As Trey Mancini spent the first half of last season bearing the weight of both his own and the Orioles' struggles, he'd have done anything for the mindset — and luck — he's enjoyed over the first week of this season.
"I'm just not really thinking much up there," Mancini said after his second home run of the season capped a two-hit, two-RBI day in the Orioles' 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Monday. "I feel really relaxed. ... Honestly, just taking a really deep breath before you go up there physically does relax you.