If you knew after the Orioles trailed 5-2 heading into the eighth inning on Friday that they'd split the four-game set with the Astros, you' be thrilled. Except getting only two hits after Friday and Saturday's dramatic wins isn't too thrilling after all. Mark grapples with the continuing .500 mediocrity before turning to cheerier topics, like Samuel Basallo getting promoted to Triple-A and a variety of very young, interesting prospects having early success in the Dominican Republic.

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