On Oct. 10, Dean Kremer started his first career postseason game. It was, unfortunately, the 2023 Orioles’ last.
The Birds, facing elimination in Texas, turned to their 27-year-old right-hander to keep them afloat in the best-of-three Division Series. It went haywire for Kremer from the get-go, with three hits in the first inning — including a Corey Seager homer — and a four-hit, five-run outburst in the second that was capped by Adolis García’s game-breaking, three-run dinger. Kremer trotted off the mound after recording just five outs, and the Orioles’ season was all but over, which the Rangers made official seven innings later.