Welington Castillo

Baltimore Orioles catcher, Welington Castillo, singles off of New York Yankees reliever Bryan Mitchell in the top of the 11th inning giving the Orioles a 6-4 lead and Manny Machado got into  rundown and scored when third baseman Chase Headley bobbled the ball giving the Orioles a 7-4 lead.

Check out these 8 selected images from today’s Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium. In the bottom of the 9^th inning, with the Yankees trailing 4-2 the umpires called an unusual Balk,  allowing the runners to advance to 2^nd and 3^rd base.  BUCK SHOWALTER, the Orioles manager was furious and stormed the umpires to complain and he was ejected from the game. At this point, Yankees shortstop DIDI GREGORIOUS came through with a two-run hit tying the game 4-4.  In the top of the 11^th inning, Baltimore scored three runs on clutch hits by MARK TRUMBO and WELINGTON CASTILLO  going on to win the game 7-4.  Nevertheless, the Yankees took 2 out of 3 games from the Orioles and are now tied for first place in the American League East. Most observers believe that JOE GIRARDI has done a masterful job leading a very young and inexperienced team.  While it is still very early in a long season, the Yankees appear to be realistic contenders for a playoff spot  at the  end of the season.  We shall see.  In the meantime, GO RED SOX.