Hello, friends.
For the nervous among us, the Orioles home series against the Athletics seemed to have all the hallmarks of a potential trap series - one where everyone’s already looking ahead to the crucial coming four games against the Blue Jays and instead they slip up and lose games they shouldn’t against a bad team. Fortunately, the first two games against the Athletics have been just the opposite, with the O’s taking care of business.
Saturday’s win felt more like what the Orioles should be doing against Oakland. They stomped on a subpar pitching staff, combining to hit five home runs on the way to an 8-1 victory.