Something stunk in Oakland on Tuesday night and for once it was not the sewage flowing up from the bowels of the O.co Coliseum. It was the Orioles offense, who collectively turned in one of those pathetic, frustrating 0-for RISP performances as they got themselves shut out for the seventh time in the 2015 season. A bunch of other terrible things happened and it all added up to a 5-0 loss at the hands of the Athletics.
The current state of the American League wild card being what it is, the Orioles entered the day in a three-way tie for the second spot and they had a chance to keep the pace with the Blue Jays for that place in the standings.