When Tony Mansolino became the Orioles’ interim manager on May 17, his first goal became to lead the club back to .500. It needed to happen within a couple of months to make an improbable push to the postseason at all a possibility.

There's less gloom and doom around the Baltimore Orioles these days. They'll look to make their situation even brighter when they host the Los Angeles Angels in Sunday afternoon's series finale. The Orioles will aim for their third sweep in their last five series.