Since jumping out to 53-31 record through the first three months of the season, the Orioles have played sub-.500 baseball. But as the O’s have scuffled, so have the other members of baseball’s top tier: the Yankees, Guardians, Phillies and Dodgers have all shown worrisome deficiencies in the second half.

Danielle Allentuck joins Paul Mancano to contextualize the Orioles’ recent struggles (1:17), discuss Grayson Rodriguez’s injury (7:37) and dissect Coby Mayo’s rough introduction to the big leagues (20:09).