Left-hander Nestor Cortes is reportedly making his return from arm surgery with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to FanSided's Robert Murray and the New York Post's Jon Heyman.

On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees opened up a series with the Orioles in Baltimore. The Yankees won by a score of 3-1. George Lombard Jr. finished with two hits and one run in four at-bats. After the game,

Through Aug. 19, the Yankees have hit 172 home runs, second-most in MLB, while carrying a .229 batting average, also second-lowest in the majors. According to OptaSTATS, the last team to rank in the top two in home runs while finishing in the bottom two in batting average was the 1916 Chicago Cubs.

Giancarlo Stanton is one of the top postseason performers of the last decade, but he's rarely healthy. Stanton's injuries have piled up over the years, and the New York Yankees can never assume that he will play over 100 games.

The Blue Jays get one run back in the tenth inning as Andres Gimenez's single scores Kazuma Okamoto to make it 4-3. But in the end the Yankees finish the job and win the game thanks to that Ben Rice home run.

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A comprehensive preview of the MLB game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles on August 18, 2026.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced updates on Aaron Judge and Max Fried before the Orioles series.