Remember how the 2022 Orioles had that really cool and surprisingly successful season? And they were like, “We’re ready for liftoff!” but then they went through the whole offseason and just...didn’t do anything about their obvious need for pitching? They were like, “We see all those free agent pitchers who could really help us, but...nah. We got this.”
Perhaps they do not, in fact, got this.
The Orioles coughed up nine runs for the third consecutive game, dropping the rubber match in Boston, 9-5. It’s only been one series, but we’ve seen the worst-case scenario for the Orioles pitching so far — thanks in no small part to an unexpectedly atrocious defense — and it might not improve on the club’s upcoming trip to Texas, which scored 27 runs in its first two games.