9. Owned the Nationals and Interleague play

( Getty / May 20, 2012 )

The Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds are neck and neck for the title of best team in all of baseball. Against the Nats, the Orioles went 4-2. Against the Braves, the team on the Nationals' heels, they went 2-1.

When Pittsburgh was still red hot and challenging the Orioles as the story of the year, Baltimore swept the series. Facing the National League seems to be no problem for the O's, who went 11-7 in Interleague play.