O's allow 6 HRs to Yanks: 'Our numbers don't lie'

BALTIMORE -- In April, it was Gary Sanchez who turned Camden Yards into an early-season launching pad. In May, it was Gleyber Torres, who went so homer happy at Oriole Park it nearly sent Gary Thorne flying from his chair. This week, it’s been Mike Tauchman, Brett Gardner and Austin Romine, just to name a few.

In truth, there has been no shortage of Bronx-based nemeses this year for the Orioles, who are now rapidly approaching some dubious history. The Yankees were already responsible for a disproportionate amount of home runs prior to Tuesday, and after the Orioles allowed six more on the way to a 9-4 loss, the talent gap between the two clubs was again plain to see.

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“It sucks,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “It’s not even their big boys either, which is pretty scary. They have a ton of power that’s not even in their lineup … without [Giancarlo] Stanton, Edwin [Encarnacion], Gleyber. The other guys are hitting homers off our pitchers. It shows you how long we have to go, one, to be a competitive team in the AL East, to have the pitching to compete. Their guys are just way better than our guys.”

Hyde was sure to note the efforts of the Orioles’ offense, which clawed back for the second time in two nights and has played like an above-average unit for more than a month now. The main contribution Tuesday came from Anthony Santander, whose emergence continued with a two-run homer off Stephen Tarpley that temporarily drew Baltimore within one in the fifth. That cut into the lead New York had taken via homers from Tauchman, DJ LeMahieu and Didi Gregorius off losing pitcher Asher Wojciechowski. Romine, Gardner and Cameron Maybin added solo shots later to drop Baltimore to its 14th consecutive home loss against New York dating back to 2018.

“Our numbers don’t lie,” Hyde said. “They’re setting all types of records, our ERAs are unbelievably inflated. We just have a long way to go. I don’t know what else to say. It’s hard to watch. It’s tough. You do the best you can and try to get guys better. But we are not close.”

Let’s dig into those numbers to help put Baltimore’s season-long struggles against New York into context.

Number: 47
Relevance: The number of home runs the Orioles have allowed over 14 total games this season to the Yankees, one off the all-time single-season MLB record. The previous mark was set in 1956, when the Kansas City A’s surrendered 48 to New York. The Yankees and Orioles still have five head-to-head matchups remaining this season.

Number: 38
Relevance: The number of homers the Orioles have allowed to the Yankees at home this season. That is the most by any team in a visiting ballpark in MLB history.

Number: 11
Relevance: The number of consecutive games in which the Orioles have allowed multiple homers, extending their own MLB record. Baltimore also owns the all-time record for consecutive games hitting multiple homers, with 10, having set the mark late last month.

Number: 6
Relevance: Times this season the Orioles have allowed at least six homers in a game, tied with the 2006 Cubs for the most in a single season.

Number: 14
Relevance: Consecutive games won by the Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. That is the longest win streak in the ballpark’s history (Orioles or visitors).

Number: 229
Relevance: Total home runs allowed by the Orioles this season, through 113 games. They are 29 shy of the all-time single-season record of 258, held by the 2016 Reds.