Dylan Beavers' Clutch Single Saves Orioles From Series Sweep, Four Pitchers Combine on 4-Hitter

The Baltimore Orioles had one job Sunday: don't go home from Camden Yards empty-handed. Dylan Beavers made sure that didn't happen. His go-ahead single in the sixth inning sparked a 2-1 victory over the visiting Athletics that kept the Orioles from getting swept and gave them some much-needed breathing room after a brutal stretch.

The Pitching Was the Story

Four Baltimore arms combined to shut down Oakland on just four hits. Chris Bassitt (3-2) was the workhorse, striking out six and allowing one run across six innings. The Orioles got creative with their opener strategy too, deploying Keegan Akin for one scoreless inning before Bassitt took over through the seventh. Anthony Nunez handled the eighth, and Rico Garcia closed it out in the ninth for his third save, even with a walk mixed in. Ryan Helsley's spot on the injured list meant Garcia had to be the guy, and he delivered when it mattered.

The Baltimore pitching staff struck out 10 total while walking four. It wasn't pretty, but it was effective.

Beavers Comes Through When It Counts

Beavers took a nine-pitch at-bat in the sixth and delivered the dagger, a single that put Baltimore ahead for good. Gunnar Henderson also collected two hits for the Orioles, who had been in free fall. This win snapped a three-game losing streak, and it came in their third victory across their last 11 games. They needed this one badly.

Oakland's Luis Severino (2-4) took the loss, charged with two runs on six hits and four walks while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings. The Athletics loaded the bases and couldn't capitalize early, then stranded eight runners total. Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 34 games with an eighth-inning walk, the longest active streak in the majors. Tyler Soderstrom picked up a double for Oakland's modest four-hit attack.

The Orioles wrap up their series Monday, looking to build on this momentum. Baltimore needed to show they could grind out a win when the bats weren't screaming, and Sunday proved they could.

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