For the second weekend in a row, the Orioles won the last two games of a three-game set to somewhat salvage another disappointing week. Keep the Saturdays and Sundays coming. Things could be so much worse but by defeating the Rays on the road by scores of 8-3 and 8-5, the Birds are only four games behind the Red Sox and Yankees who sit atop the division.
Improved performances by Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman were welcome signs for the beleaguered rotation. But the team’s less talked about offensive struggles also took an upturn, scoring 16 runs the past two games.