For the honor of breaking the arbitrary three-run ceiling for the first time in a week, the Orioles got plenty of mock praise and a seventh straight loss for their troubles, 8-5 to the New York Yankees after a 104-minute rain delay Saturday at Camden Yards.
How the American League's least-productive offense at 3.7 runs per game managed to score even that many, considering the context of this winless homestand, this second seven-game losing streak in five weeks and this sorry season, goes to show just how hard it has been for them to do anything productive at the dish of late.