On Saturday, the Yankees once again came out on top against the Baltimore Orioles, defeating them 9-4. This time, Ryan Weathers took command on the mound, and although the Yankees’ defense looked shaky at times, he got the job done as Aaron Boone couldn’t have been happier.

The lefty gave up three runs, only one of them earned, on three hits and two walks across five innings. With that outing, he improved to 2-2 as he continues fighting for his spot in the rotation with Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole nearing their returns.

Meanwhile, Yankees starters entered the game with the best ERA in the majors at 2.62.

“I thought this was good, you know. He walked the leadoff man first two innings and then pitches around it, goes into his max speed and goes from the stretch the next inning, but then got back to the windup eventually,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone.

“I thought he threw the ball really well, you know, scattered a little bit, but other than those two walks, I thought he did a really good job,” Boone added.

So far in the season, the left-hander has logged 38.2 innings while posting a 3.03 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP, striking out 45 batters with an average of 10.47 strikeouts per nine innings.

However, Ryan Weathers wasn't satisfied

During the match, Ryan Weathers took a page out of Max Fried’s playbook as he ditched his windup in the middle of the game, and it certainly worked for him.

After two shaky innings and 40 pitches through six outs, the lefty adjusted on the fly. “Sometimes windups can have more moving parts,” Weathers told the media.

“The stretch is literally just pick your leg up and go. I think that simplified what I need to do,” he added. The sixth inning got especially precarious when singles from Taylor Ward and Gunnar Henderson were followed by Adley Rutschman’s grounder to Ben Rice.

A defensive miscue prevented any outs, loading the bases with nobody out and leaving Jake Bird in trouble. However, the Yankees managed to pull it together for their second straight win of the series.

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Written by

Suryakant Das

Edited by

Sagnik Bagchi