WASHINGTON — A difficult stretch for the Orioles got more so Sunday when they scored early and often but lost their lead just as quickly and eventually ceded the deciding run on a bases-loaded walk in the middle innings.
In a 6-5 loss to the Washington Nationals before an announced 14,618 at Nationals Park, one that consigned the Orioles to a six-game losing streak and dropped them to 17-29 this season, the Orioles scored three runs in a marathon first inning but still trailed 4-3 after the Nationals got their first chance to bat.
The Orioles’ first inning — one day after scoring five runs in the first in a 12-9 loss — was methodical, and will have pleased manager Brandon Hyde as they went the other way often and got run-scoring hits from Trey Mancini, Anthony Santander and Maikel Franco in the middle of the order.