Cole Irvin delivered a standout performance, pitching seven scoreless innings with only four hits allowed, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics. This marked Irvin's longest outing of the season and contributed to lowering his ERA to 3.49. Over his last three games, Irvin has allowed just two runs across 18.1 innings. The game also featured home runs from Henderson, Mountcastle, and Rutschman, powering the Orioles' offense. With this win, the Orioles improved their record to 17-9, having won nine of their last twelve games. This game was the Orioles' second shutout of the year, both occurring during Irvin's starts.
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Now 5 scoreless. 1 hit. https://t.co/sKxXsNnUWH
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Now it's 4 scoreless and hitless with 6 strikeouts https://t.co/HXMoDo9M3y
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What they’re saying about Cole Irvin, Gunnar Henderson and Orioles’ 7-0 win over Athletics https://t.co/dYRdHD1D06
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Jordan Hicks has K'd five of the past six hitters.
Irvin’s terrific start, Henderson, Mountcastle, Rutschman homers power Orioles to 7-0 win over Athletics https://t.co/OrUePJ46n9
Cole Irvin tosses seven shutout frames in win https://t.co/Ni0hmV5b9q
Orioles beat Oakland 7-0 to record their second shutout of the year in a game that lasted just 2 hours 10 minutes. The 2 shutouts have come in Irvin's last 2 starts. O's are now 17-9 and have won 5 of 7 and 9 of the last 12 games.
Irvin shines again with latest gem in 7-0 win https://t.co/5Jkf3PtnfJ #orioles
Cole Irvin lowered his ERA to 3.49 with 7 scoreless today on four hits. Now Mike Baumann comes on. Longest outing by an O's starter this year. Irvin last 2 games: 13.2 IP, 8 hits, 0 runs. Irvin last 3 games, 2 runs over 18.1 IP.
Seven scoreless from Cole Irvin https://t.co/M9gGPw1fpP
7 scoreless for Cole Irvin 👏 https://t.co/P9YQF1q94j
So far: 6 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts. 69/49 #orioles https://t.co/DJbCfB4bRg
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Coming off his 6 2/3 scoreless outing at KC, Cole Irvin has retired all 6 batters today on just 20 pitches thus far. O's and Oak are 0-0 to B2.
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