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Orioles hold off Yankees 7-6 in 10 innings after Gerrit Cole makes his season debut for New York

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NEW YORK (AP) — Cedric Mullins hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and scored on a throwing error to help the Baltimore Orioles hold off the New York Yankees 7-6 in a wild finish Wednesday night.
After dropping the series opener Tuesday in a matchup between the American League’s top teams, the Orioles rebounded and improved to 4-2 against the rival Yankees this year. Baltimore won for the 19th time in 26 games overall and moved within 1 1/2 games of New York atop the AL East.
“It’s a big win,” manager Brandon Hyde said after his team improved to 18-7 versus division opponents. “Really happy with how we battled, we competed. You can give up the lead and continue to fight offensively, it shows a lot about our club.”
New York ace Gerrit Cole was charged with two runs over four-plus innings in his season debut. He was on the hook for his first loss since Aug. 19 last year until Giancarlo Stanton rallied the Yankees late.
The slugger greeted All-Star reliever Yennier Cano with a three-run homer that pulled New York to 5-4 in the seventh, then laced a 120 mph RBI single off closer Craig Kimbrel (5-2) to tie it with one out in the ninth.
“It was a hell of a game. It really was,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
It was Kimbrel’s fourth blown save in 20 chances this season, but the Orioles bounced back.
Mullins, who began the night batting .188, blooped an RBI single off Clay Holmes (1-3) that scored automatic runner Anthony Santander from second base with one out in the 10th. Mullins raced to second on the throw to the plate, then stole third and scored easily when catcher Jose Trevino’s toss sailed high into left field.
“Just didn’t get a good grip on it. Overthrew it,” Trevino said. “Probably should have ate it.”
Mullins and Gunnar Henderson each swiped two bags against Trevino, who gave up a Red Sox-record nine steals Sunday night in Boston.
Dillon Tate got three outs for his ninth career save and first this season, with help from his defense. Santander made a diving catch in right-center of Ben Rice’s sacrifice fly, and catcher Adley Rutschman threw out pinch-runner Oswaldo Cabrera trying to steal second.
“That was the throw of the year right there. A big spot,” Hyde said. “It’s an amazing play, and Santander is playing absolutely his rear end off in every single facet. Just a total hustle, great play.”
Ramón Urías broke a fifth-inning tie with a two-run homer off Ron Marinaccio, one batter after Cole was pulled, and the Orioles got a pair of RBI doubles from Ryan O’Hearn.
Henderson reached safely three times in the leadoff spot and scored twice.
He also was hit on the right arm by a 94 mph sinker from Victor González, eliciting cheers from the sellout crowd of 47,155. It appeared to be retaliation by the Yankees for Tuesday night, when star slugger Aaron Judge and second baseman Gleyber Torres got nailed by pitches.
“Not at all. Just trying to execute a good pitch inside there. Just slipped out,” González said through a translator.
Judge sat out Wednesday with a sore left hand after X-rays and a CT scan Tuesday night were negative.
Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser also got plunked on the elbow pad and slammed his bat, but no trouble ensued.
“I know it wasn’t intentional,” Cowser said. “I just freaked out.”
Cole allowed three hits, struck out five and walked one while throwing 40 of 62 pitches for strikes. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner made three minor league rehab starts after recovering from an injury that had sidelined him since spring training.
“It was kind of a special game for me a little bit,” said Cole, who was on a 65-pitch limit. “It’s just been a long few months, a lot of emotions.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: 3B Jordan Westburg sat out with left hip discomfort and is day to day. He exited Tuesday night’s loss after experiencing pain. ... LHP Danny Coulombe could return in September following surgery Tuesday to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow. ... RHP Dean Kremer (triceps strain) is scheduled to throw about five innings and 75 pitches Saturday in his second rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk.
Yankees: 1B Anthony Rizzo exited Tuesday night’s game after getting hit on the hand by a 94 mph fastball from Baltimore starter Albert Suárez. ... Cole was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and Rizzo (broken right forearm) was transferred to the 60-day IL. ... RHPs Scott Effross (low back surgery) and JT Brubaker (elbow surgery) were set to begin rehab assignments with Class A Tampa.
UP NEXT
Orioles LHP Cole Irvin (6-3, 3.03 ERA) starts the rubber match of the three-game series Thursday afternoon against rookie RHP Luis Gil (9-1, 2.03).
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NEXT: Record-breaking Matthew Fallon leads young contingent on U.S. men’s Olympic swim team

Record-breaking Matthew Fallon leads young contingent on U.S. men’s Olympic swim team INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matthew Fallon’s record-breaking swim at the U.S. Olympic trials has thrust him into the spotlight as he heads to Paris later this summer. Teenager Thomas Heilman is still trying to ignore the comparisons with Michael Phelps. Now they’re teaming up to give the American men a whole new look. Fallon broke Josh Prenot’s 8-year-old American record by nearly three-quarters of a second in the 200-meter breaststroke, while the 17-year-old Heilman won the 200 butterfly to become the youngest male U.S. swimmer on the Olympic roster since Michael Phelps did it in 2000 as a 15-year-old. “I know I’ve had it in me this entire time. I just wanted to really be able to get out and do it on the biggest stage,” Fallon said after beating Josh Matheny to the wall in 2 minutes, 6.54 seconds. “Having two young guys qualified in an event that’s typically considered an old guy’s event, I think you’re definitely seeing a little bit of the changing of the guard.” Fallon may be understating it just a bit. Heilman became the second swimmer in two nights to hold the title of youngest qualifier, following another young swimmer who finished second in the 800 freestyle behind defending Olympic champ Bobby Finke. Whitlock also broke Phelps' age-group record for 17- and 18-year-olds during the 400 freestyle prelims Saturday, but his qualification swim Tuesday night upstaged Saturday night’s other standout performance by another Indianapolis-area teenager. Shackell won’t turn 19 until December. Yes, an American team that was long dominated by names such as Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and even Caeleb Dressel is suddenly giving way to a new generation of potential stars. “I try not to think about it. I try not to worry about those comparisons too much,” Heilman said, referring to the scuttlebutt about him possibly emerging as the next Phelps. “But, honestly, the people around me keep me grounded. Obviously, it starts with my family and then my teammates and coaches do a great job of not trying to make me out to be anything special.” It’s not just that these are the young guns of American men’s swimming, either. While Whitlock plans to attend one college swimming power, Florida, in the fall, and Matheny hails from another prominent program, Indiana, Fallon is the first American Olympic swimmer to come out of the University of Pennsylvania. Chris Guiliano, age 20, also became the first Olympic swimmer from Notre Dame earlier this week by winning the 100 freestyle Wednesday. As for Heilman, he will try to help the University of Virginia men’s program match the recent success its women’s program has had — starting in 2025. For now, each of these young Olympians has more immediate goals. “I don’t really know what some of the best swimmers in the world have in store for the Olympics,” Fallon said. “I just feel some of them haven’t really put all their cards out there yet, but we’ll see what happens.” ___ AP Summer Olympics:

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