BALTIMORE — On weather education day at Camden Yards, the Yankees’ winning streak came to an end with Anthony Santander’s first walk-off hit of his career, a three-run shot off Lucas Luetge. The Bombers fell 9-6 to the Orioles, their first loss in five games, but they have also lost an important member of their bullpen.
The Yankees (28-10) lost for just the second time in their last 11 games, but they still hold the best record in baseball.
The winning run reached on Josh Donaldson’s error on Austin Hays’ high chopper to third base and Santander brought it in with a two-run homer to left.
Yankees right-handed reliever Chad Green left Thursday afternoon’s game with what the team called right forearm “discomfort.” The team announced that Green would be evaluated by team doctors on Friday, when the Yankees are back in New York.
Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-2 with two walks and a home run. He drove in three of the Yankees six runs. Isaiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the other two.
Aaron Boone pulled Jordan Montgomery after just five innings, having allowed three earned runs on seven hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out three on just 76 pitches. Miguel Castro led off the sixth by walking Santander and Jorge Mateo reached on catcher’s interference. Tyler Nevin singled in the first run. Green came in to strike out Robinson Chirinos, but pinch hitter Cedric Mullins got the second run in on a sacrifice fly to center field and Rougned Odor, pinch hitting, singled in another. With a 1-2 count against Austin Hays, Green signaled for the trainer and left the mound. Jonathan Loaisiga walked Hays and Ramon Urias. He finally got Trey Mancini on a slider down and away for a called strike three to end the inning.
Kiner-Falefa hit a sharp ground ball past the third baseman to left field, bringing in two runs to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead in the sixth. That came after the struggling Aaron Hicks and Gleyber Torres struck out.
The Yankees had another chance in the eighth when Stanton drew a one-out walk, Torres grounded out and Hicks, who is in a 2-for-37 slump, struck out for the third time on the day. In the ninth, the Bombers again got the tying run on base. Kiner-Falefa walked to lead off the inning. He stole second on pinch hitter Josh Donaldson’s strikeout. Marwin Gonzalez struck out
Stanton’s homer, the first by a visiting player over the new mini-monster in left-field, had tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth.
The Yankees actually handed Montgomery a 2-0 lead in the first. Aaron Judge walked and Anthony Rizzo doubled. Stanton’s single to the left-field wall drove them in.
Montgomery gave it back in the second on a two-run homer to Chirinos. The Orioles took the brief lead in the third after Santander hit a two-out double and then scored on shortstop Jorge Mateo’s single.
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