The New York Yankees closed out the regular season with their eighth straight victory, edging the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2, on Sunday at Yankee Stadium behind two home runs from Ben Rice. Rice homered in the first to give New York an early lead and broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth with his 26th home run. The Yankees had multiple scoring chances earlier but failed to capitalize, including a bases-loaded opportunity in the fourth that ended with three straight strikeouts. Aaron Judge wrapped up a stellar season, finishing with a .331 average and 53 home runs, likely solidifying another MVP campaign. Box ScoreNow, the Yankees shift focus to Tuesday’s wild-card series at home against the Boston Red Sox.