ORIOLES POSTCAST: Shane Baz DEALS IN COMPLETE GAME, Gets NO Help in Baltimore Orioles' Brutal Loss to Texas Rangers

The Orioles wasted another electric Shane Baz start in a brutal 2-1 Friday night loss to the Texas Rangers. Baz was absolutely dealing in his first career complete game, retiring 12 straight Rangers at one point, punching out a season-high-tying nine hitters, and making batters look foolish with a filthy cutter and knuckle curve. But Baltimore’s offense could not capitalize. Leody Taveras doubled in the second, Coby Mayo drove him home, and that was it. One run. Again. We can talk about that nonsense in the top of the ninth, as well. Then came the one mistake that changed everything: a missed opportunity on an Elias Díaz ground ball, followed immediately by Joc Pederson launching a two-run homer deep into the right-field seats. One free out, one top-shelf cutter, and another great Baz performance goes unrewarded. Luke Slabaugh breaks down the Orioles’ offensive disappearance, Baz’s dominant night, the costly sequence that flipped the game, and why this team has to find a way to support its pitching before this spiral gets worse. Subscribe for daily Orioles Postcast reactions, postgame analysis, Orioles news, and the passionate coverage Birdland deserves.