DETROIT — The Orioles might not have lost by 22 runs Sunday, but they’re more battered now than after the implosion on Easter.

Since that game, Baltimore has gone 1-6, scored three or fewer runs in every contest and been outscored 53-12. After being swept by the Tigers, the Orioles are now 10-17, the third-worst record in the major leagues.

Here’s the Orioles reset:

What wasn’t good?: Since The Baltimore Sun began its weekly Orioles reset in 2019, the first section — titled, “What was good?” — has always been devoted to the latest positive development on the field — no matter how difficult it was for those rebuilding teams.

But these Orioles don’t have the excuse those Orioles did, and there wasn’t much worth praising.

Instead, here’s one thing that wasn’t good: the starting rotation. Again.

In six games, Orioles rotation members combined to allow 46 base runners and 21 runs in 33 innings. Dean Kremer allowed five earned runs in both of his starts. Brandon Young and Charlie Morton each walked five in their appearances against the Tigers. The bright spots were Tomoyuki Sugano and Cade Povich, who both delivered quality starts against the Washington Nationals.

The group posted a 5.45 ERA last week, which somehow lowered the rotation’s season ERA to 5.83, worst in the American League.

“Nobody in this clubhouse feels good about where we’re at,” pitching coach Drew French said Sunday. “We haven’t done our part on the mound.”

What really wasn’t good?: What happened to the clutch Orioles? Remember them? Those pesky bats, fouling off pitches, smacking singles with two strikes, delivering timely hits with runners in scoring position.

In 2023, the Orioles were the best clutch-hitting team in baseball with a .287 average and .837 OPS with runners in scoring position. After falling to league-average in those statistics last year, the Orioles have regressed even more in 2025.

Baltimore ranks 27th out of 30 MLB teams with a .201 average and .591 OPS with runners in scoring position. Since Easter, the Orioles are 6-for-60 in such situations. What’s going on here?

“I think it’s just the offense overall,” Ramón Urías said. “I don’t think it’s just with runners in scoring position. I think we have to battle the three or four at-bats that we have. It doesn’t matter if we’re hitting with runners in scoring position or not.”

Urías is right. As a whole, the Orioles are a below-average offense, averaging four runs per game with a team OPS of .677. Additionally, leverage statistics are fickle and difficult to interpret in small samples.

Still, it’s hard to ignore this team’s futility in the biggest moments of the game. Manager Brandon Hyde and shortstop Gunnar Henderson both said the key is “trying not to do too much.”

“Whenever you think about it and really try and do that, then you end up not having a lot of success in that situation,” Henderson said. “Don’t try to hit a 500-foot home run.”

What’s next?: A critical divisional series, a potential season debut and then a schedule that gets much easier.

The Orioles return home hoping to leave whatever funk they’re in back in the Motor City. The AL East-leading New York Yankees are in town, making it the perfect time for the Orioles to snap out of it. Baltimore announced Monday that Kyle Gibson will make his season debut on Tuesday to sandwich Sugano on Monday and Povich on Wednesday.

After the Yankees series and a day off Thursday, the Orioles host a Kansas City Royals team that’s far inferior away from Kauffman Stadium (3-10 on the road this season). That will cap a month in which six of the Orioles’ eight opponents were above .500 with a combined winning percentage of .535. In May, seven of the eight teams the Orioles will play currently have records below .500 with a combined winning percentage of .440.

Can the Orioles get back on track in time to take advantage of that schedule?

On the farm: Dylan Beavers impressed during spring training with a controlled approach and sweet swing, and the outfield prospect has carried that over into the season with Triple-A Norfolk.

Beavers, who Baseball America ranks as Baltimore’s sixth-best prospect, recorded a hit in all six games last week and extended his on-base streak to 21 games. During that stretch, the 23-year-old is hitting .288 with an .870 OPS, three home runs and 16 walks versus 20 strikeouts.

Extra innings

French said he doesn’t “think anything is off the table” as it pertains to the plans for Morton. With days off on Thursday and next Monday, the Orioles can make it until May 10 without needing a fifth starter. That could allow them to skip one of Morton’s starts to give him time to work on what’s causing his curveball and command issues, or the Orioles could move him to the bullpen, though that would give Morton fewer opportunities to throw bullpen sessions. “Certainly, we want to get this turned around,” French said.

Tyler O’Neill, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with neck inflammation, said his goal is to return when he’s eligible Sunday. He said he began dealing with the neck discomfort — immobility that impacted his ability to turn his head left without pain — about two weeks ago. The IL placement is O’Neill’s 15th in his eight-year MLB career, but this is his first time suffering a neck injury. “It just got to the point where it was impacting the work and the production I was able to accomplish in the batter’s box,” he said. “It’s not good for me, it’s not good for the team. … I want to come back strong and come back being me.”

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