Orioles-Phillies series preview: The schedule gets tough again

“Let’s play two!” I’m pretty sure Ernie Banks was talking about playing two games in a day, and not two games in a series, but we’ll take what we can get. If the weather permits, the Orioles will play two games in two days against the Phillies in Baltimore.

The Orioles enter tonight’s mini series against Philadelphia with a rare sliver of swagger. After starting the season 8-27, the Birds have won five of six games. The highlight of the Orioles recent swing was a 17-1 beatdown of the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon. The offense exploded for 17 runs in the first seven innings, and Dylan Bundy returned to form with seven shutout innings.

Joey Rickard homered twice in his return from the minors,…