Torres BM100455

The Yankees traveled south to Baltimore for a series against the Orioles including this game on August 24, 2018, which featured the Players Weekend special uniforms for both teams. Down 4-2, Gleyber Torres batted with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth inning. This ball was used for the entire six-pitch at-bat and ended up in right field for a single while two runners, Miguel Andujar, and Giancarlo Stanton scored to tie the game at 4-4. The score remained tied until the tenth inning when Neil Walker hit a home run to put the Yankees up 5-4. Torres was next and walked, setting up a two-run Luke Voit home run to give the Yankees an 8-4 lead. The Orioles managed to get one run in the bottom of the tenth, giving the Yankees an 8-5 victory. With the win, the Yankees are in second place with a record of 80-47. They trail the Red Sox by 8.5 games for both the division lead and the best record in baseball.