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A shortened MLB season won’t shorten long odds for an Orioles playoff run

Just because the planned baseball season will only be 60 games long doesn’t mean the Orioles won’t still be the Orioles.

Even though a shortened season might allow for some unique things to happen, there’s little beyond blind hope that could allow the Orioles to turn a season in which they were expected to be in contention for the worst record in the league into a two-month playoff run.

The Orioles’ best 60-game stretch in 2019 was a 24-36 run from June 28 through Sept. 5, one of six such spans they had last season, though their minus-56 run differential in this one was best of the bunch.