From the immediate outset it appeared that it was going to be a long night for Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles. Kremer allowed a run and some traffic on the bases in the first inning. But he pitched out of it. And that may have set off the best start of his career. Kremer’s line: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K.
After leading off the game with a single, Arozarena stole second base. He would later score on Naylor’s RBI-single. Again, it appeared that it might be a long night at that point. But that was the nadir of Kremer’s outing. Unfortunately it’s all that was needed.
That 1-0 lead stood the entire game. The best shot the Orioles had was in the ninth inning when Seattle closer Munoz appeared to take an elongated rest on the mound. With a runner on and two outs, trainers brought out hydration fluids, and he seemed to take a blow smack in the middle of the inning.
He would later compose himself, but his velocity was down. However Ryan Mountcastle grounded out to end the game, and the Orioles fell, 1-0. Dean Kremer deserved better…
…he really did. It’s no exaggeration to say this may have been the best start of his career. And it goes down as an eight inning loss. You can’t win if you can’t score. That much is a fact.
The sequence at the end of the game was curious. Was Munoz dehydrated? Was he in pain? Tough to say, but the game was allowed to be delayed for a time.
The series continues tomorrow night Zar Camden Yards. Trevor Rogers gets the start for the Birds, and he’ll be opposed by Seattle’s Logan Gilbert. Game time is set for just after 6:30 PM,
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