Kremer navigated six scoreless innings in Baltimore’s 2-1 victory against the Rays at Camden Yards on Wednesday, propelling the Orioles to their eighth series win in their last nine attempts. Across his last 12 innings, Kremer has allowed just one run on 10 hits, leaving the unsteady ways of his early season appearances in the past.

Hours after Mike Elias urged Orioles fans to embrace Grayson Rodriguez’s imperfections as he finds his way, they were giving him a standing ovation after a strong performance over the best team in the league.

The Orioles general manager sat down with reporters after one of the best starts in team history.

In Baltimore’s last three losses, against two of the best team's in baseball, the lineup is hitting 2-for-29 in those situations with 11 strikeouts mixed in.

At some point in anyone’s career, even for the best baseball players in the world, difficulties arise. The question becomes: How do they navigate those struggles once the inevitability of failure in a sport defined by it arrives?

Despite series loss, Baltimore displays its ability to compete in high-pressure environments.

“We’ve got five months to go, so health is important, and not overusing guys is important,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after opting not to go to Yennier Cano or Félix Bautista in the eighth.

The 38-year-old announced his retirement from Major League Baseball this week, closing a chapter that began at the turn of the century. He toiled through 10 seasons of minor league baseball, worked in the Venezuelan winter league and finally broke through to the promised land that is MLB.

With the 9-4 victory, the Orioles have won 16 of their last 20 games. They’ve won all 11 series openers this year. They hold the second-best record in Major League Baseball at 22-10. And while it’s early May, there’s a reason to be excited.

One of Baltimore’s bullpen catchers, Ben Carhart, created the game during a 19-game losing streak in 2021 to distract from mounting losses.

The Orioles have won six straight series for the first time since 2014 with their defeat over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

In Baltimore's 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers, Rodriguez was captivating, including a stretch of 14 straight batters retired.

A poor start from right-hander Dean Kremer, who allowed career-high 11 hits, put the Orioles in a hole earlier.

Anthony Santander launched his second home run of the year as part of a five-run inning and Baltimore claimed the first game of the series 7-4.

Ortiz, a Top 100 prospect, could make his major league debut against Detroit. Considered a strong infielder, he replaces utilityman Terrin Vavra, who is batting .231.

Baltimore has won 12 of its last 15 games and claimed five series in a row.

“He wasn’t thinking about his mechanics, he wasn’t thinking about what he was trying to do. He was just seeing the ball and hitting it.”

The Orioles did make it interesting in the ninth, thanks to a Cedric Mullins grand slam and a Gunnar Henderson home run, but it wasn’t enough.

Alex Cora called Chris Sale’s inability to get whiffs on Baltimore hitters a “red flag,” which some interpreted as an accusation against the Orioles.

In Wells’ most recent start on Friday, he pitched a career-high seven shutout innings on 95 pitches while allowing just three hits to the Detroit Tigers.