If there’s a silver lining for the Orioles to take out of Sunday afternoon’s defeat, it’s that they don’t have to face the Tampa Bay Rays again.
The American League East foes completed their season series with a 12-8victory at Camden Yards, dropping the Orioles to 1-18 against the Rays in 2021. Home runs from Ryan Mountcastle, Cedric Mullins and Jorge Mateo were not enough to avoid the first time the Orioles finished with one or fewer wins against a divisional opponent since 1999, when the Toronto Blue Jays dominated the series, 11-1.
The Orioles (40-89) were outscored 150-71 against Tampa Bay, the third time in five seasons an opponent totaled 150 runs against them after no team had done so to another since 1960.