In they came, first Alex Cobb from the dugout to begin Wednesday's game for the Orioles then Pedro Araujo, Tanner Scott, and Mike Wright Jr. to finish it.
Each represents his own nightmare archetype for the Orioles, both leading up to this season and during it, and each combined to allow the American League's lowest-scoring offense to drum them, 11-1.
That the offense scratched across a futile one run on six hits does little to distract from the four, one-act plays that spell out all the Orioles' pitching challenges this decade—free agent pitchers, Rule 5 picks, Norfolk shuttle riders and unlocked potential they don't want to lose.