The Orioles were not swept in a series all year. This was a key part of their magical season, Baltimore’s winningest campaign in decades, an especially sweet reward after a grueling rebuild. On the strength of a dynamic, vibrant youth movement, they secured the best record in the American League.
But that all came to an end in a hurry in October. In the Orioles’ first postseason appearance in seven years, they failed to win a single game, enduring a sweep at the hands of the Rangers in the ALDS.
They lost Tuesday’s deciding Game 3 by a score of 7–1. For the second time in this series, Baltimore’s starter was unable to make it out of the second inning, with Dean Kremer getting tagged for six runs in his brief outing. The offense couldn’t do much of anything to get out of that hole: The Orioles put just one runner in scoring position in the first seven innings against Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi. It was a quiet ending to a joyous romp of a season.
