It was only last year that the Baltimore Orioles suffered 19 straight defeats en route to their third 100-loss campaign in the last three full seasons. That'll happen during a rebuild, and theirs clearly still needed work.
But is that still true a year later?
In no time at all, the Orioles have become a real player in the American League postseason picture. Their 10-game winning streak—the franchise's first since Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Mussina still roamed the dugout in 1999—is part of an 18-7 run since June 16 that has propelled them over the .