Saturday Bird Droppings: Not an ideal start to the second half

Good Morning Birdland,

Welp, if you were hoping the Orioles would go on a 10-game winning streak right out of the break to convince Mike Elias to buy at the deadline, last night’s game was a big ‘ol disappointment.

Charlie Morton looked like the April version of himself. Grant Wolfram was no better out of the bullpen. And the lineup did next to nothing. But shoutout to Gunnar Henderson (2-for-4, double, triple) and Colton Cowser (3-for-3, walk) for showing a little energy at the plate.

Of course, one game is not shifting the Orioles postseason outlook much. But after the all-star break gave us some time to delude ourselves into thinking a miracle could happen, this was an immediate reminder…