The Orioles beat the Yankees 7 to 5 and win the first set of the year

The Orioles and the Yankees played a wild night that started about three and a half hours late because of the rain and took them over three and a half hours. The final result was a 7-5 win over the Orioles, giving them a 2-1 season record! Dylan Bundy had his troubles, but John Means' solid relief and three home runs opened the way to victory.

The Orioles took advantage in the first set thanks to Renato Nunez. J.A. Happ started the game for the Yankees and he got in trouble almost immediately. Dwight Smith Jr. led a brace in the center-right gap, then Trey Mancini was lucky in a home field shot to put two riders for Renato Nunez. Nunez, who served as the designated hitter, hit a few shots. He hit a quick bullet from Happ in the center of the dead center where he landed over the wall for the three-point circuit.

Two races later, the Orioles strengthened their lead thanks to Trey Mancini's first circuit of the season. Nunez followed with his second hit of the day, but it was cleared in a round ending Rio Ruiz's double play. Nunez would also join the goal on a stroll later in the game, which would make a great day at the plate. And it's a good thing the Orioles started the game with a few points because they needed it.

It's no secret that Dylan Bundy has problems with his home run in his career. In fact, last year he gave up the greatest number of MLB circuits. So, if you plan on making a successful exit he kept the ball in the stadium, then he was great! And if you like the crossed out, he did very well there. For everything else? Well…

It's not great when a starting pitcher can not get out of the fourth inning, or when he throws more than 90 shots in that period. And it's certainly not good when he walks five batters in less than four innings. And, more importantly, it's not a good thing that your starting pitcher gives up three runs in 3.2 innings, even if they scored after he left the match.

But if the results were not there, Bundy had some positives in this game. As I mentioned, he did not give up a home run. And he had some dirty throws, which helped him rack up seven strikeouts. Unfortunately, they were just not frequent enough to keep him in the game long enough to allow him to make a respectable outing.

In the first two rounds, Bundy seemed in control despite a slightly high number of throws. Giancarlo Stanton was the only base runner in those two runs and Bundy was on four runs and did not seem to want to be part of it. After the second run, I felt pretty good with Bundy. Too bad the baseball games last much longer than two rounds.

In the third inning, Bundy allowed the first two batters to reach. Gleyber Torres doubled to start, then Bundy launched 10 shots in the process of walking the DJ, LeMahieu. This batter is really the place where the number of throws started to get out of hand. Bundy got the next two batters before making a second half of the match with Stanton. A withdrawal from Luke Voit 'goals came out of the sleeve.

At the beginning of the fourth inning, I said to myself, "A quick round here and it could be five." As if five rounds were a great success! Spoiler: he did not have a quick run.

A single from Miguel Andujar started the fourth inning for Bundy, then two strikeouts and two more goals later. At that time, he still had not run, but it was time for him to leave. As manager Brandon Hyde took the ball on the mound, Oriole fans around the world wondered if Buck Showalter would have done the same. I suppose not.

Substitute Bundy was left-handed John Means, who played in a game last year when he allowed five points in just 3.1 innings. So, if you do not trust him, that's fine. He started his 2019 season with a 11-pitch walk to Brett Gardner, reducing the Orioles lead to 4-1, then a two-point single from Aaron Judge made it a one-point match. But Means pulled Stanton out of the way.

Means continued to launch three more innings. He did not dominate the Yankees, that's for sure. But he did well, including retiring in the sixth inning by eliminating Judge and Stanton with two riders. He finally cleared his own run in the seventh inning when receiver Gary Sanchez hit a monster at home in the left field.

The Orioles added their fifth run in the fifth inning, largely thanks to Jonathan Villar's speed. Villar reaches the goal on a field shot, must beat the shot. He then flew to second place and went to third when catcher Gary Sanchez's throw was in the middle of the field. A single from Smith hit Villar. Speed ​​of the team! And they added two more in the eighth inning on a Joey Rickard two-run circuit! After touching home zero in their first two games, they scored three in today's game. Wild.

Mychal Givens replaced Means to start the eighth inning and, even if he was successful, it was quite stressful. Why am I stressed about a team supposed to be bad? Your proposal is as good as mine.

With a withdrawal, Givens strikes LeMahieu. He then returned a ball to the ground that should have become a double game, but Givens threw the ball into the middle of the field to put the runners on first and second. He scratched Judge but asked Stanton to charge the bases and start the running in the form of Voit. But Voit failed and the round was over.

Even after throwing yesterday, Givens returned to the ninth inning. It was surprising, but at first it was as if he had a ninth easy run. He does not have it. He pulled out the first two batters but then walked Greg Bird and Torres hit a ball deep in the short stopping hole and beat her.

A LeMahieu single hit at Bird and Givens looked gassed. Hyde thought so too and turned to left-handed Paul Fry to face Brett Gardner. The Yankees fought back with Troy Tulowitzki, the hitter, who had dominated earlier in the series. A home run in this situation would have been the type to walk. Instead, he withdrew and the game was over. Hurray!

Your Baltimore Orioles have just taken two of the three New York Yankees to start the season. There will probably be a lot of bad weather coming up in 2019, but this win in the series seems well done.