Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman took a loss Monday, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks in 7 1/3 innings and striking out seven in his team's 6-4 defeat against the Twins.
Gausman (7-7) was tagged for three runs in the sixth inning, and the Twins were able to score the team's other three runs in the eighth. It's the first time in his last three starts that Gausman has lasted more than five innings. He owns a 3.93 ERA and 66:31 K:BB ratio in 89 1/3 innings. The pitcher is scheduled to face the Rays Saturday.