Wednesday night Orioles game thread: 7:05pm ET vs. Tigers

Let’s just get the bad news out of the way first. The Orioles lost the opening two games of this series to the Tigers—the second worst team in the American League. Lefties Tyler Alexander and Joey Wentz for Detroit completely befuddled an Orioles lineup that has struggle all season against left-handed pitching. In 12.2 innings against Detroit’s starters this series, the Orioles have yet to score a run. All of this while the dreams of Wild Card birth remain tantalizingly within reach—while it also becomes more and more clear that those dreams won’t become reality. Ok, the bad news is done.

Here’s the good news: despite those two losses to Detroit, the Orioles have only lost one game worth of…