“Let’s go play the AL Central,” they said. “Everyone beats up on the AL Central,” they said.
Apparently the Orioles did not get the memo that the other divisions are a lot weaker than their own, the behemoth AL East. Getting a reprieve from the Yankees and Rays of the world was supposed to be the Birds’ chance to rack up some victories, especially against a Central division that includes three losing clubs and one that’s barely over the .500 mark.
Instead, the O’s have played some of their worst baseball of the year against AL Central opponents.