The Yankees bullpen spoiled a solid five innings from Nathan Eovaldi, yielding five runs in a rough bottom of the sixth as the Yanks fell to the Orioles, 7-5, in Wednesday's series finale at Camden Yards.
Eovaldi Alright: Eovaldi held the Orioles to just two earned runs in five frames, surrendering nine hits and three walks while impressively fanning nine. He escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the third with a much-needed flyout of Adam Jones, maintaining the 3-2 Yankees advantage with which he would ultimately exit.
Bullpen Struggles: Unfortunately for Eovaldi, though, his relievers didn't pitch nearly as well -- quickly allowing a five spot in the sixth to put the Orioles up four. David Carpenter started the rally by serving up a solo home run to Jonathan Schoop (one of three runs Carpenter was charged with), and Justin Wilson made things worse with a couple of subsequent RBI knocks to Delmon Young and Chris Davis.
Beltran's Big Hit: Not that guys failing to come through was much of a problem on the night for the Yankees -- indeed, Carlos Beltran laced a two-out, two-run double in the third to erase a 1-0 deficit. The line drive to right-center off Bud Norris missed being a homer by inches, bouncing close to the top of the wall as the Yankees took their first lead.
A-Rod's Solo Four-Bagger: The evening then really appeared to be working in the Yankees' favor in the fourth when Alex Rodriguez drilled a no-doubter to left off Norris -- a towering fly ball that temporarily silenced the crowd. It didn't keep the Orioles in check for long -- Manny Machado hit his own solo blast to begin the bottom of the fourth -- but for a moment, the moon-shot did seem to hand the Yankees a cushion.
Comeback?: Still, that cushion obviously disappeared in the sixth, and from there all the Yankees could do was try to chip away. They pulled to within 7-5 in the eighth thanks to a Brian McCann sac fly and a Tommy Hunter wild pitch -- though their attempt to tie it failed when Chase Headley rolled over to end the ninth.
Next Up: The Yankees will look to rebound from this disappointing defeat when they head to St. Petersburg for a Friday meeting with the Rays -- beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET and airing live on MLB Network. Adam Warren will get the start for the Pinstripes when he faces off with Tampa Bay's Nathan Karns -- a second-year Ray who gave up six runs in his season debut last Tuesday.
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