Orioles news: Marlins series shows outline of possible rebound
When the Orioles play well enough, their problems don’t seem quite as bad.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 06: Rico Garcia #50 and Adley Rutschman #35 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrate after defeating the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on May 06, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) | Getty Images Hello, friends. Here’s a hot take: It’s a lot more fun when the Orioles win than when they lose.
We thankfully got another reminder of the fun of winning last night as the team kept piling on runs against the Marlins, eventually winning 7-4 to guarantee a win in the three-game set. Check out Alex Church’s recap of the game for more of the lovely totals. The team has a chance to sweep as the series concludes at 6:40 tonight.
No getaway day afternoon game? Weird. The Orioles wins against the Marlins in these first two games is a reminder of the occasionally-invoked baseball saying that you’re never as good as you look when you’re winning and you’re never as bad as you look when you’re losing.
In fairness to anyone who was primed to believe that the O’s are as bad as they looked against the Yankees, we experienced several consecutive years of Orioles baseball from 2018-2021 where the team was, in fact, as bad as they looked. We may still hope these Orioles were not as bad as they have recently looked. There’s no question that there’s stuff that’s going to need to go better.
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