A season that began with an Orioles sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park reached its midpoint Wednesday night with a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros, clinching a series sweep that’s just as improbable.
There were plenty of losing streaks in between as the Orioles hit the 81-game mark of the season at 27-54 and on pace for 108 losses, including 20 straight losses on the road, tied for the fourth longest streak in Major League Baseball history. Series like these though against an Astros (48-33) team that has been one of the best in baseball of late show that, at the very least, the Orioles have better in them in the second half of the season.