Considering the Orioles' young team, their unbalanced lineup, and the patchwork pitching staff, Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that ended their early four-game winning streak only demonstrated how well this team had to play to accomplish that.
The flawless defense finally lapsed. The only three players who are hitting — Dwight Smith Jr., Jonathan Villar, and Trey Mancini — didn't until the game was out of reach, though Mancini’s three-run home run in the ninth made it close again. It wasn’t enough to erase a deficit that only grew as the game went on, and ended the Orioles’ successful first road trip on a sour note.