Ailing Orioles look to get mojo back

Baltimore still able to catch Yankees for division crown

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Depleted by injuries and entrenched in a prolonged hitting slump, the Baltimore Orioles are desperate to regain their winning ways as they stumble to the finish of the regular season.

The Orioles owned a 57-33 record and led the AL East by three games on July 8. They were 70-48 and still in first place on Aug. 10. Since then, Baltimore has gone 14-19 and, after losing 10-0 to the Giants on Tuesday, trailed the New York Yankees by 32 games. The Yankees played in Seattle late Tuesday night.

"The mojo that we've had has just drifted away from us the last few months," Orioles general manager Mike Elias said Tuesday. "There are reasons for it that are obvious, but a lot of it is we've got people here that are experiencing a downturn whether it's themselves or the team."