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Baltimore Orioles Make Statement and Add to This Historic Mark vs. Tampa Bay Rays

The Baltimore Orioles just took three of four from the Tampa Bay Rays and extended this historic streak in the process.
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Baltimore Orioles Make Statement and Add to This Historic Mark vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles Make Statement and Add to This Historic Mark vs. Tampa Bay Rays

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The Baltimore Orioles just made a statement to the rest of baseball.

The O's took three of four games from the Tampa Bay Rays - in Tampa - to take full control of the American League East.

Baltimore now leads the division by 2.0 games over the Rays and owns the best record in the American League.

They've won seven of their last 10 while Tampa has lost seven of its last 10, and the Orioles appear primed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

In addition to the huge series win, the Orioles also extended an impressive streak which is climbing up the baseball history books.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

most consecutive series of 2+ games without being swept: 

1942-44 Cardinals: 125 

1903-05 Giants: 106 

1922-24 Yankees: 83 

1904-06 A’s: 74 

2003-05 Braves: 72 

1997-99 Padres: 72 

1921-23 Browns: 72 

2022-pres. Orioles: 71 ** active streak 

h/t @EliasSports

That's rather amazing for a few reasons:

1) First off, we haven't seen a streak like this in 20 years. That alone makes it impressive.

2) At the beginning of 2022, the Orioles were still in rebuild mode. They didn't get real hot until around the All-Star break of last season, so to still find a way to win even when rebuilding and not thought to be very good? Good work by manager Brandon Hyde and his staff.

The O's will put that streak to the test again on Monday when they start a new series with the Philadelphia Phillies. The game will be played at 6:40 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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