The Orioles keep on winning. This time saw Dean Kremer lead them with seven shutout innings while the lineup collected 12 hits and earned a series-opening win over the visiting Marlins.
Kremer bounced back from a rough outing in Atlanta to toss seven shutout frames in this one. He used his whole repertoire, but the splitter seemed to have the Marlins particularly befuddled. Kremer threw it 24 times, got 15 swings, and nine whiffs on it. That’s a 60% whiff rate, a huge number. The O’s starter balanced that with his four-seamer, which was less dominant but served as a crucial set up offering.