For nearly two months, Brandon Hyde has been more man-manager than game-manager, his top task to get an inexperienced Orioles team through each night until he can say he can got them through the season to kick off this long road toward rebuilding a contender.
Few games to this point have shed much light on how things might go for him when the Orioles elevate their ambition above where it is now. But Friday's 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians illustrated a bit of his in-game feel as he rode starter Dylan Bundy past some in-game moments that have challenged him and the Orioles this year.