Gary Thorne talks to Dave Trembley after the Birds' 6-4 loss to the Yankees
Jorge Posada's solo homer in the 3rd made it a 5-0 lead. He added an RBI double in the 8th.
The O's scored twice in the 7th on a Nick Markakis sac fly and a wild pitch. The Orioles scored just nine runs in the three-game series.
Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit back-to-back homers off Brian Bruney with two outs in the ninth to pull the O's within 6-4. Jones went 4 for 5 on the day.
Mariano Rivera came on for the last out and recorded his 28th save.
Jason Berken pitched better after the first, but took the loss, falling to 1-8, 6.55. He gave up five runs over six frames.
The O's fall to 12 games under .500 for the first time in 2009. They are 1-5 on this road trip which continues Friday night at Boston.
Balt......4-9-0
NYY....6-11-1