One month from today, the Orioles will be playing the final game of the regular season. For the sake of our blood pressure, we can probably all hope that between now and then, the O’s play so well that the last game does not have any meaning for them. Most likely, the only team that would pass them is the Rays, who sit 1.5 games back in the AL East.
We’re not into territory where games could be described as must-win, but with the number of games left to play dwindling, that does magnify the importance of each successive game.