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Orioles Hit Season Midpoint Tied For Third

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- It's the midway point for the Orioles. The team reached the All Star break tied for third in the American League East.

Jessica Kartalija has more on how fans feel about the Birds at this point in the season.

Two home runs by Adam Jones weren't enough. The Orioles lost another game to the Nationals Sunday, dropping to .500 as they head into the All Star break.

The first half of the season, the O's were inconsistent. The team fell to third place, behind the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays.

"You are who you are at every point in the season. That's the beauty of baseball in the big leagues. You play so many games, there's no Cinderellas; there's no flukes. You are what you are," said Coach Buck Showalter.

The O's have won 44 games. This time last year, they'd won 52 games; in 2013, 53.

So what does the team need to do for the remainder of the season to turn things around?

"They need to buckle down and tighten up with defense. Pitching most definitely needs to improve," said one.

"Put some pitching and offense together, you know, start hitting the ball," said another.

"I think the Orioles need to continue to come out and continue to play the way they are playing and keeping the fans here in Baltimore happy," a fan said.

"Start hitting the ball," another fan said. "Keep relying on Buck because Buck is the man."

The Orioles start the second half on the road in Detroit on Friday.

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