Even as they posted an unexpected record through what is almost the first third of the shortened season, the Orioles have held perhaps a more surprising distinction among American League teams: They were the only team that had yet to have a player make his major-league debut.
That, like their six-game winning streak, came to an end in their 15-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on Friday. Left-hander Keegan Akin, the organization’s No. 9 prospect according to Baseball America, allowed three runs in three innings of relief, surrendering a home run to Asdrúbal Cabrera in the seventh and exiting in the eighth with two in scoring position who both came around to score.