Carroll surrenders two homers in 10th in 7-5 loss (updated)

The Orioles are intent on becoming a faster, more athletic team as they move through the rebuilding process. Less reliant on the longball and better equipped to manufacture runs.

It can't happen overnight, but manager Buck Showalter has the freedom to sprinkle speed into his lineups. Rookie Cedric Mullins led off again tonight, with Jonathan Villar batting second and John Andreoli hitting eighth.

"Andreoli looks like he can run, too," Showalter said before the game. "We've got him four-flat from the right side twice. That's pretty good for a right-handed hitter."

Villar can hurt an opposing pitcher from both sides of the plate and he provided a reminder that power still plays in Baltimore, his two-run shot off reliever David Robertson in the seventh inning breaking a tie. But Gleyber Torres' two-run single off Mychal Givens in the eighth knotted the score again and Neil Walker and Luke Voit homered off Cody Carroll in the 10th to give the Yankees a 7-5 win before an announced crowd of 27,150 at Camden Yards.

Former Orioles closer Zach Britton recorded his first save with the Yankees after receiving a nice ovation and waving to the crowd following a video tribute earlier in the night. And after Chris Davis homered with two outs for his first three-hit game of the season.

Walker saw eight pitches against Carroll, the former Yankees farmhand, while running the count full and he sent an 88 mph splitter an estimated 410 feet to right-center field. Voit hit his second home run of the night after Torres walked, stole second and took third on Austin Wynns' throwing error.

Alex Cobb registered his sixth quality start in a row, but the Orioles fell to 37-91 overall, 21-41 at home and 4-8 in extras. They've lost 12 of their last 14 games and 32 of 44.

Robertson replaced CC Sabathia to open the seventh and Andreoli reached on Torres' fielding error. Roberts retired the next two batters, but Villar homered to the opposite field for a 4-2 lead - his fourth with the Orioles.

The Yankees loaded the bases in the eighth on a leadoff walk issued by Mike Wright Jr. and two soft singles off Paul Fry. Torres produced the third consecutive flare, this one off Givens, and the tying run scored when Wynns couldn't handle the throw from Adam Jones that beat Miguel Andújar to the plate.

Voit hit his first Yankees home run in the fourth inning, a two-run shot that tied the game 2-2. Cobb didn't give up anything else, allowing two runs and three hits in six frames with three walks and six strikeouts while lowering his ERA to 5.00. He came out of the game after 100 pitches.

Cobb also threw 100 pitches in Saturday's complete-game win in Cleveland.

Opposing scouts have noted a transformation in the Orioles since they acquired Villar from the Brewers and selected Mullins' contract from Triple-A Norfolk. The speed and athleticism can carry them away from a more plodding, station-to-station style of play.

"I think everybody would love to do that," Showalter said. "They're called five-tool players. Those guys are hard to find. What's the old expression? Speed and effort don't go into a slump.

"Being able to apply that pressure, we'd love to be able to do that, but there's a lot more to it. We all know there's a lot more to it. Otherwise, you'd go down to the track and field. I knew a lot of guys who could really run but couldn't steal a base, and I knew guys who weren't that fast but seemed to always run the bases well."

Showalter admitted that he'd manage more aggressively if the roster allowed it.

"Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah," he said. "I'm very proud that, I think we're third or fourth in the American League in stolen base percentage. If you look on there and somebody's 50 or 60 percent, that's just not good math giving away outs up here. And making people grind out 27 outs. We call it productive outs. We've done a little better job lately.

"It's something that you're trying to get guys to understand what a productive out is. But that's something that's been a challenge to get people to embrace in the major leagues in today's game. It doesn't always have a return for it other than the team winning. But I'd love to. Hit and run, all those things.

"Hit and run, the reason you don't see it as much anymore is people don't trust people putting the ball in play anymore with the strikeouts. I think pitchouts, hit and runs, they're at an all-time low and they're going to get lower. Or they may not. They may go in another direction. The challenge is getting people to embrace that part of the game because there's not always that personal return for it."

Mullins led off the bottom of the first inning by bunting a ball foul and grounding a single up the middle. Villar reached on a bunt single to the right side, with no one covering the bag, and they moved up on Jones' fly ball to center field.

Small ball and a productive out.

Trey Mancini walked to load the bases and Davis singled into right field to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead. They've been outscored 101-58 in the first inning this season.

Davis was 12-for-100 (.120) with four home runs and 42 strikeouts this season versus left-handers and 12-for-54 (.222) with two home runs and 22 strikeouts lifetime against Sabathia before his two-run single on an 0-2 pitch.

Cobb threw 24 pitches in the first inning while stranding two runners in scoring position. Sabathia topped him with 25.

Mullins overran Andújar's single for his first major league error, which intensified Cobb's situation, but Walker swung through a high 92 mph fastball for the second strikeout of the inning.

Villar raced toward the line in shallow right field and made a sliding catch to rob Ronald Torreyes leading off the fifth - the ball popping out of his glove and winding up in his lap. Mullins followed by running down Brett Gardner's fly ball in left-center field and Cobb retired the side in order on 10 pitches.

Sabathia retired 12 of 13 batters before Mullins drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the fifth and moved up on Villlar's second single of the night. They were stranded and the game remained tied.

Davis kept it that way in the top of the seventh with a diving stop along the line and flip to Wright that robbed Gardner and stranded two runners.

Dellin Betances struck out Renato Núñez and Andreoli in the eighth after one-out singles by Davis and Beckham. Davis caught Aaron Hicks liner off Tanner Scott in the ninth and stepped on the bag to double off Gardner.

Notes: Triple-A Norfolk infielder Steve Wilkerson has been placed on the seven-day disabled list with a strained hamstring. The Orioles activated Wilkerson from the DL following his recovery from an oblique injury and optioned him to the Tides.

Pedro Álvarez also went on the seven-day DL with an Achilles injury.

The Orioles honored the first responders to the shooting at the Capital Gazette building in Annapolis that claimed five lives. The standing ovation included both dugouts.

Update: The Orioles are 54 games below .500 for the first time in club history and Showalter's record as their manager dropped to 659-660. Hard to believe he's now below .500.

Showalter on Carroll and others: "We had a lot of young pitchers out there today who showed themselves pretty well. A couple of pitches. I think a split to (Walker), but it's part of the process. Tanner (Scott) was fortunate. Chris had a great game. First base and, what, three hits? It's part of it. But Cobb was good. I thought he presented himself well again. He had a little blister he was dealing with that he worked through. He had an extra day's rest, too, so that was good.

"But it's a lot more than just Cody. We had the leadoff walk there at 4-2 in the eighth. I thought that really hurt. And I think they had four broken-bat singles in that inning, too. I think we broke five bats that inning. It's one of those things you make good pitches and sometimes you don't get rewarded for them."

Showalter on three errors: "Yeah, I mean, that's been a challenge for us. And there are a couple plays that don't go as errors. Sometimes, they show up, too. But I thought Fry made some really good pitches, broke two bats. Mike broke a bat. You make good pitches and hopefully some of the guys will get a return for some luck, go their way, because it's tough. I thought our guys pitched pretty well otherwise. The results weren't as good.

"The six walks hurt. We've had trouble, especially with our young guys, throwing the ball over the plate."

Showalter on Villar: "He had a great game. There wasn't much else you could ask a guy to do. He played really well on both sides of the ball. Good to see."

Showalter on Cobb: "Seems like he's been pitching well for a while, maybe not the results. To think of where he was and where he's got a chance to end up, I'm real proud of him. It's a real example of his mettle. He's a pro and through thick and thin.

"When you pitch as well as he has in his career and go through some of the struggles he had with a lot of new circumstances thrown at him this year, I'm proud of the way he's battled back. I think he's finishing strong. That's a good sign for the future with him."

Showalter on whether strange to see Britton on other side: "Strange anymore in a game the way things go about? Of course. Got to talk to him some. One of the keys to their bullpen is (Chad) Green. They've got four or five closers, guys with a lot of experience with it.

"They're lucky to have Zach. He's going to be quite a contributor before the whole thing is over."