Offense erupts in late innings as Orioles notch win #101

For the 2023 Orioles, tying for the fifth-best season in franchise history wasn’t quite enough. So let’s make it the fourth-best.

The Birds entertained a sellout crowd at Camden Yards with a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, giving them their 101st win of the season. They’ve now passed the 1980 Birds in the win category and equaled the mark of the 1971 club. In their season finale tomorrow, they could tie the 1979 Orioles for the third-most wins in team history. It’s...pretty spectacular.

This game, in all honesty, was less than spectacular for much of the night. In a matchup between two teams with nothing on the line, neither club’s offense was particularly locked in. Players’ minds were already…