The Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays, taking both ends of the doubleheader and clinching a series win with the 3-2 victory. And for a few moments Orioles fans tasted a morsel of what a playoff atmosphere could’ve been like, had the team played better in the first two months of the season.

The Orioles, who trounced the American League East-leading Blue Jays twice already, tried sending a message to the front office on the field, a plea to keep this team intact. Executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias delivered another one right back.

Adley Rutschman, in his second day back from the injury list, hit a run-scoring double to break an eighth-inning tie as the host Baltimore Orioles pulled off a doubleheader sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays,