It’s August 25th, and the Baltimore Orioles have already been eliminated from playoff contention for two days. With a record of 43-88 many fans have their eyes set at the first pick of the 2020 MLB Draft. However, the Orioles showed us this weekend they have their eyes on playing spoiler.
After dropping the first two games of a four-game players weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Birds fought back and dominated in the final two games of the series to earn a split. With the losses, Tampa Bay has remained in a tie with the Oakland A’s for the second AL Wildcard spot rather than having a two-game lead over Oakland who also lost two games this weekend.