The Yankees lost for the sixth time in their last eight games, falling to the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon.

Here are the takeaways...

-- Max Fried never looked right on the mound. The lefty lasted just 3.0 innings before being pulled from the game, as he was seen heading down the tunnel with members of the training and coaching staff after the third.

The team later announced that Fried exited with left elbow posterior soreness, and that he will be evaluated by team doctors and get imaging on Thursday, in what could potentially be a huge blow to the Yankees' rotation.

Fried was missing up and away to right-handed-hitters routinely, as just 34 of his 61 pitches went for strikes.

The lefty allowed three earned runs on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched.

-- Paul Blackburn relieved Fried, and the right-hander allowed a two-run homer to Adley Rutschman in the bottom of the fifth inning. Spencer Jones nearly made a terrific play, but the ball hit off his glove and bounced over the wall for homer, making it a 5-0 game.

It wasn't a great day for the bullpen overall, as Blackburn and Ryan Yarbrough combined to allow four runs.

-- Anthony Volpe was back in the starting lineup for the first time this season. Called up on Tuesday with Jose Caballero going on the IL, Volpe came up in a big spot with runners on the corners and two outs in the fifth inning, but went down swinging to end the inning.

Volpe went 0-for-3 with a strikeout, and also committed a fielding error on a routine ground ball in the eighth inning.

-- Kyle Bradish had a terrific afternoon on the mound for the O’s. The righty faced the minimum through the first three innings, allowing only a Trent Grisham walk. Jazz Chisholm Jr. finally notched a double with one out in the fifth to break up the no-hit bid, but Bradish shut the Yankees out over his 6.0 innings, allowing just one hit while striking out seven and walking three.

-- That Chisholm double was the Yankees' only hit of the afternoon. Jones reach base twice on a pair of walks.

Game MVP

Blaze Alexander, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Upcoming schedule

The Yankees are off on Thursday before beginning the Subway Series against the Mets on Friday night in Queens.

Cam Schlittler will face Clay Holmes, with first pitch at 7:15p.m.

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