Will Warren digging early hole sinks Yankees in loss to AL East bottom-dwelling Orioles
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He had struck out nine in 28 innings before punching out eight across five innings and racking up 17 whiffs to stifle the Yankees.The Yankees scratched one run across in the seventh inning on a fielder’s choice by Aaron Judge (2-for-4).Then with one out in the eighth, Anthony Volpe, on his 24th birthday, and Austin Wells hit back-to-back RBI doubles to make it a 4-3 game.But Jasson Domínguez struck out against lefty reliever Gregory Soto, with his struggles from the right side continuing, and Oswaldo Cabrera (who had pinch hit for Oswald Peraza an inning earlier) grounded out to end the threat.Devin Williams, making his first appearance since being removed from the closer role, retired the side on 14 pitches in th...