The Orioles’ magical season was slipping through their fingers.
After spending the past two months atop the American League East, the insurgent Orioles had lost four straight games in mid-September 2023 to fall back into a tie with the Tampa Bay Rays. They were days away from clinching a playoff spot, but the division title was in the balance.

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