Yankees drop fourth straight, 3-2

The game turned on one swing, but the bigger story was how weirdly it got there. The Yankees had a 2-0 lead, Ryan Weathers was no-hitting Baltimore into the seventh, and it looked like New York might finally stop its slide. Then Ben Rice punched a single through, the inning cracked open, and Coby Mayo launched a three-run homer that gave the Orioles a 3-2 win on May 11. That made it four straight losses for the Yankees and snapped Baltimore’s ugly run against New York. ### How close was Weathers to a no-hitter? Very close. He took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and finished with nine strikeouts. For six innings, Baltimore basically had nothing going. That’s what makes the ending sting for New York — this was shaping up as Weathers’ cleanest, most dominant start of the season, and it still became a loss. (wtop.com) ### What actually broke the game open? Ben Rice broke up the no-hitter with a single in the seventh. That didn’t just spoil the headline — it changed the inning’s temperature. Shortly after, Coby Mayo hit a three-run homer, and suddenly a 2-0 Yankees lead became a 3-2 Orioles lead. Baseball does this all the time — one hit ends the spell, then everything rushes in behind it. (wtop.com) ### Where did the Yankees’ runs come from? Rice supplied those too. He hit a two-run homer earlier in the game, which accounted for all of New York’s scoring. So he was weirdly at the center of everything — the Yankees’ offense, the end of the no-hit bid, and the inning that still got away from them. That’s a rough formula for New York: one hitter doing the damage, not enough support anywhere else. (wtop.com) ### Why does the bullpen wear this one? Because Weathers left with the lead and the game flipped immediately after. The decisive homer came off Brent Headrick, not Weathers. That doesn’t erase how strong Weathers was, but it does sharpen the Yankees’ frustration. They finally got the kind of start they needed during a losing streak, and they still couldn’t bank it. (msn.com) ### Why does this matter for Baltimore? Because the Orioles badly needed a pulse. They entered the night 19-23, and one local recap framed it as an “uplifting” win after a miserable stretch against the Yankees. A week earlier, Baltimore had been blown out in the Bronx and looked overmatched in the season series. This one didn’t fix the standings by itself, but it stopped the feeling that every Yankees game was heading the same way. (wtop.com) ### And why does it matter for New York? Because four straight losses feel different when you waste a start like this. The Yankees were still near the top of the AL East, but the skid cut into that cushion. More importantly, this was the kind of game good teams usually steal — dominant starter, early lead, low-scoring script. New York had the shape of a win and none of the finish. (baltimorebaseball.com) ### Was this about one bad inning or a bigger problem? Mostly one bad inning, but slumps make every bad inning feel like proof of something larger. The Yankees didn’t get much offense beyond Rice, and that has been the theme when streaks go sideways — not enough margin, then one bullpen mistake becomes fatal. Baltimore, meanwhile, got a reminder that one swing can reset a miserable week. (espn.com) ### Bottom line? The clean version is simple: Ryan Weathers was excellent, Coby Mayo was louder, and the Orioles took the game that looked like it belonged to the Yankees. For New York, that’s the kind of loss that extends more than a streak — it extends the questions. (wtop.com)