Opportunities keep sliding by
“He deserved to say everything he said,” tight end Nick Boyle said of coach John Harbaugh’s criticism of him in early 2016. games against the Mariners.
Sunday’s loss dropped them to 3-4 on their road trip. A sweep of Seattle at Safeco OAKLAND, CALIF. — Maybe the ceilField is the only way the Orioles can return ing isn’t made of glass after all. to Baltimore with a winning road trip and a
What else could explain an Orioles team winning record. that has been so close to stringing together But in a week out West during which a solid stretch of victories, enough to break they lost two of three to a Los Angeles into the American League wild-card chase Angels team in direct competition with and give them an elusive winning record, them for the playoffs, and split with an only to lose games like Sunday’s and to Oakland side that is in its annual August split a series with the lowly Oakland rebuild, no aspect of the club was blameless.Athletics?
Every time the Orioles (57-59) have a son, who watched the makings of a gem Hellickson recorded his first nine outs chance to reach a winning record, a feat fade with one bad inning. “I don’t know. on 24 pitches and was on pace for just as close as it should be attainable, Just frustrated right now.” unparalleled efficiency as far as Orioles something like Sunday’s 9-3 loss happens The same could be said for many of his starters go, but a five-run fourth inning put to knock them back down. teammates, though there was a feeling of the Orioles behind for good.
“Every game’s big right now, so when familiarity about what had just transpired The offense, which the night before had you lose, you feel like you had to have that as the Orioles packed up to leave behind looked irrepressible in collecting 20 hits one,” said Sunday’s starter, Jeremy Hellick- the East Bay and head north for three Orioles Note: