How the Orioles’ Bullpen Became the Most Fun in Baseball

The Orioles don’t spend a lot of time wondering about the outcome of games these days. The pitch clock has shortened nine innings to two, two and a half hours. Their relief corps has shortened games by three innings.

If they have a lead, they start assuming the game is over “from the seventh,” says third baseman Gunnar Henderson.

No, catching coordinator Tim Cossins says: “You can feel the energy shift around the sixth.”

Even that is pessimistic, says reliever Bryan Baker, who starts relaxing in “the fifth...