Trey Mancini epitomized the frustration of the Orioles these days, emphatically removing his helmet with both hands and slamming it on the ground after stranding the tying run on third base in the seventh inning Saturday afternoon.
The Orioles offense showed some late-inning life against the Miami Marlins. And if a group of well-placed, opposite-field, two-out hits counts as progress for a beleaguered batting order that’s been able to produce little to nothing, then so be it.
But as far as results go, the Orioles still dropped their ninth straight game – and absorbed their 16th loss in 18 games – with a 5-4 loss to the Marlins.