The 2020 MLB season was always set up to be a strange one. The entire season is a small sample size, and a week’s worth of games isn’t nearly sufficient time for meaningful trends to develop.
Thankfully, this is still baseball, so we’ve already had ample opportunities for statistical quirks to pop up. In Week 2 of SI’s Power Rankings, we’ll take a look at one statistical oddity per team that has stood out during the season’s early goings.
30. Baltimore Orioles (Last Week: No. 30)
Baltimore’s 8-6 loss to New York Thursday night marked the Orioles’ 18th consecutive defeat against the Yankees.