The Orioles — as you may have heard — have had a rough go of things in the last couple of years.
Most of what ails them, of course, has been self-inflicted. But on top of that, they just never seem to catch any breaks. The ball always seems to bounce the wrong way, or an umpiring call goes against them, or some other unforeseen circumstance arises that casts the already woebegone club into further disarray.
On this fine August night, though, the baseball gods finally decided to smile on the Orioles. A number of lucky plays and some Blue Jays sloppiness turned what could’ve been another frustrating O’s loss into a 6-4 victory at Camden Yards.