Orioles recover from blown lead to win in 11 innings

NEW YORK - Given the chance for redemption today, the Orioles bullpen couldn't cover the last four innings of regulation without unraveling.

It happened again. A late lead lost and a game forced into extra innings. Unwanted drama better saved for Broadway.

What didn't happen was another defeat that tears at the gut. The Orioles overcame the loss of their lead and their manager to avoid being swept and move back into a first-place tie in the American League East.

Mark Trumbo delivered an RBI single off Bryan Mitchell with two outs in the 11th following an intentional walk to Manny Machado, and the Orioles tacked on two more runs and escaped with a bizarre 7-4 win over the Yankees.

Joey Rickard singled with one out and Machado was given first base after Adam Jones flied out. Trumbo came through with his single, Welington Castillo followed with an RBI single and Trumbo scored when the Yankees seemed to forget about him on the play. It was ruled a fielder's choice, no error.

Didi Gregorius' two-out, bases-loaded single off Donnie Hart in the ninth inning plated two runs and erased the Orioles' 4-2 lead. Logan Verrett escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 10th and earned his first win with the Orioles in his debut.

Austin Romine blooped a single down the right field line to lead off the 10th and Brett Gardner reached when Verrett fielded his bunt, hesitated and threw late to second. Aaron Hicks laid down a sacrifice bunt, Verrett hit pinch-hitter Greg Bird, Starlin Castro grounded into a force at home and Aaron Judge struck out.

Mychal Givens retired six of the seven batters he faced, striking out two in the seventh to strand runner, Brad Brach rebounded from Friday night's blown save to toss a scoreless eighth and Darren O'Day retired two batters in the ninth and was replaced by Hart, who sought his first major league save.

He didn't get it.

O'Day hadn't been charged with a run in his last seven appearances.

Manager Buck Showalter earned an ejection after arguing a balk call on O'Day, who attempted a pickoff at second base with Chase Headley batting. The ball skipped into center field and the runners moved up to second and third.

Headley walked, Gregorius singled and another Bronx tale was born.

The game turned so crazy, Mitchell pitched the ninth, was inserted at first base in the 10th and pitched again in the 11th. Mitchell misplayed a popup for an error. He caught one later in the inning and received a huge ovation.

The Orioles (15-8) scored three runs in the sixth erase a 2-1 deficit. Machado and Trumbo drew walks against rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery. Castillo singled off Jonathan Holder to load the bases and Trey Mancini tied the game on a force play at second base.

Jonathan Schoop provided the lead with an RBI double and Craig Gentry, a late addition to the lineup with Chris Davis scratched due to a sore elbow, delivered another run with a grounder to short.

Starter Wade Miley didn't miss his catcher as much as he missed his spots.

Twenty-seven pitches in the first inning, 23 in the second and 29 in the third. Four walks issued among the first 14 batters. Two visits from pitching coach Roger McDowell in the first three innings.

By the end of the fourth inning, Miley had thrown 95 pitches, allowed seven hits, walked five batters and only trailed 2-1.

With Castillo behind the plate instead of Caleb Joseph, Miley threw 114 pitches in five innings and allowed two runs and eight hits, with five walks, six strikeouts and a home run. He's walked seven, none, none, six and five this month.

Orioles starters in the series allowed 14 runs (13 earned) and 21 hits in 14 1/3 innings, with 10 walks, 13 strikeouts and five home runs. Dylan Bundy will attempt to restore order Monday night in Boston.

Miley served up Matt Holliday's solo home run in the first inning on an 0-2 pitch. Castro and Judge walked, but Headley struck out.

The inning began with Brett Gardner's leadoff single and a double play grounder from Hicks.

Miley executed a tremendous escape act in the second after Gregorius singled and took third on Chris Carter's double. This is where an inning, and a game, can get away from a pitcher.

Miley struck out Kyle Higashioka, Gardner and Hicks in succession to keep the deficit at one run and increase his pitch count to 50.

Back-to-back walks with one out in the third created another jam, and Headley took advantage with an RBI single to right field on the first pitch thrown to him. Gregorius singled to load the bases, but Miley stepped up again by striking out Carter with the count full and retiring Higashioka on a fly ball to shallow center field.

Miley made heavy use of his slider, and the pitch got him the last two outs in the third.

Castro grounded into a double play to end the fourth after an infield hit and walk, and Carter field out with the count full again to end the fifth after Judge's leadoff single. Verrett was warming in the bullpen.

Montgomery, making his fourth major league start, retired the first eight batters before Gentry reached on an infield hit. Gentry stole second base on the next pitch and J.J. Hardy walked.

Rickard struck out, but Gentry raced to third on the wild pitch. Adam Jones fell behind 0-2 in the count, fouled off a two-seam fastball and changeup, then poked 94 mph four-seamer into right field on the seventh pitch to tie the game.

Two points come to mind here. Gentry again demonstrated his value with the single, stolen base and hustle to third, which set up Jones for the RBI. And Jones had a professional at-bat, fighting off a couple of pitches just to stay alive and going to the opposite field for the single.

The Orioles loaded the bases on Machado's walk, but Trumbo struck out.

Gentry walked and stole second base in the eighth inning. A fine afternoon for a guy who expected to be on the bench.

Down on the farm, Zach Britton tossed a scoreless inning at Double-A Bowie, with one hit allowed and one strikeout. He threw 11 pitches and likely will be activated on Tuesday.