62 percent of the time, the Orioles win every time. It’s not always pretty. The journey isn’t always fun for fans who are on the edge for every pitch. The results through 100 games - just about 62 percent of the season - are what they are even so. The O’s have won 62 games, more than any other American League team. They have a 2.5 game lead in the AL East. Their latest win on Monday night was a white-knuckler against the Phillies where the O’s came out on top, 3-2. This is Birdland.
In flagrant defiance of the rule established in The Sound of Music, let’s start with the end, because holy mackerel was the bottom of the ninth inning a nailbiter.