On a day where the Orioles celebrated one of the great moments of their past with the anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,131st consecutive game, the future of the Orioles got a chance to show itself as well. Pitching prospect Dean Kremer, called up to make his MLB debut for Sunday’s finale against the Yankees, went six fantastic innings along the way to the Orioles knocking off New York, 5-1, for the third time in four games.
Put it back-to-back with fellow pitching prospect Keegan Akin turning in a fine outing against those same Yankees on Saturday night and it’s a nice sign that better times could be coming for this team.