Hello, friends.
So, it’s back to .500 for the Orioles. They used up some magic coming back to tie last night’s game against the Rays in the ninth inning, then there was nothing left for extra innings, where every bad luck break and bad strike zone call seemed to go against them. Too bad for anybody wanting to keep the wild card dreams alive, because the team the O’s are chasing is the Rays. After the 6-4 loss, the O’s are now four games back with their 49-49 record.
Where does that leave us? About where things were before this Rays series, only with fewer games remaining until the trade deadline arrives and Mike Elias needs to commit to try to go for something, to sell off, or even to chart a middle course.