If this were not a rebuilding year, the way the Orioles lost to the New York Yankees on Saturday night would have been quite discouraging. They were leading in the eighth inning until light-hitting Clint Frazier lined a three-run homer into the left-field bleachers to send them to a 6-4 loss.
Never mind that Frazier had not hit a home run in the major leagues since 2017 or that Orioles reliever Miguel Castro pretty much put the ball on a tee for him with two outs, two strikes and two men on base.
Instead of a devastating loss, manager Brandon Hyde just chalked it up to a learning experience.