Before Saturday’s afternoon contest at Yankee Stadium, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde noted the difficulties for a young pitcher facing the same team in a second straight start.
He had a recent enough example to point to: After shutting out the New York Yankees over 5 1/3 innings last week at Camden Yards, Keegan Akin couldn’t get out of the first inning Friday. Fellow rookie Dean Kremer was tasked with avoiding the same fate Saturday.
He more than managed to do so, but in a 2-1 loss in 10 innings that left the Orioles 4 1/2 games behind New York for the American League’s final playoff spot.