The steam seemed to seep out of the Orioles in the third inning, after infielder Jorge Mateo gripped his throbbing left elbow and right-hander Albert Suárez slowly walked to the dugout.
O’Ferrall and Anderson talked about the dream scenario in the buildup to the draft, of the possibility that the friends could wind up in the same organization. “There’s 30 teams,” though, Anderson said. “I never thought there was a shot.”
If they aren’t going to pay over the market for upgrades on the trade front, adding talented young infielders to the major league mix feels like a logical step.
"This young team is talented, exciting and they play the game with the same grit and enthusiasm fans can appreciate and can identify with,” MASN senior executive John McGuinness said in a statement.
Thirteen of the team’s final 16 games are against American League East opponents, a potentially crucial stretch to determine the winner of the division.