The Orioles season is once again in danger of spiraling out of control, sinking close to a point beyond which one cannot reasonably hope that they will revive their fortunes even if they improved their play. Last year\u2019s Orioles did manage that revival, of sorts, since they ended up being just about .500 under interim manager Tony Mansolino. The 2026 Orioles have won two games more than the 2025 team did through the same number of games. That\u2019s probably not enough to make good things happen this year.<\/p>\n
All that we can do as fans is wonder what in the world is going on. The problems are apparent almost on a daily basis. Solutions are not so easily found. If it was simple, they surely would have figured it out already. Nothing is simple in baseball! The best teams just make it look that way sometimes.<\/p>\n
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The result of all of this is that the Orioles enter this Mother\u2019s Day game looking to avoid being swept by the Athletics. The Athletics<\/a>! They\u2019re one of the many teams muddling along around .500 this year. For a little while, the Orioles were one of those teams. Over the last week and a half or so, they\u2019ve fallen out. It sucks.<\/p>\n Happy Mother\u2019s Day to all the moms of Birdland.<\/p>\n Orioles lineup<\/p>\n The Orioles changed things up on the morning of this game by deciding to employ Keegan Akin as an opener ahead of Chris Bassitt<\/a> in a bulk innings role. Neither one of these pitchers has been good in their outings so far this season.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Athletics lineup<\/p>\n