Happy Felix Day. The last two series haven’t exactly gone to plan, but the M’s have weathered the toughest part of their schedule fairly well. It would’ve changed the narrative, but there’s absolutely no way I’d trade one of the wins in the Angels sweep for one of the losses in the Bronx.
The M’s find a more welcoming harbor today in Baltimore, home of the 23-53 Orioles. Bucking the trend of recent years, the Orioles decided not to sell off stars like Manny Machado in the offseason, preferring to see how they’d stack up in the AL East; if they got near the wild card, then maybe they’d change tack and buy instead.