There's no sulking or self-pity in the Orioles' clubhouse after a defeat, manager Brandon Hyde proclaimed before they turned an early four-run lead off one of the game's best starters into a 14-7 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The loss will count among their worst of the season.
Such emotions would not be out of place Thursday, when another short start from Dan Straily, more unreliable relief pitching and some uncharacteristically sloppy defense gave the Orioles their third loss in two days. The result challenged the credulity that anything happening with this team is very positive.