BOSTON — Every loss hurts, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said, whether it’s the first or the fifth or the 100th.
The latter distinction goes to Friday night’s 7-1 thumping by the Boston Red Sox before an announced 29,811 at Fenway Park, though the man in charge insists they all feel equally bad in the moment.
It’s true — they do feel the same, especially when they follow the script Friday’s game did. So many of these 100 losses have played out this way.
A rookie starting pitcher — this time left-hander Keegan Akin — had a short start in which he constantly dealt with traffic on the bases and was occasionally made to pay.