The Orioles’ latest home stand might have ended up being one of their biggest of the year, with the team grinding out a 4-3 record against two AL East heavy hitters to hold onto a plus-.500 record and fourth place in the division. Coming out of the All-Star break, if the Orioles did a belly flop against stiff competition, it might signify that all the recent success was a bubble. If they could hang tough, well...
Hang tough they did, proving they can at least compete against winning teams. Is that enough to turn them from sellers to buyers at the deadline?