ST. PETERSBURG -- A throwing error. A wild pitch. A double-steal attempt that saw the Rays swipe another run. Perhaps never has an inning been such a microcosm of the Orioles' 2018 season as the opening frame was on Saturday night: littered with miscues, mental blunders and a defense that has been ravaged by trades.
The end result, four unearned runs for Tampa Bay, set the tone in the 10-5 series-clinching loss, as the Orioles suffered their 101st defeat this season. Baltimore -- which became the first team in baseball to hit the 100-loss mark Friday -- got within two runs in the fourth on Renato Nunez's two-run homer.