What an insane way to lose a game! The choked away a win in the most incredible fashion Sunday, ultimately losing to the Baltimore Orioles. Their collapse stemmed from pretty amazing mistakes that happened in the ninth inning, and the O’s took pure advantage to tally three runs on the board. Entering the last half-inning, the Orioles were facing a 5-3 deficit after the took the lead scoring three runs earlier.
, the relief pitcher of the , entered the contest to put a bow on the game. Starting off the inning was Baltimore outfielder , who began with a single. Left fielder then came to the plate, grounding into a fielder’s choice.
As a result, Stowers was a victim of a force-out at second base. Two runners were put on base for the O’s after first baseman was walked, but Baltimore was pushed to their last out after shortstop struck out. However, Baltimore managed to load up the bases after catcher was walked, and then .
.. *insanity enters the chat* First baseman made contact and hit a ground ball to New York shortstop , but instead of a routine throw for the out, he bobbled it and Baltimore ended up scoring a run.
And then things got even worse for the pinstripes after left fielder completely miscalculated a knock by center fielder . The ball flew over his head, with Verdugo falling in the process while trying to pursue it, which allowed the Orioles to score two more runs. When the smoke cleared, Baltimore took the win.
Volpe couldn’t handle it and it’s 5-4 Yanks — .
