During the Baltimore Orioles’ recent hot streak, their offense hasn’t been much better than it was before. Instead, it’s been timely hitting in clutch situations that’s helped carry the team. Baltimore’s bats couldn’t do the same Friday night in a 5-4 loss to the Athletics,

After being a popular preseason pick to not only win the AL East but also the pennant, the Orioles have stumbled hard out of the gate and now face the likely prospect of playing meaningless baseball come September.