Cody Bellinger's two home run, 4-for-4 day powers Yankees to 9-4 win over Orioles

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The Yankees racked up 11 hits, including three home runs and four doubles, to take down the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, 9-4.

Here are the takeaways...

-- Cody Bellinger launched a hanging slider from Kyle Bradish over the right field wall in the bottom of the second inning, giving the Yanks a 1-0 lead. It was his fourth home run of the season and his first homer since April 18 when he blasted two against the Kansas City Royals.

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After Aaron Judge was intentionally walked (on a 3-1 count) in the third inning, Bellinger's big day continued with an RBI double, pushing the lead to 3-0. And for his third act in the fifth inning? Bellinger smacked a solo home run off lefty Keegan Akin, making it a 6-1 game.

Staying hot, Bellinger picked up his fourth hit of the day with an RBI single in the seventh inning, pushing the Yanks' lead to 7-4.

-- José Caballero walked with one out in the third inning and advanced to third base on Trent Grisham's double off the wall in left field. Caballero used his speed and scored on a passed ball by Adley Rutschman, just beating the tag by Bradish (while taking a knee to the face on the slide).

Grisham kept the fun going in the bottom of the fourth inning, hitting a two-run HR off Bradish to right-center field to make it a 5-1 game. It's Grisham's fifth homer of the year.

-- Ryan Weathers cruised through the first three innings, issuing just two walks and getting up four strikeouts. He lost the no-hit bid in the fourth, letting up a one-out solo homer to Pete Alonso as the Orioles trailed, 3-1. Weathers settled back in to get the next two outs of the frame and then tossed a 1-2-3 fifth inning.

The left-hander ran into some trouble in the sixth inning, allowing back-to-back singles with no one out. Rutschman then reached first safely to load the bases on a fielder's choice and error by Ben Rice. That ended Weathers' day on the mound, finishing after five-plus innings and allowing one earned run (three total) on three hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

-- Jake Bird came in for relief in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and got Alonso to ground into a double play. He then walked Tyler O'Neill to put runners at the corners and surrendered an RBI double to Samuel Basallo that cut the Yanks' lead to 6-3. Camilo Doval pitched the seventh inning and let up one run on a groundout after Dylan Beavers walked and stole his way to third base.

-- After Bellinger's RBI single in the seventh, Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in two more runs on a single and advanced to second on a throwing error, extending the lead to 9-4. Although, Chisholm got picked off trying to steal third and was caught in a rundown.

-- Back in the lineup after getting hit by a pitch and exiting Wednesday's game early, Jasson Dominguez went 1-for-4 with a single and a strikeout. He had a big opportunity in the third inning with the bases loaded, but grounded out to the second baseman. His single came from the right side of the plate in the fifth inning, hitting a ball off the left-hander Akin to center field.

Game MVP: Cody Bellinger

After doubling twice on Friday night, the 2019 NL MVP stayed hot and finished 4-for-4 for four RBI and three runs scored.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees and Orioles continue their series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m.

Max Fried (4-1, 2.09 ERA) will take the mound against RHP Trey Gibson, who will be making his MLB debut.

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