After Charlie Morton allowed four runs in the first inning, the Orioles’ bullpen picked him up and Colton Cowser and Gunnar Henderson did the rest.

The Baltimore Orioles were such huge disappointments that Brandon Hyde was fired in mid-May despite winning 192 regular-season games over the previous two seasons.

Where one win streak ends another can begin. The Orioles dropped the opener to this series on Friday, but this still feels like games that they should be winning. Let’s hope that happens tonight in Sacramento.

The Orioles couldn’t find more late-game magic Friday night in a 5-4 loss to the Athletics, ending a season-high six-game winning streak.

The Orioles had their winning streak snapped at six games late last night with a 5-4 loss to the Athletics in Sacramento. They went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10.Interim manager Tony Mansolino used four relievers to cover 2 2/3 scoreless innings,

The Athletics are now on a two-game winning streak after taking the first game of the Orioles series last night. They will now try to make it three in a row in the third game if the weekend series against Baltimore. Righty Luis Severino is on the mound for tonight’s contest, looking to drop his 4.54 season ERA down a couple notches:

Orioles players all spoke highly of overall amenities at the minor league ballpark that is the temporary home of the Athletics.

It did not take long for right-handed reliever Scott Blewett to find a new home. Perhaps it would be more accurate to refer to it as a previous, short-term home.