For all the platitudes the Orioles give about their mentality - how they never give up - Friday night at Fenway Park was real, tangible evidence to support those statements.
They trailed 6-0 after the second inning and 8-2 after the sixth inning. The Red Sox had jumped all over right-hander Kyle Bradish, scoring four runs before he had recorded an out. But as the evening grew later and Baltimore continued to hang around, simply hanging around turned into a whole lot more.
There was Anthony Santander's two-run blast to right field, the first breakthrough. Then came Jorge Mateo's three-run shot, Austin Hays' two-run blast and a Rafael Devers throwing error that scored Rougned Odor. In those fits and spurts, the Orioles turned a potential blowout into a barnburner, with the go-ahead run - and then some - crossing in the ninth.
It looked so improbable earlier. But if there's anything the Orioles (19-27) have made a habit of, it's this: Every game is an adventure, be it good or bad, and Friday it took the form of...
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