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BALTIMORE (AP) — Bailey Ober allowed two hits over seven innings, Joey Gallo homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Orioles 1-0 Saturday, extending Baltimore’s losing streak to a season-high four games.
Ober (5-4) gave up a second-inning single to Gunnar Henderson, hit Ryan O’Hearn with a pitch in the fourth and yielded a single to Anthony Santander in the seventh.
Those were the only runners to reach against the 6-foot-9 Ober, who made it through seven innings for only the second time in 44 big league starts. The right-hander struck out eight and did not allow a runner past first base.
Griffin Jax worked the eighth and Jhoan Duran got three outs to complete the three-hitter and earn his 12th save in 14 chances.
Adley Rutschman reached in the ninth on a one-out infield hit and pinch runner Jorge Mateo was credited with stealing second after a replay overturned an out call by Jeremy Riggs. Max Kepler then made a superb sliding catch of a foul liner in the right-field corner by Santander before O’Hearn grounded out to end it.
Ober prevailed in a pitching duel with Kyle Bradish (4-4), who gave up one run and seven hits over six innings.
Gallo provided the game’s lone run in the fourth with his team-leading 15th homer, a drive to right on a 3-2 pitch. He’s gone deep in two straight starts and has four home runs in his last eight games.
Baltimore lost three straight only once this season before falling twice this week to visiting Cincinnati and scoring only one run in two defeats against the first-place Twins.
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