Grisham in center field. Samuel Basallo then hit an RBI single to cut the Yankees’ lead to 6-1. Tyler O’Neill then hit an RBI double just out of the reach of Grisham to add another run for the Orioles, making the new score 6-2 Yankees. Fernando Cruz then came into the game to get the final out of the inning with no further harm done.

Jake Bird came in the bottom of the 8th to relieve Cruz, but gave up two hits and only recorded one out, bringing the tying run to the on-deck circle for the Orioles. Tim Hill then came in to face Basallo, who grounded out to advance the runners. O’Neill then came to the plate and grounded out to McMahon to end the inning and keep the score at 6-2.

David Bednar then came in to close out the game for the Yankees in a non-save situation and recorded a 1-2-3 inning to give the Yankees a 6-2 win.

Player of the Game: I’m going to give this honor to Paul Goldschmidt, who had the first hit that got the Yankees going and added another hit while also playing a nice first base.

Notable Performances: Trent Grisham gave the Yankees the ultimate home run to keep the game out of reach, while Aaron Judge added a couple of hits and reached base four times. The bullpen also did a nice job over the final 3.1 innings to keep the game scoreless. The Orioles’ bullpen also did a very nice job keeping the Yankees scoreless in their five innings of work.

Better to Forget: Rogers definitely did not have the start he wanted to after returning from the IL. It has not been a good season for him at all, especially compared to last year.

My Take: The Yankees definitely needed this win, but there were several defensive miscues that could have cost them multiple runs. The error from Schuemann and the fielder’s choice that McMahon created were bad defensive plays, but luckily Warren worked his way out of trouble. But the Orioles’ two runs in the 6th were not on a fielding error by Grisham, but it was a play that should have been caught. The Orioles managed to get two runs in later on that inning, both that came with two outs.

It also got a little tense towards the end of the game, as the Orioles were threatening in the 8th. If the Yankees managed to blow a six run lead, it would have been absolutely devastating to the morale of the fans, but even worse for the team. The bullpen has been worked hard lately, and it would just make things even tougher going forward. Luckily, Hill was able to work his way out of trouble and avoid any travesties to occur.

But I’m not going to focus too much on the negatives, since I was very happy to see a Yankee victory. It was nice to see the offense get going for the first time since Thursday when they scored nine runs against Texas. It was also nice to see several players getting involved not named Judge or Rice.

Goldschmidt set the tone early with his leadoff home run. And he continues to look better at the plate as the season has progressed. I think the best thing for him was the fact that Rice was out for those four games last week. It gave him consistent playing time at first, and more importantly, consistent plate appearances. After all, Goldschmidt probably has not had sporadic at-bats since he was a child, or possibly early in his MLB career.

But it was also nice seeing the Yankees get some runs across the plate with two outs, putting up four off Rosario’s single and Grisham’s home run. And speaking of Grisham, his average is not great, but he is fourth on the team in RBIs with 26. He has been very good with runners in scoring position, which I would argue is more important than anything else. He is getting it done when it matters most.

Warren looked much better than he did in his last start, although I wish Aaron Boone let him pitch to one more batter in the 6th. It was also nice to see the Yankees get after Rogers, who gave the Yankees, and many other teams, a fit last season on the mound.

The Yankees have a chance to walk out of Baltimore with a series victory, which would be a nice way to end the road trip, considering they were swept in Milwaukee and lost a brutal game Monday night against the Orioles. The Yankees will also be able to enjoy a much-needed off-day tomorrow before they have 10 straight games in the New York metropolitan area.

What’s Next?: The Yankees will be back in action this afternoon for the series finale in Baltimore before enjoying an off day tomorrow. Today’s game was supposed to be played at 6:35 p.m., but inclement weather forced the game up. Max Fried is scheduled to start for the Yankees, while the Orioles will send Kyle Bradish to the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. from Camden Yards.