Yankees 9, Orioles 4: Cody Bellinger Paces another Bronx Tear with Two Homers

The lead

May 2, 2026 - Bronx, N.Y. - The New York Yankees stayed scorching at home by riding Cody Bellinger's loudest night of the season. Bellinger went 4-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, a double, and a single in a 9-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles, picking up their 12th win in 14 games while starter Ryan Weathers provided a rotation bridge the Yankees badly need as veterans recover, per ESPN.

Bellinger's first homer would not have been a home run in any other MLB ballpark, according to Statcast data cited by ESPN-a footnote that matters less than the run production when the Yankees are stacking series wins in the AL East.

How the game turned

The game turned when Bellinger traded empty swings for damage. He homered in the second and fifth-a 363-foot shot followed by another deep fly-and added a two-run double in the third and an RBI single in the seventh, per ESPN. It was his 21st multi-homer game and second of 2026.

Trent Grisham padded the lead with a two-run homer in the fourth, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled home a run in the seventh as the lineup layered threats around Bellinger's night.

Baltimore found moments through Peter Alonso, who homered for the second straight day in his first Yankee Stadium trip as an Oriole after years with the Mets. Still, Kyle Bradish (1-4) took the loss as the Yankees kept adding traffic.

Pitching and matchup notes

Weathers (2-2) allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks across five-plus innings with five strikeouts, stabilizing a rotation spot the Yankees are treating as open competition while Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole work back from injury, per ESPN. New York's rotation ERA led MLB at 2.62 entering the day, reflecting how the staff has carried the surge.

The Orioles fell to 0-7 against left-handed starters on the season per ESPN-a matchup trend that grew louder on a night Weathers kept inducing soft contact between swing-and-miss.

Bats that changed the board

Bellinger's four-hit night was the headliner, yet Grisham's homer and Chisholm's knock showed why the Yankees are dangerous when middle-order bats connect after the table is set. Alonso gave Baltimore a highlight, but not enough to offset the home team's run volume.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

AthX Engine graded the Yankees with 17 team FP on May 2, fifth among clubs, while Bellinger's 20 hitting FP paced all hitters on the slate. Weathers' 13 pitching FP chipped in behind a quality-start line that fantasy formats reward even when the box score is not pristine. AthX Engine daily scoring is separate from dynamic pricing, yet Bellinger's all-fields line is exactly the profile that climbs leaderboards.

What comes next

The Yankees improved to 22-11 and a season-high 11 games over .500, per ESPN, while Baltimore slid to 15-18 during a rough stretch in the division. New York will keep leaning on rotation depth and a rolling offense; Baltimore has to solve left-handed starters before the losses compound.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB Gameday, ESPN recap, ABC News wire via ESPN, and AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*