In a season of “Next Man Up” this was the “Next Man Up” game.
Breyvic Valera — playing 2nd base, unknown a week ago, who has been with 4 Major League teams and batted over .300 with .360 OBP’s throughout his minor league career in St Louis — tripled in 2 runs to give the Yanks a 3-1 lead in the 5th.
Showing some Breyvery. pic.twitter.com/FAvhWUrDbp
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 6, 2019
Mike Tauchman — an unknown at the beginning of the season who also batted over .300 with .360 OBP’s throughout his minor league career in Colorado — homered in the 6th to give the Yankees a giddy 6-1 lead.
The Yankees set a record tonight for most HR in a visiting ballpark in single season. This one by Mike Tauchman was the record-setting 30th in Camden Yards in 2019! #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/g3gJJSm7sB
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) August 6, 2019
Tanaka Struggled Through, Helped by DEFENSE
Masahiro Tanaka, getting a little better each start recently to come out of the horrific funk that hit its nadir with the 12 runs against Boston 9 days ago — navigated the Baltimore lineup through 5 innings — allowing multiple extra base hits but managed to escape much damage, helped out by his defense as well — a terrific play by Didi Gregorius and Austin Romine to get Jace Peterson trying to steal home on a double steal to end the 4th, and a spectacular diving catch by Aaron Judge off the bat of right fielder Anthony Santander to end the 5th.
We believe the advanced metrics call this one defensive runs saved…#YANKSonYES live stream: https://t.co/f1jVC3MiMk pic.twitter.com/s85SE0M2xC
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) August 6, 2019
Boone Kept Tanaka In an Inning Too Long
Aaron Boone tried to get Tanaka through the 6th but he kept him in an inning too long — Tanaka got belted — a double, homerun by Jace Peterson, single, and double to start the inning. Tommy Kahnle came in and allowed a homerun to Baltimore leadoff batter and 2nd baseman Jonathan Villar to tie the game at 6-6. Villar ended up hitting for the cycle in this game — 4 for 5 with a single, double, triple, and home run. He is batting .267 on the season now.
Next Man Up
Top of the 8th, tie score — Mike Ford — another unknown earlier this season — hit a home run to put the Yanks ahead. And then Mike Tauchman — a stud in Yankee Universe now — followed with a 2-run home run to give the Yanks a 9-6 lead.
Mike Tauchs: A Big Game. pic.twitter.com/aWIWGe39GE
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 6, 2019
Former Oriole Zack Britton pitched a shutout 8th, and Aroldis Chapman walked his usual high-wire act in the 9th — although not all his fault as Didi Gregorius made an error on the game-ending grounder to put 2 runners on — forcing Chapman to strike out 1st baseman Renato Nunez to end it.
FINAL: #Yankees 9, Orioles 6.
Chappy nails it down by blowing a 102-MPH heater by Nunez!
Postgame next on YES. pic.twitter.com/7QH760G8n6
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) August 6, 2019
Etcetera
Brett Gardner and Austin Romine also hit home runs in this game. The Yankees set a record for most home runs hit in a season in a visiting ballpark — although some would say Camden Yards is Yankee Stadium II, as so many Yankee fans travel down to the game.
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