There’s no rest for the weary in Birdland. The Orioles, fresh off a series win in Houston against a first-place club, now head to Cleveland to take on another first-place club. Unlike the Astros, who already have a playoff spot all but locked up, the Guardians are in a fight for their postseason lives. This promises to be a tooth-and-nail dogfight between two teams that need every win they can scrape together during the stretch run.
The Orioles enter the series two games out of a playoff spot, trailing the Blue Jays for the third wild card.