Weathers taking no-hit bid into 7th not enough to halt Yanks' slide

BALTIMORE -- Ryan Weathers became so violently ill after his most recent start that the Yankees left-hander said he lost nine pounds, forcing him to keep a respectful distance not only from his teammates, but also from his wife and the couple’s newborn son.

Boasting that he felt back to full strength, Weathers showed it on Monday, striking out nine while holding the Orioles hitless through six innings. But Coby Mayo greeted Brent Headrick with a three-run homer, the difference in a 3-2 loss that extended New York’s losing streak to four games.

Ben Rice snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a first-inning single, then launched a two-run homer in the third inning off Brandon Young. It was Rice’s 13th homer of the season, second on the club behind Aaron Judge (16).

Judge and Rice are the first Yankees teammates with 13 or more homers in the team’s first 42 games.

Weathers walked the first batter he faced, Taylor Ward, then clicked into form. With his sweeper and changeup generating plentiful swings and misses, Weathers set the next 13 O’s down in order, including five consecutive strikeouts beginning with Tyler O’Neill in the second inning.

The Yankees have had 13 no-hitters in their history, the last of which was Domingo Germán’s perfect game in 2023. At 85 pitches entering the seventh, Weathers seemed unlikely to finish the task himself, and Adley Rutschman settled the matter with a clean single to right field.

Weathers exited two batters later, watching from the dugout bench as Mayo -- who wasn’t in Monday’s original lineup, having replaced Samuel Basallo due to injury -- claimed the moment instead.