In a wide-ranging press conference, Elias offered injury updates, acknowledged that the organization has lost some of its “mojo” and reinforced his trust in the coaching staff and players. Here are four takeaways.
Baltimore has a 26-28 record since the break. But they still are in control of their playoff destiny. Our Orioles experts answered several pertinent questions heading into the final stretch of baseball.
“I feel like we’re getting tested right now,” Gunnar Henderson said, “and going to try to get through it and keep playing ball, and I feel like it sets us up for the right time.”
The fall-off has been sharp in critical situations — the Orioles entered Monday hitting .251 with runners in scoring position this year (18th) with a .745 OPS (16th).
With a 12-3 loss, the Orioles now have a losing record in the second half of the season (24-25) and trail the New York Yankees by 1.5 games in the American League East.