It feels strange to say this, but what a crucial mid-June 2-1 series win over the 2021 Baltimore Orioles. I think part of the urgency comes from the fact that on top of the four-game skid the Jays had been on entering the series, the first game hit the absolute zenith for demoralization. Robbie Ray looked good, despite a leadoff home run to Cedric Mullins, but the shitty Orioles kept working high pitch counts, fouling off a ridiculous amount of pitches, knocking Ray out in the fifth inning. As for the offence, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. lofted a game-tying solo home run in the top of the fifth, but the Jays were unable to figure out Tom Eshelman until the same inning, at which point the Orioles’ relief corps of Tyler Wells, Tanner Scott, Hunter Harvey, and Paul Fry dominated a limp Jays lineup.