We have arrived at the final series before the All-Star break. Three games against the Marlins are all that stands between the Orioles and a few days off to contemplate the future. Well, they’ll probably try very hard to contemplate nothing, it’ll be fans and the front office who have to do the contemplating.
The teams enter this series with identical 42-50 records. Each of the Orioles and Marlins were bad in April and May and are trying to claw their way back from that. The Marlins are a bit farther out, sitting eight games back of an NL wild card spot, while the O’s trail the AL’s third wild card by 6.