BALTIMORE --
“We talk about his loud barrel a lot,” manager Aaron Boone said, adding that Urshela was moving a little slowly because of soreness in his leg, but not too much for concern. “Those were some loud barrels on both those balls he hit out.”\n\nUrshela's historic hit came after catcher
The homers by Urshela and Higashioka were their first against the Orioles this season, bringing the grand total of Yankees who have homered against Baltimore in ’19 to 17. Only 15 Orioles have homered this entire season.\n\nBut that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to impressive numbers from this series. The Yankees’ 43 homers in 10 games in Baltimore this season are more than both the Giants (39 in 56 games) and Tigers (37 in 54 games) have hit at home this year.\n\nForty-three is one fewer than the total amount of runs the Orioles scored in the 10 home games against New York this year. The Yankees, meanwhile, tallied 95 of their own and laced 120 hits in such contests.\n\nIn 15 games against the Orioles this season, the Yankees have scored 118 runs. In 15 games against the Red Sox, that number is 104.\n\n“We have guys that are capable of that,” Boone said. “They’ve done a good job of taking advantage of mistakes. Seems like everyone up and down our lineup has had their fair share, and they capitalize.\n\n“Especially over here.”
Most shocking is that the offensive onslaught came without the Yankees' usual cast of characters.