by You’re watching it shift in real time — this team isn’t hoping to win, they’re dictating how games go.
Let’s not dance around it — this game was decided early, and the Yankees never gave Baltimore a real chance to breathe.
Final score: 7-2. Yankees now 21-11. That is 11 wins in their last 13.
But this one? This was about that second inning avalanche.
First Inning: Yankees Strike First
The tone got set immediately.
Belli with the hit + Judge with the wheels 👊 pic.twitter.com/OFiAnxIigY
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 1, 2026
Aaron Judge worked a walk — grinding at-bats like he always does — and Cody Bellinger followed by ripping a double to deep right. Judge scores. Yankees up 1-0.
Simple baseball. Pressure early.
Second Inning: Game Flips Fast
Then came the moment where everything changed.
Pete Alonso — back in New York — ties it with a solo shot to right. 1-1 game.
And for about five minutes, it felt like maybe this turns into a fight.
Yeah… no.
Bottom half?
Hailed a Cab 🚖 pic.twitter.com/Jbd7Quq3fT
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 1, 2026
José Caballero steps up and launches a solo homer to left. Yankees right back on top, 2-1.
Then it snowballs.
Trent Grisham doubles.
Paul Goldschmidt walks.
Benny Barrels. pic.twitter.com/9xFNsqK2Le
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 1, 2026
Ben Rice steps in — and crushes a three-run homer to right.
Just like that:
1-1 → 5-1 Yankees.
Game flipped in a matter of minutes.
Middle Innings: Warren Takes Control
From there, it became the Will Warren show.
Six and one-third innings. Three hits. Two runs — only one earned. One walk. Nine strikeouts.
He wasn’t just pitching — he was controlling the pace. Orioles hitters were guessing, late, and uncomfortable all night.
The only real dent after Alonso’s homer came in the seventh.
Alonso walked. Basallo singled. Then a Trent Grisham error in center let things get messy.
Dylan Beavers brings in a run on a groundout.
Score moves to 5-2.
And that’s as close as it got.
Seventh Inning: Yankees Answer Immediately
Good teams don’t let things linger. The Yankees answered right away.
Judge walks again. Bellinger walks.
Rosario picks up a RBI 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gxRi1a5ovm
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 2, 2026
Amed Rosario lines a single to center — Judge scores.
6-2 Yankees.
Momentum? Gone again.
Eighth Inning: Judge Adds On
One more just to shut the door completely.
Austin Wells singles. Ben Rice adds another hit.
Aaron adding on 👨⚖️ pic.twitter.com/byYIQVfxb2
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 2, 2026
Aaron Judge steps in and lines a single to center — Wells scores.
7-2.
That was it.
Quiet Dominance Everywhere
Look at how this game actually played out:
- Ben Rice: 2 hits, 3 RBIs, homer
- José Caballero: homer that flipped momentum
- Cody Bellinger: two doubles, early tone-setter
- Aaron Judge: on base all night, 2 runs, RBI, run number 900 of his career
- Will Warren: 9 strikeouts, complete control
And the pitching staff held Baltimore to three hits total.
Three.
This Is What Good Teams Do
This wasn’t dramatic. It wasn’t lucky. It wasn’t one guy carrying.
This was clean.
Early punch. Big inning. Shutdown pitching. Immediate response when the other team scores.
That’s how you stack wins without stress.
The Yankees beat the Orioles 7-2 — and more importantly, they’re starting to play like a team that expects this every night.
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