The Orioles got the start they needed tonight from Shane Baz. The velocity, the length, the season-high 10 strikeouts. Any worries from his last appearance fell out of sight, much like the breaking stuff that he threw.

The chance at a positive start to the latest homestand also disappeared.

Trent Grisham’s tie-breaking two-run single off Josh Walker in the seventh inning made the difference in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory over the Orioles before an announced crowd of 23,257 at Camden Yards

Manager Craig Albernaz let Baz come back out for the seventh at 91 pitches and stuck with him until the 104th resulted in the second single of the inning. Walker entered with one out, walked pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt to load the bases, struck out pinch-hitter Amed Rosario and gave up the single to Grisham after getting ahead 0-2 in the count.

Walker drilled Ben Rice to load the bases again and struck out Heliot Ramos after falling behind 3-0.

The Orioles went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight, and back-to-back losses lowered their record to 61-65.

“I mean, every loss sucks,” Albernaz said. “It doesn’t matter what time of year. But like we said, we know where we’re at, time of year and in the race. Yeah, so it’s one of those things where losses, they always hurt, but for us, we’ve just got to turn the page and focus on tomorrow.”

Baz was charged with three runs and four hits in 6 1/3 after Walker let two inherited score. Baz didn’t allow a hit the first time through the order, with the Yankees going 0-for-8 with a walk and six strikeouts. This was a much better version than the previous outing in Minnesota, where he lasted a season-low three innings.

Grisham slowed Baz’s roll with a home run in the third that gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead, but Coby Mayo followed two Carlos Rodón strikeouts in the bottom half of the inning with another assault on a lefty.

Thirteen of Mayo’s 17 home runs have come against southpaws. He drove a 2-0 slider 407 feet to left field, a modest flight compared to his 468-foot shot last night in St. Petersburg.

The only player with more homers against left-handers is Atlanta’s Matt Olson with 14.

Baz struck out three batters in the first with a knuckle-curve, 97.7 mph fastball and changeup. He walked Ramos. The inning cost Baz 24 pitches.

A 12-pitch second included strikeouts with the knuckle-curve and sinker. Ryan McMahon led off the third by fanning on another knuckle-curve, but Grisham launched an 0-1 changeup onto the flag court at 403 feet.

A 96.7 mph fastball and knuckle-curve produced two more strikeouts in the fourth and raised Baz’s total to eight, three short of his career high. He worked around a one-out single and walk in the fifth and retired the side in order on eight pitches in the sixth, getting another strikeout with the knuckle-curve.

“Very pleased,” Albernaz said. “Baz was outstanding. Just that one mistake, the changeup that came back into Grisham. Outside of that, he was outstanding. Especially the last outing in Minnesota, it was good to see him back out there pounding the strike zone with really good stuff.”

“Command was a lot better,” said Baz, whose 13 losses are tied with Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee for most in the majors. “I just felt better out of the gate. I think the stuff kind of reflects that, and just felt like I commanded the ball well. We had a good game plan ready to go today and just was able to execute it quite a bit. So yeah, it was good.”

Baz got 10 whiffs with his knuckle-curve.

“Just the locations were really good today,” he said. “If you go back and watch, all those are probably like middle-down. They’re not glove side or arm side, they’re just down. And I think it just makes it really hard to hit that and my fastball when they’re kind of playing off each other in that lane. It was just good tonight. The command of it was really good.”

Rodón made his 10th start and his first since June 28. He was reinstated from the injured list with the team in Baltimore, and he allowed one run and two hits in four innings.

Rodón escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the second by striking out Carlos Narváez and Jackson Holliday. Rodón bailed out second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., who botched a routine grounder from Christian Franklin that could have produced a 4-3 double play.

Pete Alonso extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a fifth-inning single off right-hander Yerry De los Santos. Fernando Cruz inherited two runners from Brent Headrick with two outs in the seventh, including Franklin after a 10-pitch walk, and retired Alonso on a 107 mph liner to right field.

Albert Suárez retired all six batters he faced.

“We knew (Rodón) was gonna be on a shorter pitch count, but he gets paid a lot of money,” Albernaz said. “He’s a really good starter. He has really good stuff. Pounds the strike zone. The biggest one was the bases-loaded situation, not being able to cash in there early. We had some good swings, nothing to show for. Obviously, Coby with the big swing.

“Their bullpen is, we know what the back end looks like for sure with (Paul) Blackburn and then (David) Bednar, but the other guys, too. They’ve done a great job of maximizing their strengths. They pound the strike zone. They have really good swing-and-miss stuff. You really have to be disciplined with how you’re looking and how you’re seeing the ball. And tonight wasn’t our night.”

They’ll need much better ones to stay in the Wild Card race. They lost ground tonight.

“It’s no secret that we’re, you know, we’re in it, and I think that makes it more fun,” Baz said. “The crowd tonight was incredible and I know we all really appreciate seeing that many people in the stands and O’s fans. Just keep supporting us. I think we’re on the cusp of it and we’re playing pretty good baseball. It’s just games like that happen where one or two things don’t go your way. It’s just two good teams playing each other.”

“You’ve got to turn the page,” Albernaz said, “and even though it’s that time of year where we’re playing meaningful games, the wins and losses feel different right now. But it’s also, it’s been our mantra all year to turn the page quickly and focus on the next day, so it’s nothing new for the guys in this clubhouse. We’ll be ready to go tomorrow and go out there and compete.”

Down on the farm

Samuel Basallo went 0-for-5 with Double-A Chesapeake on his injury rehab assignment. Caden Hunter allowed one run in five innings. Wehiwa Aloy hit his fourth Eastern League home run and Aron Estrada had two more hits.

Triple-A Norfolk’s Nestor German allowed five runs in 4 2/3 innings and exited with right shoulder discomfort. Baseball America ranks him as the organization’s No. 18 prospect and MLB Pipeline ranks him 21st.

Boston Bateman tossed three scoreless innings for High-A Frederick, with three hits, three walks and three strikeouts.