Good morning, Birdland!
The Orioles are having themselves a moment. Their 11-6 win last night was their fifth in a row. That, paired with another improbable loss for the Rays against the Athletics, has the deficit in the AL East back down to four games. There’s a lot of season left to play, but this could happen, folks.
At 42-24, the Orioles are back as the second-best record in all of baseball. FanGraphs has inched their playoff odds ahead of these Blue Jays to 58.3%. Although they still don’t totally buy these Birds, projecting them to go .