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Good morning, Winners. Thanks so much for reading the Morning Win today. We appreciate you. Let’s talk Orioles.

In a pretty shocking turn of events, the best team in the American League this season just got swept by the Texas Rangers. Baltimore lost a Game 3 that was never really close — the O’s fell down 6-0 after 2 innings and the game was over just like that.

Look, Orioles fans. I know this has to be pretty heartbreaking.

I know you’re sad right now and, truthfully, I can’t blame you. That’s the worst way to go out — without actually putting up a real fight. The O’s haven’t won a postseason game in almost a decade. They couldn’t get just one win here? As the best team in their respective league? That’s wild.

It felt like this team was destined to do something special all season long. You felt it. We all felt it. Guess what? We were all wrong. Every single one of us. It happens.

But, hey, man. It happens. Texas is a buzzsaw right now. The Rangers are undefeated in the playoffs and are outscoring opponents 32-12 after last night’s action. It is what it is.

Here’s the thing, though. Orioles fans, you should still be extremely proud of this team.

Not to be condescending, but were the O’s supposed to be here anyway? This is the same franchise that only won 29 percent of its games back in 2018. It was one of the worst teams we’ve ever seen in Major League Baseball.