BALTIMORE -- For more than eight years, when Jonathan Schoop or Manny Machado homered, the other was waiting in glee at the top of the dugout, moreso than if they had homered himself.
What ensued is hard to describe in words -- a little hand-slapping, a bit of forearm bashing here and there and some arm flexing. It was a unique handshake that exemplified the relationship between the two best friends.
Five times in the past six games -- including once in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rays -- Schoop has homered for the Orioles, continuing his torrid stretch to open the second half of the season.