The Orioles needed to find a way to win on Thursday and that's what they did. Mark is pumped to see the O's treating a division rival - and playoff contender - getting thrashed like what happened to the O's in previous seasons. (John Angelos looks for someone to suspend.) With Jack Flaherty's scratched start this week, Mark is thinking about the starting pitching trades the O's didn't make and whether they'll hurt. From the mailbag, a question about Holliday's and Henderson's ultimate defensive homes, and in closing, a weird thought: We have to root for the Yankees this weekend.

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