Monday Bird Droppings: The Orioles pitching collapsed in another sweep

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The Orioles... ah, the Orioles. They made a substantial statement last week when they took two out of three from the Yankees in the Bronx and got all of our hopes up for more greatness, and then, this weekend in Houston happened. Sunday’s loss in the finale of the series was the worst of the three, with neither pitching nor hitting doing well. Check out Paul Folkemer’s recap of the not-so-lovely totals from the 8-1 loss.

The team is doing a little bit of a roster shuffle as the road trip concludes and a homestand begins. The Baltimore Banner’s Andy Kostka reported on Sunday evening that the Orioles will be recalling Heston Kjerstad today.…