Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but today is a hugely important game for the Orioles.
When you’re in the thick of the playoff race in August, of course, all the games are hugely important. But this particular one is a doozy. If the O’s are able to win the series finale and complete a three-game sweep in Toronto this afternoon, they’ll be back in playoff position, moving 0.5 games ahead of the Blue Jays for the third and final Wild Card spot. (It’d be quite a fall for the Jays, who entered the series holding the first Wild Card spot.