Yanks mash 49th HR vs. O’s to interrupt MLB mark
BALTIMORE — The Bronx Bombers are doing their finest bombing in Baltimore.
In the identical metropolis the place Francis Scott Key famously penned “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the New York Yankees hit their 49th house run towards the Baltimore Orioles this season, breaking the file for many homers by a group towards a single opponent in a single season.
The record-breaker got here within the high of the fifth inning of Wednesday’s recreation at Camden Yards, when Gio Urshela despatched a 97 mph sinker from reliever Miguel Castro over the left-center-field fence for a two-run shot.
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Earlier within the recreation, catcher Kyle Higashioka had gone deep off starter John Means to tie the file. The earlier file was held by the 1956 Yankees, who hit 48 longballs towards the Kansas Metropolis Athletics.
Coming into Wednesday’s sequence finale towards Baltimore, the Yankees had already established a file by hitting 38 house runs at Camden Yards this season in simply 9 video games. That is the best complete by a visiting group at any stadium in a single season, breaking the previous file of 29, held by the 1957 Braves (at Cincinnati’s previous Crosley Subject).
Main the barrage for New York is infielder Gleyber Torres, who’s launched 10 of his 23 homers this season towards the Birds. 9 of catcher Gary Sanchez’s 24 house runs have been at Baltimore’s expense, whereas greater than half of outfielder Clint Frazier’s 11 dingers (six) have come versus the O’s.
Going yard towards Baltimore is nothing new. Coming into Wednesday, Orioles hurlers had surrendered 229 house runs, most within the majors and 31 greater than the next-closest membership (Seattle). They have been on tempo to complete the season with 328 homers allowed, which might shatter the file of 258, presently held by the 2016 Cincinnati Reds. The Yankees started play on Wednesday having hit 198 bombs, second-most in baseball behind the Minnesota Twins (223).
General in baseball, house runs numbers have spiked this season. Via Tuesday’s video games, three.6 p.c of all plate appearances had resulted in a spherical tripper, up from three.zero p.c a yr in the past. In 2017, MLB hitters collectively posted a three.three p.c house run price that was the best in league historical past.