In the opening video game of a collection in Baltimore among the two teams jockeying for the guide of the AL East — the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles — Baltimore walked away with a gain that practically could have been dropped.
In the prime of the ninth inning on Monday, Yankees utilityman Oswaldo Cabrera strike a ball deep to remaining area. The ball, released 379 feet, would have been a home operate in 6 parks in the majors in accordance to Statcast, but not Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
It was famous by Yankees commentator Michael Kay that it would have been a home run a few several years back, calling out the truth that the Orioles reconfigured the stadium to go the left discipline again a distance.
As an alternative, it was an effortless flyout that led to an Orioles’ gain.
Wednesday, for the 3rd game in the 4-recreation established, Cabrera hit an additional ball that went 352 toes to appropriate field. This a person was dominated a residence operate mainly because it bought lodged in the right-field foul pole fencing.
Cabrera admitted he didn’t even know where by the ball was.
“At the minute that I hit the ball, I know it that I strike definitely effectively, but I didn’t know where by was the ball. So if you see my operating to to start with I was like, ‘where’s the ball?'”
One night time, falling brief to the dimensions of the discipline. A handful of times later, getting previous the similar park’s dimensions, just by the skin of the ball, both gatherings playing into the closing scoreline directly.
Heading into Thursday’s matchup, the Orioles direct the series 2-1, with equally teams locked in a tie for the top rated place in the AL East.
