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Yankees prove even they can’t overcome this many mistakes

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Didi Gregorius reacts after popping out in the fifth inning of the Yankees' 5-4 loss to the Orioles on Monday in Game 1 of a double-header.

BALTIMORE — Even the teams with the might, muscle and high-end talent the Yankees possess can’t get away with all mistakes.

On Monday, in the first game of a doubleheader against the wretched Orioles at Camden Yards, the Yankees ran themselves out of a run in the third inning, and first baseman Neil Walker failed to field a ground ball that could have been a double play but instead went for a double that fueled the hosts’ sixth-inning rally.