Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman was left to take little victories from his outing Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Although he did pitch better than his previous outing at the New York Yankees, he was left with the same frustrating result.
Gausman failed to get through the sixth inning in the Orioles' 11-2 interleague loss to the Cardinals. Despite striking out seven, he allowed 12 base runners over 5 2/3 innings, and struggled with putting hitters away.
He left a three-run game with two outs in the sixth, and quickly saw the Orioles' deficit expand to seven runs after right-hander Gabriel Ynoa allowed one inherited runner to score, then allowed three more of his own to cross home.