The team is 12-8 in one-run games after going 13-31 last year. The Orioles have come from behind from two runs or more to win 12 times, a major league high. And they've been particularly good at home with a 16-8 record at Camden Yards, the third-best home record in the AL. That includes a combined 6-2 home record against the New York Yankees and Red Sox.
"That's really important," MacPhail said of the team's home success. "If we're going to have so many people in here rooting for the Yankees and Red Sox, and that's certainly their right ... our job is to keep them quiet."
MacPhail praised manager Dave Trembley and his coaching staff for preparing the team and fostering a sense of togetherness. That has been exhibited in the players flipping up the brims of the caps after games saved by George Sherrill, mimicking the closer. It also showed when players got together to record a music video.
