The Orioles slipped against the Yankees, but then the Red Sox slipped against the Twins to bring the O’s back up to first place.
The week and a half since the end of the All-Star break has been a wild stretch of time for the Orioles. They seemingly reached the lowest of lows in losing the first three games in New York, yet now they’ve gone on to sweep three games from the first place Indians.
Thanks to the Red Sox having a stumble of their own, only splitting a home series with the Twins, the O’s have only lost a half game on their rivals.