BALTIMORE — In his first start since “[throwing] my guts up for several hours” nine days ago, Ryan Weathers took a hurl at history.
Then, soon after the lefty’s no-hit bid ended in the seventh inning, the Yankees coughed up the win, too, in large part because of a lineup that has gone quiet.
Minutes after the no-hitter was wiped out, so was the Yankees lead, as Brent Headrick relieved Weathers and served up a three-run shot that lifted the Orioles to a 3-2 win Monday night at Camden Yards.
In agonizing fashion, the Yankees (26-16) suffered their fourth straight loss — a stretch in which they have scored just eight runs, with their lineup held in check once again Monday after a quiet weekend in which they were swept by the Brewers.
Ryan Weathers throws a pitch during the Yankees’ May 11 game. AP
Ben Rice was responsible for the only runs against the Orioles (19-23), crushing a two-run shot in the third inning.
The Yankees had outscored the Orioles 39-10 in a four-game sweep in The Bronx earlier this month but could not pick up where they left off, mustering only five hits against Brandon Young and three relievers.
“We’ve got to get some guys unlocked,” manager Aaron Boone said. “We’ve got a handful of guys that are scuffling, and we’ve got to get a little more competitive up and down the lineup as we hit this little rough patch during this week.”
The game ended with José Caballero — who will undergo an MRI on Tuesday morning on an injured right middle finger but was cleared to enter the game as a pinch runner — getting thrown out trying to steal second base.
The Yankees went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. responsible for half of those empty at-bats on a night when he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
The second baseman, who entered his contract year with lofty expectations for himself, is now batting just .201 with a .603 OPS through 41 games.
Coby Mayo connects on a home run during the Orioles’ May 11 game against the Yankees. Imagn Images
The typically accessible Chisholm declined to speak with reporters after Monday’s game but is expected to do so Tuesday.
“You sense guys feeling it when you’re a month-plus in and you’re not doing what the back of your baseball card is,” Boone said. “So it’s part of it. Probably feeling that a little bit, probably pressing a little too much, trying to do a little too much. He’s going to get it going. I have no doubt about that. But sometimes you’ve got to slow things down first and have some small successes to get you going again.”
Coby Mayo rounds the bases after homering during the Orioles’ May 11 game against the Yankees. Imagn Images
The lack of offense ensured that Weathers had little margin for error, spoiling another strong pitching performance in which he struck out nine and walked three across 6 ¹/₃ innings.
Adley Rutschman broke up the no-hit bid with a single to lead off the seventh, and one out later, Weathers walked another batter on his 101st and final pitch of the night.
On a night when he was without Fernando Cruz or Tim Hill because of recent workloads, Boone had the lefty Headrick and righty Jake Bird warming but called on Headrick to face the right-handed hitting Coby Mayo, who had been struggling.
Boone said it was a better matchup than if he used Bird because he knew the Orioles would pinch hit a lefty.
Headrick has been one of the most dependable Yankees relievers this season and had stranded all 14 runners he inherited before Monday.
But that changed when he hung a slider to Mayo, who crushed it for a three-run shot — the second straight appearance in which Headrick allowed a homer after not giving up any through his first 20 appearances.
Weathers, who is battling with Will Warren to keep his rotation spot once Gerrit Cole returns from the injured list (likely by the end of this month), was left to pick up the pieces.
“It was cool, but I wish we would have been able to pull out a win,” Weathers said of the no-hit bid that he did not know about until he came out of the game. “We got a good ballclub, so we’re going to get some more wins.”
