There are a lot of ways to lose a baseball game. In their Sunday afternoon attempt to pick up a sweep against the Red Sox, the Orioles tried out a number of those ways to lose. Lucky for them, the Red Sox ended up trying even harder than the O's did to lose. The Orioles were able to hold on by the skin of their teeth for a 2-1 win to seal the road sweep.
The win brings the Orioles back up to a .500 record. With losses by both the Mariners and Royals already on Sunday, the O's have gained ground on two of their wild card competitors.