BALTIMORE — First, Cam Schlittler delivered.
Next, the bullpen.
Finally, in the 10th inning, the Yankees’ offense showed up, Ben Rice first and foremost.
Rice hit a grand slam with none out in a six-run 10th as the Yankees earned a 7-1 victory over the Orioles on Sunday afternoon in front of 31,974 at Camden Yards.
It sounded as if the vast majority were Yankees fans when the lefthanded-hitting Rice obliterated a fastball from lefthander Keegan Akin for his 24th homer. The 413-foot drive to right-center left his bat at 110.3 mph and gave him his fourth hit and his fifth RBI of the afternoon.
“Just trying to get the guy from third in,” said Rice, who showed a bit of emotion rounding first. “Hitting the go-ahead homer’s always fun, so I was excited, the team was excited. We’re late in