Since jumping out to a 53-31 record through the first three months of the season, the Orioles have played sub-.500 baseball. But as the O’s have scuffled so have the other members of baseball’s top tier: the Yankees, Guardians, Phillies and Dodgers have all shown worrisome deficiencies in the second half.

On the latest episode of The Banner Baseball Show, Danielle Allentuck joins Paul Mancano to contextualize the Orioles’ recent struggles (1:17), discuss Grayson Rodriguez’s injury (7:37) and dissect Coby Mayo’s rough introduction to the big leagues (20:09).