Just a week ago in New York, it was just sinking in that the Orioles' surprise, if slim, playoff hopes wouldn’t be realized.
Another starting pitching performance worthy of better was wasted in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday at Camden Yards as the Orioles (22-31) scored just once for the seventh time in their last 10 games.
The Orioles were as close as a half-game out of a playoff spot last week on their trip to New York, but have lost four straight and 10 of their past 12 to drop to 4 ½ games out of the last playoff spot with seven games remaining.