Things—you know—could be going better for the Orioles, whose season has taken a sharp left turn since they last saw the Boston Red Sox. If you’ll recall, that was the second series of the year, after the Orioles had split a four-game opener in Toronto. Back at home in Oriole Park, Baltimore would take the first game against then-starter option Sean Newcomb (no longer starting for Boston) before dropping the next two against Tanner Houck and Garrett Crochet, respectively. Since then—you know—the Birds have gone 13-28.
As for Boston, one of those big-budget teams always predicted to be at the top of the AL East, their season is going fine, in the sense that, despite being just below .