The Orioles’ oft-lacking defense isn’t the only reason they lost Tuesday night in Cleveland, or the night before.
Until they fix it, the 7-2 loss Tuesday at Progressive Field that represented their club-record 17th straight defeat on the road won’t be the last.
This time, it started early, with a second error by Stevie Wilkerson in as many nights extending the first inning so a leadoff walk from Matt Harvey could come around to score on a single by Bobby Bradley.
The Orioles answered back with a single by Freddy Galvis putting him in position to score on a double by Maikel Franco, but a big inning for Cleveland arrived in the third and featured another costly error, this when Cedric Mullins’ throw from center field on a run-scoring hit by Ernie Clement sailed over everyone and opened the floodgates.