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Baltimore Orioles Occupying Real Estate They Haven't in Nearly a Decade

For the first time since 2016, the Baltimore Orioles are in first place in the American League East after the All-Star break.
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Baltimore Orioles Occupying Real Estate They Haven't in Nearly a Decade
Baltimore Orioles Occupying Real Estate They Haven't in Nearly a Decade

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The Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon, 8-5.

In the victory, the O's got a homer from rookie Gunnar Henderson and multi-hit games from Aaron Hicks, Jordan Westburg and Ramon Urias.

The win moved Baltimore to 58-37 and gave them a share of first place in the American League East. At 58-37, they have a percentage points lead on the Tampa Bay Rays for the top spot. The O's winning percentage is .611 while the Rays is .606.

Baltimore has won eight of its last 10, while the Rays have dropped seven of their last 10 games.

By sitting in first place, the O's are in first place after the All-Star break for the first time since 2016, per ESPN Stats & Info:

The Orioles are one of the best stories in baseball this season, using a slew of young players and non-big name pitchers to run the best winning percentage in the American League.

It will be interesting to see how the Orioles attack the looming trade deadline. They could use help in the starting rotation but they also will have to decide how "all-in" they want to go. Are they willing to deal from their prospect capital to get the necessary pieces to help for the stretch run?

A lot will be learned this weekend as the Orioles and Rays play a huge series in Tampa. The first of the four-game series is Thursday night at 6:40 p.m. as Kyle Gibson (BAL) pitches against Tyler Glasnow (TBR).

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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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