Orioles pitching is going through its worst stretch this season

Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports April is the cruelest month, they say, but May hasn’t been so hot, either. In the last two weeks, the Orioles have an abysmal .182 winning percentage. They’ve allowed 68 earned runs in 11 games. Their team ERA is 6.29, including an 11.00 ERA against the Rays. It’s pretty terrible.

Baseball is full of slumps and hot streaks, peaks and valleys, but almost all of the Orioles pitchers seem to be going through rough spots right now.

Last Saturday, Jorge López gave up five runs to the Yankees in just two innings pitched. On Thursday, Dean Kremer gave up four runs in three innings. His command got worse as his start went on. On Tuesday, Matt Harvey gave up six runs. His…