New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| BAL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 10 | 0 |
The Story
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees 7-6 on April 6, 2023, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in a game that shifted dramatically across nine innings. The DiamondIQ model opened with Baltimore holding a 54% pre-game win probability, and while the Yankees threatened on multiple occasions, the model closed at 100% in favor of the Orioles by the final out.
The most consequential offensive swing came in the top of the fourth, when Franchy Cordero hit a home run off Dean Kremer that added 21.8% in win probability for New York, briefly tilting the game in the Yankees' favor. Baltimore responded methodically, with Ramón Urías delivering a double off Jimmy Cordero in the bottom of the seventh that swung win probability by 15.1%, and Adley Rutschman adding a single off Ron Marinaccio in the sixth worth 13.0%. Oswaldo Cabrera had countered in the top of the sixth with a double off Logan Gillaspie worth 14.2% for New York, but the Yankees' hopes were blunted in the eighth when Jose Trevino grounded into a double play off Bryan Baker, a play that cost New York 15.8% in win probability at a critical juncture.
Among the game's standout performers, Franchy Cordero led all batters with a WPA of plus-22.4% and an RE24 of plus-2.8, while Ramón Urías and Oswaldo Cabrera posted marks of plus-19.7% and plus-19.3% WPA respectively. On the pitching side, Bryan Baker led all arms with a WPA of plus-22.5%, followed by Félix Bautista at plus-15.2% and Ian Hamilton at plus-11.2%, as Baltimore's bullpen proved decisive in protecting the one-run margin.