Everyone knew that the first four weeks of this season would be a major challenge for the Orioles, and that certainly turned out to be the case.
The O’s were scheduled to play 16 of their first 24 games against the five American League teams that reached the playoffs last season, which created the opportunity to store up a bunch of big wins for the summer or dig themselves a hole they might not be able to climb out of.
They would have settled for somewhere in between those two extremes, but they’re still digging.