There is definitely a conspiracy. I bet the Orioles are watching the game with the Yankees in the clubhouse now, sharing a bunch of laughs. Oh, you know the Orioles will play like they've never lost a game, ever this weekend.
I think the Yankees aren't even playing at 100%. They're just cruising along right now. This may be the easiest set of games I've ever seen a team play. If the Yankees played at 0.5% they'd still be in first after tonight.