Will Warren Gets the Win. NY 6 Baltimore 3

September 26, 2026 paperbacklou 2026 0
Will Warren pitched 3.2 innings of shutout ball in relief to get the win, and finish the year with an 11-6 3.92 record.

Will Warren pitched 3.2 shutout innings in relief of “opener” Ryan Yarbrough to get the win as the Yankees beat the Orioles 6-3 on a windy Friday night at Yankee Stadium, with rain starting in the 9th as a Northeasterner bore down on NYC. It was the 2nd game of a doubleheader, NY losing the 1st game 10-2.

Warren deserved every bit of what is normally called a ‘cheapie’ win — when a reliever comes in after the ‘opener’ and pitches through the decisive 5th inning. The score was tied 0-0 when Warren took the hill; NY took a 1-0 lead in the 5th on an RBI double by Ryan McMahon, and a 4-0 lead in the 6th on an RBI single by Spencer Jones and 2-RBI double by Anthony Volpe.

The Warren win looked like it would go to the wind in the 9th, when NY — leading 6-1 — brought out rookie Alexander Cornielle for his first appearance in the Majors, and he couldn’t seem to get anyone out. But he finally settled down with the score 6-3 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, striking out the final 2 batters to secure the game.

Warren got some redemption with the victory, as he had missed out on wins in his prior 2 starts. In his last start he had a 4-1 lead in the 5th when he ran out of gas and Brent Headrick came in and allowed a grand slam — with 3 runs being charged to Warren. In the start before that he pitched brilliantly but was sabotaged by his defense and was no longer on the mound when the Yankee offense scored runs late in an 8-3 win over Minnesota.

But it all evens out and Warren finishes the year at 11-6 3.92.

“Obviously it’s something new and want to get used to it,” said Warren about coming out of the pen. “In San Diego I ran in, and was a little gassed, so we didn’t want to repeat that, and just get our feet wet. Felt good. Little less blackout this time. Wells and I were on the same page — so it was just, attack the zone.”

NY improves to 93-68, 4.5 behind Tampa and 6 ahead of Boston. Baltimore falls to 79-82.

1. Yarbrough “Opens” and Does Good

Ryan Yarbrough ‘opened’ for NY and did good with 2.1 shutout innings.

He worked around consecutive 1-out singles by Pete Alonso and Coby Mayo to pitch a shutout 1st inning, and then did the same thing in the 2nd — allowing consecutive 1-out singles to Christian Franklin and Pozo, then striking out the last 2 batters of the inning.

Yarbrough struck out Pete Alonso to start the 3rd, then walked Coby Mayo and was relieved by Adam Warren.

2. Warren Pitches 3.2 Innings of Shutout Ball

Warren came in with the runner on 1st and struck out Jeremiah Jackson, but allowed a double by Leody Taveras to put runners on 2nd and 3rd, before striking out Rece Hinds.

Warren then got in and out of trouble in the 4th in a 0-0 game. He got the first out of the inning but Heliot Ramos dropped a fly by catcher Yohel Pozo for an error, and shortstop Jose Barrero singled to put runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out and the top of the lineup coming up.

But Warren dug in — and got Dylan Beavers to pop out to shortstop and Pete Alonso to pop out to 3rd, keeping the score 0-0.

Warren then pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 5th with 2 strikeouts, and pitched a shutout 6th — strikeout, single, strikeout, foul out — to keep the score 1-0 at the time.

3. McMahon RBI Double Puts NY Up 1-0 in 5th

The Orioles started 27-year-old, 6’6 righty Brandon Young, who came in with a 9-5 3.62 record in his 2nd year in the bigs with Baltimore.

He was throwing a 96-MPH four-seam fastball and sinker, and 86-MPH slider, with a 76-MPH curveball and occasional 83-MPH splitter thrown in for good measure.

And Young was tough, pitching a shutout into the 5th when with 2 outs, Austin Wells worked a walk, and Ryan McMahon ripped a double to the gap in right-center, scoring Wells all the way from 1st for a 1-0 Yankee lead.

4. S Jones RBI Single; Volpe 2-RBI Double Put NY Up 4-0 in 6th

Baltimore brought in 6’6 lefty Josh Walker to pitch the 6th, and he struck out Cody Bellinger to start the inning, before walking Heliot Ramos and Luis Garcia Jr.

Spencer Jones then singled to right for a 2-0 Yankee lead.

Walker struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. and was relieved by Anthony Nunez — a 6’2 righty brought in to pitch to the righty Anthony Volpe. But Volpe hit a first-pitch sweeper to right for a ground-rule double and 2 runs. NY 4 Baltimore 0.

5. Headrick Shaky in 7th But Gets It Done

With the score 4-0, the Yanks brought in Brent Headrick for the top of the 7th — and he was shaky. Headrick struck out Dylan Beavers to begin the inning, but he walked Pete Alonso, allowed a single to Coby Mayo, and walked Jeremiah Jackson to load the bases with 1 out.

Headrick then got out of it — mostly — as centerfielder Leody Taveras hit a sac fly for a 4-1 game, and Headrick struck out rightfielder Rece Hinds on a 3-2 pitch to end the inning.

6. Garcia & Ramos Drive in Runs in 7th to Put NY Up 6-1

Anthony Nunez, who had allowed the 2-RBI double to Volpe in the bottom of the 6th, came back out for the bottom of the 7th, and got ripped.

Ryan McMahon led off with a single, next batter Ben Rice doubled to center, and after Cody Bellinger grounded out, Heliot Ramos singled to center for a 5-1 Yankee lead.

6’7 lefty Grant Wolfram was brought in to pitch and Luis Garcia Jr. greeted him with an RBI single up the middle for a 6-1 NY lead.

7. Schreiber Good

John Schreiber pitched a 1-2-3 shutout inning in the 8th for NY, keeping the score 6-1.

8. Rookie Cornielle Roller Coaster Finish

And so it was 6-1 NY in the top of the 9th with rain starting to fall, when the Yanks trotted out Alexander Cornielle for his first appearance in the bigs. It didn’t go well at first, as Dylan Beavers hit a HR to right for a 6-2 game.

Next batter Pete Alonso walked, and Coby Mayo singled to left, before Cornielle got his first out in the big leagues — getting Jeremiah Jackson to line out to right.

But Leody Taveras doubled in a run — and it was 2nd and 3rd in a 6-3 game with still only 1 out and rain starting to pour down.

Finally Cornielle found himself on the mound — and struck out Rece Hinds and Christian Franklin for the old ballgame.

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401817073

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