ST. PETERSBURG -- Consistently inconsistent.
Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia said it best.
It has been the story of this frustrating start to the season for the Orioles, who watched the typically reliable starter Kevin Gausman turn in his worst performance of the season in Sunday's 8-3 series loss to the Rays. The defeat caps a 4-7 road trip in which the O's got some impressive starting pitching performances -- like a complete game from Dylan Bundy and 6 2/3 scoreless innings from rookie David Hess -- and outings like Gausman's, who went a season-low 2 2/3 innings and allowed a season-high seven runs.