After trying for months to jump-start an underperforming lineup, the Orioles’ once-promising season ended in a thud Wednesday with a 2-1 loss to the upstart Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of the best-of-three American League wild-card series at Camden Yards. With a second straight postseason sweep, Baltimore has lost 10 straight playoff games, the fourth-longest skid in MLB history, dating to the 2014 season. Coverage in Sports