The jumping to conclusions yesterday could have inspired an Olympic event.

The Orioles arranged media availability in the dugout with president of baseball operations Mike Elias, which usually is akin to an injured player seeking a second medical opinion. Bad news is coming.

Was it second baseman Jackson Holliday, who underwent tests after leaving Tuesday’s rehab game at Triple-A Norfolk with pain in his right hand? Holliday walked to his locker, which was a good sign, and told us that results on his MRI, CT scan and X-rays came back clean.

The No. 1 seed was toppled.

Holliday might have stayed out of the clubhouse and left it to Elias to inform us of anything negative. The front office or manager handles that task.

Was it third baseman Jordan Westburg, who’s working out in Florida after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow? Or anyone else on the injured list?

Elias didn’t give an opening statement, saying instead that he’d begin taking questions. We found out how Kremer strained his right quadriceps. Everything is trending in the right direction with Westburg, outfielder Heston Kjerstad and relievers Keegan Akin and Dietrich Enns. The unexpected scrum was mostly positive.

Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

Manager Craig Albernaz said he wasn’t braced for the worst with Holliday. Everyone would have understood.

“The history of this injury, not with Jackson but just in general, we knew there would be some type of something going on, and I’m glad to hear it’s just inflammation,” Albernaz said. “A week and then reassess.”

Last night’s 10-3, 20-hit win over the Red Sox returned the Orioles to .500 for the first time since April 17. That’s a healthier mark.

“I think we all wish our record was better, but a lot of positive things happening with the play,” Elias said. “I think that the effort and the character and resiliency we’re kind of seeing on the field’s good. I think the talent level on the team is impressive to me and has me really being optimistic. But I think the flow of the play, there’s a lot we can do to be more consistent and kind of clean up and get working better as a machine, and that’s a process for a lot of teams early it seems like this year, and I count us amongst them.

“We’re OK, but we wish we were doing better and we want to play better. This is our first AL East series, so it’s huge.”

The Orioles spiraled last season, which cost manager Brandon Hyde his job on May 17 with their record at 15-28. They dug a hole that they couldn’t escape. Bad turned to worse.

Elias believes that another collapse can be avoided.

“I think just what we’re seeing, the operation, the talent level on the team, the mix of guys we have, I hope we did a better job putting a roster together this year. It starts there,” Elias said.

“I think this team, having a lot of our young guys having gone through that experience last year, I think they’re much more steeled against it, and very, very hopeful that they’re not going to allow something like that to happen. I’m bullish about the team. I think that we’re moving in the right direction. It’s not all gonna be instantaneous, but I hope to see our record improve over the next month or so.”

The Orioles have gotten more out of Jeremiah Jackson and Leody Taveras than anticipated, but there’s a flipside. Gunnar Henderson began last night batting .189/.269/.443, but he leads the team with eight home runs after his leadoff shot, and he also singled twice. Pete Alonso was batting .213/.327/.372, made outs in his first two at-bats and lined a single into left field. He also made outs in his next two at-bats.

Samuel Basallo was slashing .172/.284/.313 before his double in the first inning, home run in the third and singles in the sixth and eighth. He tried for another double in the sixth and was out on a close play, but he got within a triple of the cycle.  

Their roster spots are safe, of course. And these guys are gonna hit.

In the world of hot takes, this one couldn’t melt wax.

Basallo’s launch angle was 20 degrees on his 111 mph line drive home run in the third.

“Whenever I see guys do stuff like that, it’s unbelievable, and I wish I could do it,” said Taylor Ward. “But it’s good to see him swinging it well and that was a beautiful swing he took, and hopefully he keeps that rolling too.”

Coby Mayo hit tape-measure, three-run homers in back-to-back games in Kansas City as a counter to his .164/.261/.295 line. His single last night in the third inning was clocked at 107.4 mph, and he led off the fifth with another homer at 103 mph. He’s a menace to baseballs.

Colton Cowser had his second multi-hit game of the season on Wednesday, but he began last night on the bench with a .189/.267/.226 line, no home runs and 19 strikeouts in 22 games.

Elias said the club hasn’t talked about giving Cowser a reset in Triple-A. His defense at all three outfield spots is a valued commodity, and they trust that he’ll get hot.

There’s still length to the leash.

“I wouldn’t say anything like that,” Elias replied when asked about any reset discussions. “We know the talent level’s there. He’s frustrated. Right now, he’s helping us and we need him on the team.

“I think we’re too early to judge individual performances in a positive or negative direction too severely at this point in the calendar.”

Tyler O’Neill’s reinstatement from the seven-day concussion-injured list gives Albernaz more attractive options for the outfield. Taveras has become the primary starter in center. Dylan Beavers started in right last night, hit his fourth home run and singled twice.

The Red Sox are starting left-handers today and Sunday, which should put O’Neill in the lineup.

“That’s a good problem to have,” Albernaz said.

“Our staff, we’ve done a great job of kind of mixing everyone in and making sure no one gets so much time off. In the matchups and in the way we use our bench, even though if you’re not starting that night, you’re gonna impact the game in some way, shape or form, so our guys are always ready to play.

“The biggest thing is making sure everyone’s getting their at-bats and staying fresh and staying healthy.”