Despite their .500 record since the All-Star break, despite Adley Rutschman’s struggles, despite their feast-or-famine offense, the Orioles are still in this.

Baltimore is just a half game back of the Yankees in the American League East with 16 games to play, and it stands to improve with the impending returns of several key players.

On the latest episode of The Banner Baseball Show, host Paul Mancano is joined by columnist Kyle Goon to discuss Cedric Mullins’ second-half turnaround, then set the stage for the final 2 1/2 weeks of the regular season.