Whether the Orioles learn their lessons from the recurring problems that hampered them all week and led to Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays — running into outs at home plate and pitching to Randal Grichuk — won’t do much to fix the damage.
Grichuk, who homered both Monday and Tuesday, had two more blasts Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards. The latter gave Toronto a slim lead in the sixth inning. By then, the Orioles had squandered many of their best chances.
The Orioles (12-12) had no trouble getting base runners early, but the run of bad outcomes on the bases that began in the 10th inning the night before with Dwight Smith Jr.