Tuesday night, as Buck Showalter celebrated his 61st birthday and his seventh as manager in Charm City, the Baltimore Orioles (25-18) took the field at rainy Camden Yards against the surprising first place Minnesota Twins (23-18). The Twins held a one game lead on Cleveland in the AL Central, the O’s were a game and a half behind New York in the AL East and leading the Wild Card, but trending in the wrong direction the last few weeks.
The goals for the O’s – stop a two-game losing streak, get Dylan Bundy his sixth win and completely forget the nightmare that was Monday’s game.