📰 Yankees Post Game Notes: Orioles vs. Yankees, June 21st, 2025

Matthew Nethercott
Jun 21, 2025
2 min read

Date: June 20th, 2025 Venue: Yankee Stadium Record: 44–32 (.579), W1

Record vs. AL East: 9–12

⚾ Final Score:

Yankees 9, Orioles 0 Winning Pitcher: Schmidt (4–3) 2.84 Losing Pitcher: Eflin (6–4) 5.46 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 46,142

🔥 Game Highlights

Top Performer: Clarke Schmidt: 7 no-hit innings
Clarke Schmidt’s Pitching Line: 7.0IP | 0H | 0R | 0ER | 5K | 2BB | 103P | 2.84ERA
Key Moment: The missed check-swing call in the eighth inning that costed the Yankees a chance at a no-hitter.

📊 Quick Stats

Team RISP: 3–10
LOB: 9
Errors:
Team HRs This Series: 5

🧠 Takeaways

The Offense The offense exploded for 9 runs, on four home runs today (Grisham, Escarra, Rice and Volpe). The offense did struggle early with runners on base, but the Yankees broke the game open in the third inning and never looked back.

Starting Pitching Analysis Clarke Schmidt was outstanding today. He walked two batters in the first inning, but he retired 20 of the next 21, allowing just 1 HBP to Ryan O’Hearn in the fourth inning.

Bullpen Usage JT Brubaker would come in and allow a leadoff single after a controversial check-swing call.

📅 Up Next

Next Game: June 22nd vs. BAL (11:35am, Yankee Stadium)
Probable Starter: RHP Will Warren (4–4, 4.83)
Series Outlook: The Yankees look for a series win against the O’s.

🧾 Additional Notes

Injury updates:

Luis Gil (High-Grade Lat Strain) faced live hitters today for the first time since being shut down in spring training. Gil threw about 20 pitches and said he’s encouraged by how his rehab is going and how he feels. Today, he wasn’t focused on velocity but might have been 95–96.

Roster moves: