Kremer, O’Hearn lift Orioles over Royals 3-0; Witt’s 22-game hitting streak ends

BALTIMORE AP Dean Kremer allowed three hits in seven innings Ryan O Hearn hit a go-ahead two-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals - on Friday night for a rare low-scoring preeminence in their first shutout this season Last-place Baltimore improved to - when scoring three or fewer runs and won back-to-back games for only the second time this year Kremer - and Michael Wacha - battled for six scoreless innings before Adley Rutschman led off the Baltimore seventh with a double O Hearn followed with a drive to left-center field for his sixth home run of the year Emmanuel Rivera playing because infielder Ram n Ur as was scratched with right hamstring tightness added an RBI single later in the inning Kansas City lost for just the second time in games Bobby Witt Jr went for ending his -game hitting streak as the Royals were blanked for the fourth time Yennier Cano pitched the eighth and F lix Bautista finished the four-hitter for his sixth save in six chances Wacha allowed three runs and seven hits in innings Kansas City turned inning-ending double plays in the first and second and Kremer got certain help in the seventh when shortstop Gunnar Henderson made a nice sliding play on a grounder behind second base Royals catcher Salvador Perez did not play because of hip issues Manager Matt Quatraro explained he s day to day Key moment Kansas City had a man on second with one out in the second when Mark Canha s comebacker bounced off Kremer to the right side of the infield First baseman Ryan Mountcastle fielded the ball and flipped it to Kremer who had hustled over to cover After the rare - - putout Kremer retired Drew Waters on a grounder to end the threat Key stat O Hearn had RBIs in five seasons with Kansas City before being traded to the Orioles for cash before the season In two-plus seasons in Baltimore he s already driven in runs Up next Kris Bubic - starts for Kansas City against Baltimore s Tomoyuki Sugano - on Saturday night AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source