Ben Rice's clutch ninth-inning home run spoiled in Yankees loss to Orioles

Kevin Hickey

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Ben Rice ended a 2-for-27 slide in the best possible way.

With the New York Yankees down 3-2 against the Baltimore Orioles in the top of the ninth inning, Trent Grisham and Oswaldo Cabrera both worked walks.

Facing Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel, Rice demolished a four-seam fastball 405 feet to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead with a three-run homer to right field.

Since his three-homer game against the Boston Red Sox on July 6, Rice had been in a bit of a slide. However, he came through in the biggest moment going into the All-Star Break.

However, the Orioles wound up walking off against the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth inning thanks to some incredibly poor defense.

The Yankees enter the All-Star Break behind the Orioles by one game in the division.

Kevin Hickey

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Hickey was previously the managing editor of USA Today's Colts Wire. His work is also featured as a fantasy football analyst for The Huddle. A career .232 hitter, he is an avid reader of Spider-Man comics, an admirer of the James Webb Space Telescope, and a keen enthusiast of Ma’s sauce. You can find him on Twitter/X @KevinHickey11