It’s Sept. 27, 2023, and I don’t know about you, but I think it’s a great day to clinch the AL East.
The Orioles’ magic number is 2, which means if they beat the Nationals tonight — and get some help from the Red Sox against the Rays at Fenway — the Birds will officially be division champs for the first time since 2014.
The O’s have got the right guy on the mound to fulfill their part of the deal. Grayson Rodriguez has a 2.66 ERA and .589 opponents’ OPS in his 12 outings since his minor league reset, including eight shutout innings against the Rays in his most recent home start.