NEW YORK — After each home run the Orioles hit during this weekend’s visit to Yankee Stadium, whichever Yankee fan had snagged the ball hurled it back onto the field. As they tossed aside a potential keepsake, their team threw away the chance to boost its playoff hopes.
If the season ended today, the New York Yankees would be in the playoffs, but the Orioles, mathematically eliminated from that possibility before September even began, beat them consecutive games to earn a series victory in New York — their first since the opening three games of 2019.
The two victories among three games improved Baltimore to 7-9 against the Yankees this year.