Dean Kremer wanted to pitch into today’s game for longer than he did for the Baltimore Orioles tonight. But sometimes that’s not how things shake down. He was excellent for the O’s this afternoon, as they defeated Anaheim and took the series two games to one. The Orioles also took the season series with Anaheim. Kremer’s line: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K.
The ten strikeouts stick out for sure. Kremer was good today, although he tired abruptly. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning.
The Birds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when Gunnar Henderson smacked a solo homer. Two innings later Adley Rutschman’s RBI-single doubled the lead to 2-0. Jorge Mateo and Gunnar Henderson would add RBI-singles of their own in the sixth (Henderson’s was a two-RBI single), and the Orioles led 5-0.
The O’s would tack on one more later in the inning when Ryan Mountcastle grounded into a double-play with a runner at third, scoring one more run. The O’s appeared to be coasting. But that one run meant the world in the end.
Anaheim chipped away. Trout and Ward smacked homers in the last of the sixth. Ward’s was a two-run shot, and that cut the lead in half at 6-3. Neto would add a solo shot in the eighth, However as we went to the ninth, Anaheim put a runner on third base due to a throwing error. That runner would score on O’Hoppe’s RBI-groundout.
With the lead at one, closer Craig Kimbrel walked a runner with two outs. That runner attempted to steal, however Adley Rutschman threw him out at second base to end the game.
End of the day, it’s a win. And a series win. But you don’t want to do it holding on like that. However again, a win’s a win.
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