So far, the only rules in this Orioles season seem to be, don’t expect any trend to continue, and don’t get your hopes up too high. The Orioles have played better-than-.500 ball since late May, but often the streaks of brilliance have been followed by hopeless incompetence. Strictly speaking, that’s not very scientific thinking, so perhaps the tea leaves will be wrong this time, and a weekend sweep of the Atlanta Braves won’t necessarily be followed by a faceplant against the New York Mets.
Then again, the Mets will be a tougher opponent than Atlanta.