Yankees withstand Ben Rice injury, rally behind Jasson Domínguez to take series

Q: What injury did Ben Rice sustain during the game?

Ben Rice suffered a hand contusion after a pickoff throw, which led to his early exit in the fourth inning.

Q: How did Jasson Domínguez perform in the game against the Orioles?

Jasson Domínguez had a significant impact, hitting a double and his first home run of the year, contributing to the Yankees' offensive surge.

Q: What was the final score of the Yankees vs. Orioles game?

The Yankees defeated the Orioles with a final score of 11-3, securing the series win.

Q: Who hit home runs for the Yankees in the game?

Both Ben Rice and Aaron Judge hit home runs for the Yankees during the game against the Orioles.

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 20: Jasson Domínquez #24 of the New York Yankees in action during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on June 20, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Yankees have come to rely on production from their superstars, and this afternoon against the O’s, they got just that. Aaron Judge and Ben Rice both homered early—before Rice left the game in the fourth inning with a hand contusion suffered on a pickoff throw. But for a team to sustain a hot two-week stretch, everyone needs to contribute. With the game tied in the sixth, Jasson Domínguez lit the rocket fuse with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a single. Then he kick-started a furious eighth-inning onslaught with his first home run of the year, one of two run-scoring extra-base hits he provided in the frame. The Bombers wrapped up a series win with a 11-3 victory by feasting on Baltimore’s bullpen late. Rice set the tone looking right as rain, ambushing Gibson on the first pitch and socking a line drive over the short porch in right field for his team-tying 12th home run. This ball was blistered—Rice hit it 110 mph for the opening salvo and a 1-0 Yankee lead. View Link But once again, he wouldn’t have the homer lead for long. Aaron Judge stepped up in the bottom of the third and smashed a hanging slider over the left-center wall by the loading bay. Lucky number 13, as Michael Kay would say, traveled 413 feet and gave New York a 3-1 lead. Even in the inning where Baltimore scored that first run, Judge stole the show on defense. was picked off by , but outran Rice’s throw to second to put himself in scoring position. So when blooped a single the other way, Wilson easily scored. But Judge caught Alexander rounding first base too aggressively, and threw behind him to start a rundown. raced to apply the tag on Alexander to secure the out. The next batter was , Judge’s one-time teammate at Fresno State. Ward skied a ball to right, testing the wall, but Judge had it measured perfectly, making a leaping catch as he hit the fence. The vibes took a 180-degree shift in the top of the fourth, however. First, Rice was removed from the game for reasons unclear. Rice had taken his second at-bat and legged out a bloop double ahead of Judge’s homer. Nothing the YES cameras captured could elucidate why he was removed, but the fact remained that was in the game to play first. As if a big balloon deflated in the park, so too did Fried’s command. After a leadoff double, Fried issued a walk and gave up a pair of infield hits, one of which plated a run. He prevented Baltimore from putting up a crooked number by inducing a ground ball double play from , but Tyler O’Neill still scored the tying run to make it a new ballgame at 3-3. The Oriole rookie Gibson departed after walking Judge with two outs in the fifth. Manager Craig Albernaz brought in a southpaw, , to face a lane with consecutive left-handed hitters. Bellinger, unfazed by lefty pitching, hit a wallscraping double to right. It was the this week the scorching Bellinger had missed a homer by a matter of feet, but it placed two runners in scoring position. Chisholm, less adept against same-siders, rolled over to first and was unable to leg out an infield hit when first baseman bobbled the baseball. Fried tossed a scoreless fifth inning, then re-emerged from the dugout despite having thrown over 90 pitches. He appeared to be off to a good start to the sixth, but a throwing error from on a routine grounder made things complicated. As usual, Max rebounded a batter later, getting Mayo to roll into an apparent double play—however, the out call at first was successfully overturned. Fried walked and was removed from the game. took over to face Jackson, and got the Baltimore second baseman to ground into yet another inning-ending double play—saved at the end by a beautiful stretch by Goldschmidt to corral a low throw from . That twin killing preserved the tie and preventing any further runs charged to Fried’s account. The Bombers took the lead back in the home sixth through a series of unexpected-but-welcome developments. First, Jasson Domínguez picked up his first extra-base hit of the year, ripping a double from the right side of the plate against Wolfram. He advanced to third on a productive out, then up came Ryan McMahon, staying in the game to bat left-on-left. The embattled third baseman dribbled a grounder toward first, but Mayo, preoccupied with Domínguez streaking toward home, never fielded the glove cleanly. Domínguez scored and McMahon reached first with an RBI infield hit. entered the game afterward, and nearly plated McMahon with a ball in the gap, but a terrific diving catch by O’Neill saved a run and retired the side. Following a clean eighth from breakout reliever , the Bombers got their lineup in full working order. Facing veteran , the Yankees smacked five consecutive hits—and all five runners went on to score. The second in that sequence was another loud sound from Domínguez. Having gotten his first extra-base hit in his previous AB, The Martian off the list with a fly ball to the short porch in right. The top of the Yankee order added on further from there with a sac fly from Grisham and a two-run single from Goldschmidt to give the Yankees a 9-3 lead. Kittredge departed having allowed seven hits in eight batters faced. Ouch! The fun didn’t stop there—Jazz grabbed a sac fly to give the Yanks double digits, then Domínguez repeated his sixth-inning act with hitting right-handed to plate the seventh and final inning of the home eighth. Needless to say, had a good bit of margin for error, entering in a non-save situation. He still turned in a scoreless ninth to give New York another breezy victory in the Bronx. They now sit 12 games over .500, and remain the top team in the American League. Normally, the series would be done after the Sunday matinée, but not this time. Baltimore will stay in town on Monday—I suppose they’re enjoying themselves too much? will face former Ray to try and get the four game sweep——with first pitch set for the usual evening timeslot: 7:05pm ET on YES.