The Orioles entered their series finale against the Red Sox on Wednesday hoping to build off the momentum of an uplifting Tuesday night victory. Instead, all-too-familiar offensive woes resurfaced once again and Keegan Akin unraveled in the 10th inning to spoil a strong performance by starting pitcher Dean Kremer in a 5-3 loss.
“I thought we were really unlucky offensively the last third of the game,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “I thought we hit a lot of balls hard. Credit to them, they made some nice plays defensively, too. But they just got the big hit tonight.”
Kremer recorded his fifth quality start in six tries, holding the Red Sox to one earned run over seven innings for his longest outing since April 30. After working through a few early jams, the right-hander leaned on his fastball and settled in to retire the final 10 batters he faced. He lowered his season ERA to 4.10 as he continued to put a rough first half behind him and make a case for a spot in the Orioles’ playoff rotation.
