After a back-and-forth game that was at times exhilarating and about as often agonizing, the Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth needing just three outs to beat the Guardians. They got one out before it all went wrong and they ended up losing in walkoff fashion in Cleveland, a 9-8 defeat that wasted the two-run rally the Orioles mustered in the top of the ninth, to say nothing of all of the other offense.
Let’s get one important piece of consolation out of the way before delving into this mess any further. The Rays also lost on Friday night, dropping a 6-2 game to the Blue Jays that saw the Rays lose multiple key players to injuries.