Another night, another loss. Spenser Watkins was roughed up on the mound, and the bullpen didn’t offer much help as the Orioles dropped their 14th straight contest, losing 8-4 to the Rays at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night.
Unlike many of the games in the Orioles’ latest losing streak, this one actually featured a moment of brief hope at the very start.
Cedric Mullins led off the night with his 21st home run of the season, a breaking ball he golf into the right-center bleachers to give the O’s a quick 1-0 lead. It was the sixth time this year that Mullins started the O’s offensive side of the game with a long ball.