Hitting with runners in scoring position was a strength for the Orioles early on. It hasn't been in a cold streak lately. They failed completely again on Saturday night and fell to the Nationals, 7-4.
Everything is awesome until, with lightning quickness, everything is terrible again. The Orioles were bungling their way towards managing to win another game while completely and totally failing with runners in scoring position. Then what had been a solid starting pitching effort evaporated almost in an instant and they found themselves trailing. They had no business winning the game, and indeed, they did not win the game, falling to the Nationals, 7-4, on Saturday night.