No doubt about it, this last week or so has been one of the scariest portions of the Orioles’ schedule down the stretch: four make-or-break games against Tampa Bay followed by three against the defending World Champion Houston Astros.
So far, so good. Last weekend, the Orioles stormed back to take the last two against Tampa Bay and clinch the season series, and Monday and Tuesday’s contests in Houston worked out pretty well, you could say. Scoring three runs off 2022 Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander on Monday before pulling off a three-run comeback in the ninth?