One of the most annoying things about the Yankees’ 2018 season was their struggles against the lowly Baltimore Orioles. Perhaps “struggles” is a bit dramatic, considering the Yankees’ 12-7 head-to-head record with a +34 run differential against the O’s. Yet the Yankees won 100 games and the Orioles won less than half of that. It would have been nice to see a more lopsided record. Like, say, the Red Sox’ 16-3 mark against Baltimore.
Common sense dictates that the Yankees going 12-7 instead of 16-3 against the Orioles is just another random occurrence in a sport chock full of them.