Yankees’ offense short-circuits as Orioles rally late to take series opener

Q: What was the final score of the Yankees vs. Orioles game on May 11, 2026?

The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Orioles.

Q: Who hit the early home run for the Yankees against the Orioles?

Ben Rice hit the early home run for the Yankees.

Q: How did the Orioles manage to win the game against the Yankees?

The Orioles won by scoring three runs in the seventh inning, including a go-ahead three-run homer by Coby Mayo.

Q: What was Ryan Weathers' performance like in the game against the Orioles?

Ryan Weathers pitched six no-hit innings but ended up with two runs allowed, suffering a tough loss.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MAY 11: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on before batting against the Baltimore Orioles during the third inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 11, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images Sometimes you just have to tell yourself it’s a long, long season. These are one of these days. After a mildly depressing sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, the Yankees’ offense looked to break out against a pitching staff with considerably less firepower, one which they dominated last week in a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. With a depleted bullpen, they needed both length from Ryan Weathers and some offense to give the high-leverage guys some rest. It all started according to plan with six no-hit innings by Weathers and an early home run by Ben Rice, but a perpetual struggle with runners in scoring position carried over from Milwaukee, and the O’s capitalized on their only real traffic of the night, stealing a 3-2 heartbreaker over the Yankees to mark their fourth consecutive defeat. A trend in the first couple of innings for the Yankees’ offense was to make Brandon Young work, which is what they did in the first. Rice ripped a single after getting it to 3-2 and drew a two-out walk, only to be stranded by a weak fly ball from Jr. Weathers got things started by working around a leadoff walk to put up a quick zero. Both pitchers worked 1-2-3 second innings, but Young wasn’t as fortunate in the third. After walking with one out, Rice worked another three-ball count before getting a 3-1 sinker up and driving it to left-center field for a home run into the bullpen. His 13th of the season, it put the Yanks up 2-0 in the third. Weathers continued to be absolutely brilliant. He retired 13 consecutive hitters at one point, only getting into a tad of trouble when he walked with one out in the fifth. He was able to get to scoring position after a mental blunder by Rice trying to turn a double play, but Weathers was able to strand that first real threat. Aaron Judge led off the sixth with a double and got to third on a Cody Bellinger groundout to chase Young. Despite being in a prime tack-on scoring position, one-time Yankee farmhand struck out Chisholm and got a soft groundball out of , in which he had to bail out at first base from a truly awful toss to first that would’ve been a run-scoring E3. After another scoreless inning by Weathers, the Yankees once again stranded a runner at third following a one-out double by when Grisham and both grounded out. The recent injuries, coupled with some deep slumps, have made this lineup a lot easier to navigate for a manager who has a lefty to deploy. The Orioles didn’t have a hit through six innings, but just as Michael Kay started to talk about potential history afoot, a 1-2 changeup out of the zone into right field for a leadoff single in the seventh. Tyler O’Neill worked a gritty walk with one out to finally chase Weathers. came in to face the struggling Mayo, and he got revenge after getting spiked by Schuemann a few innings prior, golfing a fly ball into the left field seats for a crushing, go-ahead three-run homer. It ruined a really great outing by Weathers, who only surrendered one hit on soft contact and walked O’Neill in a long at-bat after six no-hit innings. He has two runs on his ledger, though it was at least Headrick saddled with the loss. After Headrick finished the inning, tore through the heart of the Yankees’ order in the eighth. He was a Yankee very briefly during the summer last year, so it may hurt to see this guy utterly dominating for a division rival, but considering he was cut by the twice last year as well, we aren’t alone in feeling left out. tossed a pretty solid bottom of the eighth to give the bottom of the order a chance in the ninth against . McMahon put a charge into the ball with one out, coming oh-so-close to a game-tying home run, but hit it to the (slightly) wrong spot and also a bit too high, allowing O’Neill to make a jumping catch. extended the game with a two-out single and was pulled for , who’s battling a finger issue. Despite that, the Yankees had him try to steal second to get in scoring position for Schuemann, but he was thrown out in plenty of time to end the game in The Yankees will look to even this three-game set at Camden Yards tomorrow night at 6:35 pm. It’ll be against a pitcher to be determined (likely back from illness). The offense is in need of another breakout and more eyes will be watching.