DETROIT — The Orioles rotation put together one of its best series of the year.

On Friday, Zach Eflin allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings. Saturday, Corbin Burnes went seven shutout innings. On Sunday, in the series finale against the Tigers, rookie Cade Povich gave up just two runs in five innings.

Yet the Orioles managed to win only one of those games. The offense, once again, couldn’t produce. On Sunday, the Orioles had seven hits but went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position as the Tigers won 4-2.

“I think our pitching has been really good,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “We’ve given ourself a chance to win almost every single night out. We’re playing pretty good defense. We’re just not getting enough baserunners out there and, when we do, we’re not getting them home.”

A year ago, the Orioles had the highest batting average with runners in scoring position. This year, they are 18th, hitting just .250 in those situations. They’ve been hit hard by injures — Ryan Mountcastle, Ramón Urías and Jordan Westburg are among their strongest in those situations — but they did get Heston Kjerstad back Sunday. He was hitting .333 with runners in scoring position prior to Sunday’s game but went 0-for-2 in his first game back.

“At times we try to get too big,” Hyde said. “At times we have inexperience. We’re not using the whole field. We hit a lot of balls at the second baseman today. He was very active. We’ve got to do a better job with better at-bats with runners in scoring position.”

On Sunday, the Orioles at least found hits — unlike Friday — even if they couldn’t drive anyone home. In the first, Anthony Santander doubled but was stranded after Kjerstad grounded out.

An inning later Colton Cowser doubled, but the inning ended when Emmanuel Rivera stuck out. In the third, Liván Soto singled and Gunnar Henderson walked with no outs, but the Orioles still couldn’t get anything going. The rest of the game was more of the same, as the Orioles found themselves on base in every inning but until the eighth couldn’t get the hit when they needed it. Adley Rutschman was the only exception, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth, his first home run since Aug. 18.

“Baseball’s just a game of ups and downs,” Rutschman said. “It’s a tough game. Everyone understands that. Our guys are really committed to their process, and everyone knows we’re going to turn it around. Everyone’s got confidence in each other.”

The Orioles entered the day two games back of the Yankees in the American League East. Although they have a very good chance of making the playoffs, each loss delays their potential clinch.

“We’ve just got to get going offensively,” Hyde said. “We got a two-run home run late in the game. We’re not stringing together many hits. When we’re having opportunities, we’re not cashing them in.”

So what’s the issue? Pressure is a big factor, hitting coach Ryan Fuller said. They are looking at past situations where they were successful and hoping that can provide the clues to fix their current situation.

“When you have a struggle and you have a period where you aren’t getting things done, the thoughts in your head go from ‘I get to do this’ to ‘I have to do this, I have to get a hit there,’” Fuller said. “When you have those feelings and those emotions come up, they make you a little bit drunk to what you need to do in the moment.”