How They Got There: Orioles

March 30: Adley's Opening Day Adley Rutschman set an O's Opening Day record with 5 hits, going 5-for-5 with a HR in Boston

April 7: A raucous home opener Delayed a day by rain, the O's rewarded the patience of 45,017 fans by beating the Yankees, 7-6

May 12: Mullins completes cycle Cedric Mullins homered in the 8th, becoming the 7th player in O's history (since 1954) to hit for the cycle

May 24: An 8-run 7th in Bronx The Orioles showed their offensive potential with an 8-run 7th, turning the tides for a 9-6 win at Yankee Stadium

June 11: Gunnar's Eutaw history Gunnar Henderson smashed a 462-foot HR, the longest to land on Eutaw Street during a game at Camden Yards

June 26: Westburg's MLB debut Jordan Westburg played in his first MLB game and went on to be a key infield contributor down the stretch

July 17: G-Rod returns to rotation After a disappointing 1st stint in MLB, Grayson Rodriguez emerged as one of Baltimore's top starters in the 2nd half

July 20-23: O's take big set at Trop The O's took sole possession of first in the AL East on July 20, then took 3 of 4 at Tampa Bay

Aug. 13: Mullins, O's make statement Cedric Mullins robbed a HR in the 9th and hit a go-ahead HR in the 10th in a statement win

Aug. 25: Bautista injures right UCL The Orioles lost a key member of their pitching staff when All-Star closer Félix Bautista partially tore his right UCL

Sept. 9: A wild win for 7 straight The O's won seven straight on the same road trip, capped by a wild 13-12 win at Fenway Park

Sept. 16: AL East tiebreaker secured The Orioles picked up a pivotal win, beating the Rays for the 8th time to secure the season series

Sept. 17: O's clinch spot in postseason After clinching their 1st postseason berth since 2016, the O's walked off vs. the Rays in the 11th inning

Sept. 28: AL East is theirs A heavyweight division battle all season long ends with the O's wearing the crown for the 1st time since 2014