Trent Grishams offensive outburst propels Yankees past Orioles

BALTIMORE — The Yankees lineup was mostly a no-show again Tuesday night.Luckily for them, Trent Grisham didn’t get the memo.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

The center fielder was a one-man offense in a 3-1 win, as he drove in all three runs with a solo homer and had a two-run single.The rest of the Aaron Judge/Cody Bellinger-less batting order disappointed once again and nearly spoiled another solid outing by the pitching staff.Grisham homered in the third.And when the Yankees loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, after pinch hitter Amed Rosario struck out, Grisham came through with a base hit to center to put the Yankees up for good.Carlos Rodón, on a pitch count in his return from an IL stint due to elbow inflammation, pitched well for four innings in his first start since June 28.The lefty gave up just one run in four innings before being pulled after 66 pitches.Five relievers combined for five scoreless innings, as the Yankees won their second straight after dropping three in a row.Rodón’s lone mistake came with two outs in the third, when Coby Mayo took him deep to left field to tie the game at 1-1.At that point, the Yankees lineup was about as productive as it’s been since Judge went down with a fractured rib.Against right-hander Shane Baz, six of the first seven Yankees hitters whiffed and they didn’t get a hit until Grisham hit his 17th homer of the season with two outs in the top of the third to give them a brief 1-0 lead.By the time Baz left with two on and one out in the seventh, he’d struck out a season-high 10 batters.The Yankees threatened in the fifth, as George Lombard Jr.

singled through the right side of the infield with one out and Ryan McMahon walked.But with runners on first and second, Austin Wells popped out and Grisham flied to left to keep the game tied.Rodón did well to keep the Orioles to just the one run i...