The Orioles apparently are very much involved in the American League East division title race, though not in any way they could have imagined just three months ago.
While the O’s tried to knock off the first-place Boston Red Sox on another rainy night at Camden Yards, they are closing in on a deal that would send closer Zach Britton to the New York Yankees.
This is life in the nonwaiver trade deadline fast lane. The speculation about Britton’s eventual destination has increased steadily since the Orioles traded superstar Manny Machado last week.