The last time the Orioles and the Tigers crossed paths for a four-game series, Baltimore’s starting pitchers were Aaron Brooks, Gabriel Ynoa, Asher Wojciechowski, and John Means. That was almost two years ago, what with the shortened 2020 COVID season keeping teams stuck in their divisions. Then, the Orioles found themselves 49-101 (a .327 win percentage), en route to a 54-108 finish to the season. Now, they’re 34-65 now (a .343 win percentage) and trotting out a starting rotation of Alexander Wells, Matt Harvey, John Means, and Spenser Watkins.
So … progress?
At 48-55 on the season, the 2021 Tigers are not cellar dwellers like the O’s (they’re 3rd in the AL Central, albeit 13 games back of the Chicago White Sox), but they, too, look to be sellers looking to unload talent at the trade deadline.