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The American League East race was tight heading into the four day All-Star break last week, but with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees spiralling downward, the Baltimore Orioles looked poised to assume control. An O's team that defied injuries and a lack of performance from key pieces had ripped off 10 wins in 13 games, looking very much like a team ready to snap out of a 16-year divisional title drought.
However, since the second half of the season began, last Friday, the chasing pack have found a second wind, turning up the heat on a flawed Orioles club that are the most balanced of a mediocre group. The Jays, Yankees and the now rampaging Tampa Bay Rays combined to win 16 of their first 19 games as the O's faced stiff competition out on the West Coast.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 20 hours ago.
The American League East race was tight heading into the four day All-Star break last week, but with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees spiralling downward, the Baltimore Orioles looked poised to assume control. An O's team that defied injuries and a lack of performance from key pieces had ripped off 10 wins in 13 games, looking very much like a team ready to snap out of a 16-year divisional title drought.
However, since the second half of the season began, last Friday, the chasing pack have found a second wind, turning up the heat on a flawed Orioles club that are the most balanced of a mediocre group. The Jays, Yankees and the now rampaging Tampa Bay Rays combined to win 16 of their first 19 games as the O's faced stiff competition out on the West Coast.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 20 hours ago.