After being rocked in his season debut last week, Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman displayed improved sharpness with his slider Thursday to secure his first professional win with Double-A Bowie. Gausman, ranked the club's second-best prospect by MLB.com, reached the high-90s with his fastball and struck out five batters while walking nine.
"I felt good, I felt comfortable out there," Gausman told MASNsports after yielding just one run and two hits over six innings. "I felt like I was on top of the hitters and that is always a good feeling when you're a pitcher. Overall, I thought my stuff was probably the best it's been."