It can be maddening at times to be invested in the Orioles, with energy best spent on individuals instead of what happens on the scoreboard on a nightly basis.
Just as a loss stings more when it’s one of their touted young starters on the hook for it, a win on the back of Ryan Mountcastle, Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins and Trey Mancini is all the sweeter.
That’s how the Orioles’ 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night at Minute Maid Park will be remembered, and that they won thanks to a five-run ninth inning despite some difficult relief outings will make it one to savor.