The Orioles had a golden opportunity to keep building momentum today. Baltimore needed a victory against the last-place Athletics to win their eighth game in nine tries and their third consecutive series. Instead, the O’s will fly back east after losing two out of three against one of the worst teams in baseball.
Baltimore fell behind early for the second straight game, but it failed to overcome an early three-run deficit today. The offense fell flat, and the A’s capitalized on the early lead with a 5-1 victory.
The A’s did a majority of their damage early in the contest.