As the calendar inches closer to October, and the number of games remaining dwindles, the back-against-the-wall Orioles took a risk Friday night, looking to one of their better minor league pitchers to help keep their recent momentum going.
It didn’t work.
Rookie right-hander Tyler Wilson didn’t make it out of a six-run fifth as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Orioles, 8-6, Friday night to even this four-game series at one apiece.
The Orioles (72-75) have won seven of their last 10, but with every loss their chances of returning to the postseason for the third time in four years becomes more unlikely.