Orioles Friday night game thread: @ Athletics, 9:40 ET

It’s the end of an era, as the Orioles play their last series in the Oakland Coliseum, thanks to Athletics owner John Fisher’s plain disregard for his team’s fans and history. Since the A’s played their first season in Oakland in 1968, the Orioles are 144-146 in the Coliseum. This weekend—although it doesn’t matter a bit—they could close out this chapter above .500 with a series sweep.

Whether the Coliseum’s roomy dimensions help or hurt them remains to see. As John Beers pointed out in his series preview, the Athletics are just two games below .500 at home this season, largely because the team ERA is nearly a run lower in Oakland than on the road.

Of course, that should go the benefit of…