Orioles beat reporter Jon Meoli on the team’s struggle to get above .500 after their 9-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics Sunday dropped them to 58-60 on the season. (Jon Meoli, Baltimore Sun video)
After all the Orioles rotation endured over the first few months of the season, pitching coach Roger McDowell is loath to say all the bad times are behind them. He warned against as much Sunday morning, before new right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was charged with six runs in five innings against the Oakland Athletics and suffered his first loss with the team.