NEW YORK - The night didn’t belong to Aaron Judge.
The Orioles kept him homerless and savored their own achievement. Modest in comparison to Judge’s pursuit of a 61-year-old record, but hugely important to them.
Manager Brandon Hyde has kept prodding his team to “finish.” It will do so without a losing record.
Jordan Lyles tossed seven-plus innings of one-run ball, the go-ahead run for the Orioles scored on a wild pitch, and they gained their 81st victory by defeating the Yankees 2-1 in the Bronx before a sellout crowd of 47,583.
The Orioles still want to stay above .500, but for now will settle for the first non-losing season since 2016. They won’t know whether they remain in the wild card hunt until the Mariners are done later tonight.