Yankees ride five-run inning to 6-2 win over Orioles, snapping four-game losing streak

-The Yankees offense was in the midst of a slump, but Paul Goldschmidt got the scoring started by homering off of Tyler Rogers -- making his first start off the IL -- on the first pitch of the game.

They would pour it on in the third by scoring five runs. The first two came on ground balls (one fielder's choice that Cody Bellinger beat out at first, and an infield single by Amed Rosario, and the big blow came on a three-run shot by Trent Grisham to give the Yankees a 6-0 lead.

-Warren pitched a dud in his last start, allowing six runs in 4.0 innings, but he was much better on Tuesday. But he was almost betrayed by his defense. In the third, with a six-run lead, an error by Max Schuemann at short while trying to start a double play and Ryan McMahon, who made a nice sliding grab but threw it to second base to start a double play, but Rosario didn't cover the base to allow bases loaded and no outs. Warren got Taylor Ward to fly out to shallow right field, and then Adley Rutschman grounded into an inning-ending double play for the young right-hander to escape without allowing a run.

Warren would settle back in, pitching into the sixth without allowing a run. However, Taylor Ward mashed a ground-rule double to lead off the inning and was almost stranded at third if not for Samuel Basallo's single. Tyler O'Neill followed with a double that Grisham tried to make a diving catch on, but the attempt allowed the ball to skip away from him and a backing-up Aaron Judge, which allowed the second Orioles run to score. Warren was pulled for Fernando Cruz, who got Colton Cowser to fly out to end the inning.

Warren allowed two runs on four hits and one walk across 5.2 innings while striking out six batters.

-The Yankees bullpen, which has struggled recently, was tasked with getting through the rest of the game after Warren and had mixed results. Cruz was good, getting his four batters out, but Jake Bird was a different story. The Orioles hit him hard in the eighth, hitting three rockets for two singles -- the other was an out on a great play by McMahon. Tim Hill came in next and got Basallo and O'Neill to ground out and get the Yankees out of the inning.

David Bednar pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to lock down the win.

-Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn't start Tuesday due to his struggles and a lefty on the mound, but he came in as a pinch-hitter. He flew out and is now 3-for-24 over his last seven games.

Game MVP: Will Warren

Warren was strong and was much better than his stat line showed. His escape from that mistake-filled inning kept Orioles from making this game interesting.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees and Orioles wrap up their three-game set on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m.

Max Fried (4-2, 2.91 ERA) will take the mound for the Yankees, while the Orioles have yet to name a starter.