At least they got it in before the freezing rain began.
How the Orioles ended the game 6-5 losers Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park, however, wore all the hallmarks of a team that has come up short against almost every challenge presented them this season.
The Orioles broke out with a three-run eighth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit, watched it all disappear on a three-run home run by backup catcher John Hicks in the home half of the inning, then pulled even when fifth infielder Luis Sardiñas hit an improbable pinch-hit home run to tie the game in the top of the ninth.