Wednesday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Diamondbacks, 3:40 ET

Last night in Arizona the Orioles had a chance to win consecutive games for the first time all year. Due to another disappointing offensive performance, another too-short outing from a starter, and some seventh-inning chicanery, they once again failed.

Today the news got worse when Zach Eflin, the Birds’ only competent starting pitcher so far, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain. His absence throws the Orioles’ rotation into further chaos and will make it that much harder for the O’s to put together an extended winning stretch.

While Eflin is out, somebody — or preferably multiple somebodies — will need to step up. Will that person be Dean Kremer? I’m not betting on it,…