Things are certainly not trending in the right direction for the Orioles this week. That's OK - they're only looking at the most consequential series of the season, with the division on the line.
West Coast baseball is upon us, so it's time for a return of #DongsAfterDark. We also weigh in (belatedly) on our franchise's ongoing national embarrassment. At least it's a different one, now?
Despite dropping a series against the Dodgers and Phillies (two playoff nemeses of the past) the Orioles won a feels-like-playoffs series against the Rays. This is pretty exciting stuff.
We're about to find out how much margin of error the Orioles hot start has bought them. They weren't going to win every series forever - it's what's next that matters.