Dean Kremer pitched impressively into the seventh inning and Austin Hays singled house the sport’s solely run within the fourth to raise the Baltimore Orioles to a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday evening.

Kremer (1-0) labored out of a second-and-third, nobody-out jam within the third, and that was as shut because the Nationals got here to scoring on the right-hander. He allowed solely 4 hits in 6 2/3 innings, putting out six with out a stroll.

Danny Coulombe acquired the ultimate out of the seventh, Yennier Cano breezed by way of the eighth and Félix Bautista pitched the ninth for his fifth save. The Nationals had the tying run on second when Bautista retired Keibert Ruiz on a groundout to finish it.

Josiah Gray (0-4) yielded a run and 4 hits and was a hard-luck loser once more regardless of decreasing his ERA to three.74. The Nationals have managed just one run within the 4 video games he’s began, and that was within the ninth inning April 1 in opposition to Atlanta - effectively after his outing ended that day.

Kremer allowed 13 runs in his first three begins, however he was wonderful in opposition to Washington, which has misplaced 5 of six. In the third, a throwing error by third baseman Gunnar Henderson left males on second and third with no outs. Kremer responded by putting out the highest three hitters within the Nationals’ batting order.

Hays’ one-out single put the Orioles up 1-0 the next inning, and that was sufficient.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: INF Ramón Urías didn't play, however supervisor Brandon Hyde stated he had handed all his assessments and was obtainable off the bench. Urías was hit within the helmet by a pitch Saturday and went into concussion protocol.

Nationals: OF Corey Dickerson (left calf pressure) might do some agility drills this week as he works towards working once more. … INF Ildemaro Vargas (proper shoulder pressure) did some soft-toss hitting Tuesday.

UP NEXT

MacKenzie Gore (2-0) takes the mound for the Nationals within the finale of this two-game collection Wednesday evening. The Orioles had but to announce a starter.

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