But on Tuesday at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, their rookies were almost exclusively the reason they ended August with a comprehensive 4-2 win over the Blue Jays, snapping a four-game losing streak in the process.
As his opposite number Hyun Jin Ryu was carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning against the Orioles, rookie left-hander Keegan Akin was keeping things close. He stranded two in the second before a leadoff home run in the third by Danny Jansen but finished five innings having allowed just two hits while walking three and striking out five.
By one measure, this Orioles pitching staff is the worst in baseball history.