The Orioles are stumbling into the All-Star break

So far, July is shaping up to be a rough month for the Orioles. In nine games so far, they’re 4-5 with two series losses to below-.500 teams, including a three-game sweep by the fourth-place Cubs completed on Thursday night. They’ve lost four of their past five games, and their three-game AL East lead over New York has been whittled down to just 1 1/2 games as the Yankees come to town for a pivotal final three-game series before the All-Star Break.

It’s balmy out there, is that the problem?

On the numbers, the Orioles are playing some of their worst baseball all season. Thursday night saw them get blanked by Cubs left hander Justin Steele over seven innings, no Oriole getting a hit off Steele…