The Orioles got back on track on Tuesday.
The Baltimore Orioles had not won a game in nearly a week, and the frustration was starting to pile up.
Tuesday night in Miami changed that.
Baltimore rallied late to beat the Marlins 9-7 at loanDepot park, ending a five-game losing streak that had dropped the club to 15-20 heading into the series opener.
The win pushed the Orioles to 16-20 on the year, which is still a long way from where they thought they would be after the winter they had.
Craig Albernaz did not want to talk about the losing streak afterward.
He wanted to talk about what went right.
"It was great energy from the guys the whole game," Albernaz said. "They played loose and you could tell they were locked in on every pitch. It was exactly what we want from them, and what we want from them moving forward."
Basallo and Rutschman Lead the Charge
Baltimore got contributions up and down the order, but Samuel Basallo and Adley Rutschman were the ones who carried the night.
Basallo tripled, doubled and singled while driving in four runs, putting together one of his most complete performances since arriving in the big leagues.
Rutschman came off the bench in the ninth to face lefty Andrew Nardi and ripped a go-ahead single to left that scored Taylor Ward from second.
Leody Taveras tacked on another run-scoring single right behind him, and Pete Alonso walked twice and crossed the plate four times batting in the middle of the lineup.
Rico Garcia recorded the final four outs to pick up his third win.
How Baltimore Stacks Up
One game does not erase the fact that Baltimore has been wildly inconsistent through six weeks.
The Orioles are last in the American League East, well behind a New York Yankees team that has been at the top of the division for a while.
Nobody expected a 16-20 start through 36 games from a roster that added Pete Alonso, Shane Baz and Ryan Helsley over the winter.
The pitching staff has taken the worst of it.
Zach Eflin is out for the year after elbow surgery, Trevor Rogers just went on the injured list and Baltimore has been scrambling for rotation depth since early April.
Chris Bassitt lasted only four innings on Tuesday and gave up four runs, leaving the bullpen to cover the rest.
What Albernaz saw Tuesday, though, was a team that looked like it wanted to be there.
The talent has never been in question for this group.
Whether they can string together enough nights like this one to climb back into the race is the part that still needs answering.