It would be easy to pin Tuesday night's 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros on one unlucky bounce, but as the Orioles' record sunk to a new low, their current slide can't be attributed to simply one aspect of the game.
They've been dealing with injuries all season. And while reinforcements will arrive later this week with catcher Matt Wieters and right-hander Bud Norris expected to come off the disabled list, manager Buck Showalter wondered before Tuesday's game whether he'd have a full deck at any point this season since shortstop J.J. Hardy is again on the mend.