The Yankees had the day off, their last of a stretch of Monday’s with no baseball. Most of the league was on the sidelines with them, but a few notable teams were playing ball to start the work week off — and in particular, the O’s were active. Seeing as they’re direct competition for the Wild Card and the AL East, let’s start with what they did last night:
Baltimore Orioles (48-29) 10, Cincinnati Reds (41-38) 3
Cincinnati has been one of the hottest teams in baseball this month, storming ahead to the NL Central lead.