Pitching staff implodes, wastes huge early lead as Orioles’ freefall continues

Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports Can we agree on something, friends? Now, maybe I’m no baseball expert, but wouldn’t you say that when you score five runs in the top of the first inning, that’s a game you generally should win?

I don’t think that’s asking too much. But perhaps it is for an unwatchable mess of a team that has now lost nine of its last 10, 12 of its last 14, and is 11 games under .500 with more than a week left in May.

When it comes to losing, the Orioles have this thing down to a science.

On the rare occasions when the O’s pitch well, they can’t hit. On the rare occasions that they score some runs, their pitching implodes. Toss in some thoroughly sloppy defense, and voila — you’ve…