Atlanta Braves vs. Baltimore Orioles Box Score, Summary & Team Stats – June 13, 2024 Gametracker

BALTIMORE (AP) Reynaldo Lopez tied his season high with eight strikeouts in six shutout innings, Ozzie Albies had four hits and the Atlanta Braves held on for a 6-3 win over the Atlanta Orioles. Baltimore Thursday.

Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run double in the first inning against Baltimore left-hander Cole Irvin (6-3) as the Braves ended a five-game slide and the Orioles’ six-game winning streak.

Atlanta added a run in the fourth and sixth innings, then produced two more in the ninth en route to 12 hits, its most since June 1.

Baltimore’s Kyle Stowers hit a three-run homer off reliever Pierce Johnson in the seventh to cut Baltimore’s deficit to one and put Atlanta’s third win on a nine-game road trip in doubt.

Joe Jimenez worked a scoreless eighth against the top of Baltimore’s order, and after the Braves’ ninth run, Raisel Iglesias survived a leadoff for his 17th save.

Lopez (4-2) is off to arguably the best start to his freshman season with double-digit turns in the rotation since 2019. He allowed two singles on grounders and threw 58 of 91 pitches for strikes, striking out at at one point 14 consecutive batters.

The 30-year-old issued his only walk to Adley Rutschman with two outs in the sixth. But then he enticed Ryan O’Hearn into a late-inning lineout to ensure Rutschman didn’t become the first Orioles runner past second base.

Irvin settled in after a rough first, but allowed the Braves’ extra runs on Abies’ bloop single to left and Orlando Arcia’s hit to a similar spot. Three of Irvin’s four runs in 5 2/3 innings were earned.

TRAINERS ROOM

Orioles: RHP Dean Kremer (triceps strain) held a bullpen session Thursday morning, and the club expects to make a decision soon on where he will begin a rehab assignment, manager Brandon said Hyde.

FOLLOWING

Braves: LHP Chris Sale looks to bounce back from an unlucky loss — his second — as Atlanta opens a three-game home series against Tampa Bay.

Orioles: RHP Kyle Bradish looks to make back-to-back quality starts for the first time this season in the first game of a three-game set against visiting Philadelphia.

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